Ten-player Liverpool Women held on for their first Women’s Super League away win this season, clinching a hard-fought 3-2 victory over local rivals Everton Women at Goodison Park.
Three first-half goals positioned Liverpool for a straightforward triumph, but Everton’s second-half resurgence forced the Reds to defend desperately to secure the three points.
Liverpool Women Edge Everton in Derby Despite Red Card
First-Half Dominance Sets the Tone
Gareth Taylor’s Liverpool took an early lead from a penalty after Inma Gabarro handled the ball in the box. Ceri Holland slotted the spot-kick down the middle with composure.
On the 20-minute mark, persistent pressure paid dividends as Martina Fernandez headed Alejandra Bernabe’s cross into her own net, doubling Liverpool’s advantage.
Everton responded with chances of their own, but Holland sealed a three-goal halftime lead by bursting through midfield and curling a sublime strike into the top corner.
Everton’s Second-Half Fightback and Liverpool Red Card
Everton improved dramatically after the break, capitalizing on luck when Aurora Galli’s free-kick deflected heavily off the Liverpool wall, wrong-footing goalkeeper Jennifer Falk and finding the net.
The goal ignited 30 minutes of intense pressure. Grace Fisk received a second yellow card for rashly tripping Zara Kramzar off the ball after a challenge from the Everton midfielder.
Scott Phelan’s Everton bombarded the Liverpool goal. Maz Pacheco nearly scored with an audacious volley, Kramzar struck the bar, and tension peaked when Kramzar slotted past Falk in the 91st minute to make it 3-2.
Liverpool gritted out the win, marking their first away victory in a tough season and extending their gap to eight points above relegation-threatened Leicester.
Liverpool’s Turnaround and Resilience
Attacking flair in the final third had eluded Liverpool earlier this season, but recent form suggests a corner turned. After starting rock bottom without a win, they now sit eight points clear of Leicester ahead of Sunday’s Brighton clash.
Thirteen points from seven games, with losses only to Manchester United and Chelsea, rewarded their sharp first-half efficiency. Reduced to 10 players after Fisk’s dismissal, they endured as Everton fired 17 second-half shots after none on target in the first half.
Liverpool have dropped 11 points from winning positions this season—only Brighton more—but showed resilience in a gritty display.
Everton, sixth in the WSL, endured back-to-back losses after four straight wins and will host Chelsea on Sunday, 26 April (12:00 BST). Liverpool face Charlton Athletic in the FA Cup quarter-final on Sunday, 5 April (14:30 BST).
Key Late Match Events
- Match ends, Everton Women 2, Liverpool Women 3.
- Second Half ends, Everton Women 2, Liverpool Women 3.
- Attempt missed. Ruby Mace (Everton Women) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Martina Fernández.
- Ceri Holland (Liverpool Women) is shown the yellow card.
- Ruby Mace (Everton Women) is shown the yellow card.
- Corner, Liverpool Women. Conceded by Clare Wheeler.
- Jennifer Falk (Liverpool Women) is shown the yellow card.
- Foul by Aurora Galli (Everton Women).
- Denise O’Sullivan (Liverpool Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- Attempt saved. Ruby Mace (Everton Women) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jennifer Falk (Liverpool Women). Assisted by Aurora Galli.
- Goal! Everton Women 2, Liverpool Women 3. Zara Kramzar (Everton Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aurora Galli with a through ball.
- Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
- Corner, Everton Women. Conceded by Alejandra Bernabé.
- Attempt blocked. Zara Kramzar (Everton Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mayumi Pacheco with a cross.
- Corner, Everton Women. Conceded by Fuka Nagano.
- Attempt blocked. Katja Snoeijs (Everton Women) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Melissa Lawley.
- Attempt blocked. Melissa Lawley (Everton Women) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Clare Wheeler.
- Corner, Everton Women. Conceded by Gemma Evans.
- Substitution, Liverpool Women. Martha Thomas replaces Cornelia Kapocs.
- Corner, Everton Women. Conceded by Gemma Evans.
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