Vignola Hat-Trick Sees Everton Women Storm Back To Beat Liverpool
Ornella Vignola of Everton celebrates scoring her team’s third goal at Anfield. (Photo by Carl Recine/Getty Images)
Everton Women came from behind to beat Liverpool at Anfield, led by three goals from Barclays WSL debutant Ornella Vignola.
Barclays Women’s Super League
Brighton & Hove Albion 0-0 Aston Villa
Liverpool 1-4 Everton
Manchester United 4-0 Leicester City
Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 West Ham United
Everton took their chances to establish a strong position over Liverpool, who had begun the game well.
Cornelia Kapocs fired the hosts ahead via the crossbar, having earlier in the move exchanged passes with Marie-Therese Höbinger.
Gemma Bonner’s volley was tipped onto the bar by Courtney Brosnan but it was the visitors who scored the second goal, Hayley Ladd starting the breakaway for Vignola to do the rest all by herself.
Ceri Holland curled her effort off the far post, the Toffees though scoring again in first-half added time as Katja Snoeijs’s header from a Maz Pacheco cross beat keeper Faye Kirby.
Vignola got her second with a header from another Pacheco delivery, moments later her hat-trick was complete aided by a deflection off Lily Woodham.
Womens Super League - Brighton & Hove Albion Women and Aston Villa Women - Broadfield Stadium
Michelle Agyemang (Brighton) during the match with Aston Villa. (Neil Holmes/SPP)
Brighton and Aston Villa play out goalless draw.
Albion’s Fran Kirby found the net but it was ruled out for offside, Rachel Daly was denied for Villa by the bar.
Michelle Agyemang’s shot for the home side deflected off Anna Patten onto the post.
Manchester United v Leicester City - Barclays Women's Super League
LEIGH, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 07:
Elisabeth Terland of Manchester United (L) celebrates scoring her team’s second goal with teammate Melvine Malard. (Photo by Ben Roberts Photo/Getty Images)
Manchester United made a winning start at home to Leicester City, cemented by a Melvine Malard brace.
Ella Toone’s low drive had enough on it to beat goalkeeper Janina Leitzig, United were two up as Elisabeth Terland headed in from Jade Riviere’s cross.
Melvine Malard headed the third from a Dominique Janssen, later curling the ball home to double her tally.
Tottenham Hotspur v West Ham United - Barclays Women's Super League
LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 07:
Bethany England of Tottenham Hotspur scores her team’s first goal from the penalty spot. (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)
Spurs were arrow winners over West Ham thanks to an 86th-minute penalty.
Eveliina Summanen was brought down in the area by Katrina Gorry, Bethany England’s spot-kick could oly be helped into the net by substitute keeper Mega Walsh.