WSL round-up: Man Utd win at Villa Park | Brighton beat Everton | Leicester overcome Bristol City
Manchester United beat Aston Villa 2-1 in the opening game of the Women's Super League season at Villa Park after a late goal from Rachel Williams; Elisabeth Terland scores twice as Brighton record opening-day victory away at Everton; Leicester win thriller at Bristol City
Sunday 1 October 2023 16:06, UK
Manchester United came from behind to defeat Aston Villa 2-1 in their opening game of the Women's Super League (WSL) season at Villa Park, with substitute Rachel Williams scoring the late winner.
With the game into the second minute of added time, a cross into the box from Nikita Parris found Williams, and her header back across the goal beat Villa goalkeeper Daphne van Domselaar to snatch the winning goal.
«It was a top match, we fought to the very end. We are very happy to score the two goals and come back from behind. It was hard work but we just kept going,» United's other scorer Lucia Garcia said.
Last season's WSL runners-up United fell behind in the 76th minute to a Rachel Daly goal. Daly, top scorer last season, controlled a pass from Adriana Leon before firing past 'keeper Mary Earps.
Villa's goal came just two minutes after they had Kirsty Hanson sent off for a high tackle on Hayley Ladd, but their lead lasted just three minutes.
A scramble from a United corner kick saw the ball fall to Garcia and the Spaniard's first-time shot found the net. With the extra player, United knew they still had time for a winner and Williams struck late on.
Brighton took all three points away at Everton thanks to a double from Elisabeth Terland.
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Brighton needed just three minutes to make a breakthrough, with Terland
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