Manchester United Women v Sheffield United Women match programme, FA Women's Championship, 20.09.18

OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME 2018/19 SEASON, VOLUME 1 ISSUE 2

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COME ON YOU REDS!

IT’S ANOTHER LANDMARK FOR MU WOMEN – A FIRST HOME LEAGUE FIXTURE, AND WE’RE UNDER THE LIGHTS IN LEIGH...

Inside tonight’s match programme:

N EWS ALE RTS

p4 Casey Stoney column p6 Villa/Reading match reports p8 Launch of the new away kit p11 Alex Greenwood column

p14 Siobhan Chamberlain interview p18 Player statistics p20 Tonight’s opposition p22 2018/19 team statistics

WORLD CUP JOY FOR REDS STARS

United players had reasons to celebrate in the recent international break, with both England and Scotland sealing a place at next summer’s Women’s World Cup. Reds’ skipper Alex Greenwood played the full 90 minutes as Phil Neville’s Lionesses beat Wales 3-0 (right) to confirm their place in France, while Lizzie Arnot was part of the Scotland side that held on for a 2-1 win over Albania, taking the nation to a first ever World Cup.

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RECORD CROWD A big thank you to everyone who attended our first home outing, against Reading. While the Reds were left d ­ isappointed with the result, the crowd of 4,835 was a ­record for the Continental Tyres Cup – and more than double the number who ­attended last year’s final!

Let’s hope it’s a number we can raise even higher as our inaugural season progresses.

Co-chairmen Joel Glazer, Avram Glazer Directors Bryan Glazer, Kevin Glazer, Edward Glazer, Darcie Glazer Kassewitz, Ed Woodward, Richard Arnold, Michael Edelson, Sir Bobby Charlton, Sir Alex Ferguson, David Gill Secretary Rebecca Britain Honorary president Martin Edwards

MU Women match programme: Editor Charlie Ghagan Editor-in-chief Ian McLeish Contributors Joe Ganley, Harriet Drudge, Adam Bath Photography Getty Images, PA Images, John Peters, Matthew Peters, Ash Donelon Printed by MuPrint.com Thanks to Karen Shotbolt, John Allen, Stephen Bibby, Emma Kirk @ Sheffield United; Copyright Manchester United 2018

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H E A D C OAC H ’ S C O L U M N

Casey Stoney

THE HEAD COACH’S COLUMN

We’re staying grounded after the Villa game, with tonight presenting a different challenge

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ood evening and welcome to Leigh Sports Village. I’d like to start by saying a massive thank you to everyone who came to the Reading game here. I really hope we did enough that day for you fans to want to come back, as we want you with us on this journey. I thought we played some excellent football on the day, and were really unlucky not to take something from a very good Reading side.

Our last game was a very different story, of course, but I want to highlight that Aston Villa was one fixture in a long league campaign, and we are keeping our feet firmly on the floor. The relentlessness of our scoring was impressive, certainly – it would have been easy to take our foot off the gas in the second half – but I must be honest and say we weren’t pleased with our start to the game, nor the last 15 minutes.

A 12-0 scoreline means nothing in the long term, and we need to keep working hard.

One thing I was really happy about was to see Jess Sigsworth get on the scoresheet, because she’d had a frustrating couple of games and she’d been working so hard.

Jess was one of 10 players who hadn’t been away on international duty with the different

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age groups the previous week. That allowed us to work on fine details with the girls that remained, and their attitude and application was brilliant. Jess got her rewards for her unbelievable work ethic, and strikers need confidence, so for her to get five goals will hopefully set her on her way this season.

I’m always big on ‘the 21’ – it’s the whole squad’s hard work on the training pitch that enables the starting XI to produce – but I have to say Kirsty Hanson was exceptional against Villa, and I thought Martha Harris did really well on her debut, pushing forward from her full-back position and winning a penalty.

I’m sure that tonight will be a very different challenge for us as we welcome Carla Ward and her Sheffield United side. It will be more physical, and they will make it difficult for us, but we need to stay true to our principles as we look to raise our levels even more for a big few days, with a tight turnaround between tonight and London Bees at the weekend.

Enjoy the match.

I REALLY HOPE WE DID ENOUGH AGAINST READING FOR YOU FANS TO WANT TO COME BACK, AS WE WANT YOU WITH US ON THIS JOURNEY

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M ATC H ACT I O N

IT DOZEN’T GET MUCH BETTER! Incredible 12-goal haul to start league season kicks off our match round-up...

ASTON VILLA LADIES 0 UNITED WOMEN 12 CHAMPIONSHIP | BOLDMERE ST MICHAELS | SCORERS: JAMES (10, 23), SIGSWORTH (25, 33, 35, 49, 62), ZELEM (28 PEN), HANSON (55, 59), GREEN (66), TOONE (68) | ATT: 1,165

The Reds began the Championship campaign in devastating fashion, hitting Aston Villa Ladies for 12 at Boldmere St Michaels FC. Jess Sigsworth scored five goals, with braces for Lauren James and Kirsty Hanson, while Katie Zelem, Mollie Green and Ella Toone added to the scoreline as the Reds, wearing pink, ran riot in the West Midlands.

United took the lead after 10 minutes when James’s effort from inside the box was deflected past Villa goalkeeper Sian Rogers.

James added a second to her tally on 23 minutes as she unleashed a clean effort from outside the area, which was quickly followed

by Sigsworth’s first goal in United colours.

The referee awarded a penalty to United three minutes later after Martha Harris was brought down. Zelem made no mistake from the spot: 4-0. Sigsworth then weaved her way through the Villa defence to rocket a shot into the top-left corner to make it five, before coolly slotting home from close range after a good work from Hanson.

United scored a seventh goal soon after the break when half-time substitute Mollie Green delivered a brilliantly weighted ball for Sigsworth to tap into the net.

Hanson (right) caused Villa constant problems down the wing, and she got in on the act with a brace: the Scot rounded the goalkeeper to score the Reds’ eighth and then caught Rogers out at the near post to add a ninth.

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The home defence could do nothing to stop Sigsworth

Siobhan Chamberlain had very little to do in the United goal but she had to be on hand to deal with Jodie Hutton’s left-footed shot.

With just over an hour played, Sigsworth scored her fifth and the Reds’ 10th goal as the striker compounded the hosts’ misery with a confident finish. Green hammered home a half-volleyed shot five minutes later to make it 11-0, before another substitute, Ella Toone, scored the 12th after Hanson’s shot was pushed on to the post by Rogers.

United Women: Chamberlain; Harris, A Turner, M Turner, Smith; Zelem (Toone 54), Devlin (Green 45), James (Palmer 64); Galton, Sigsworth, Hanson

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UNITED WOMEN 0 READING WOMEN 2 CONTINENTAL TYRES LEAGUE CUP | LEIGH SV | SCORERS: CHAPLEN (56), DAVISON (90+4) | ATT: 4,835

It wasn’t the result we wanted for our first home game, but the performance, as well as the positivity from the stands, made it a very memorable day...

Close to 5,000 fans made it to Leigh – including this group of passionate Reds

And here they come!

Alex Greenwood leads the way for the hosts

United Women’s historic first home game as a professional team ended in defeat, but only after an encouraging display against experienced opponents Reading.

The Reds fashioned the first chance on nine minutes, when Katie Zelem played a left-footed pass into the area and Jess Sigsworth shot just wide. Reading’s main threat, Fara Williams, took another 10 minutes to test Siobhan Chamberlain with a shot from just outside the box, before Reds forward Lizzie Arnot crossed for Sigsworth to head straight at Royals’ goalkeeper Grace Maloney.

United’s Kirsty Hanson was extremely unlucky in hitting the woodwork twice for the Reds in a matter of seconds, after Alex Greenwood whipped in a cross from Zelem’s corner.

As the visitors upped their game, forward Natasha Harding fired in a warning shot that Chamberlain did well to beat away at her

near post. The increasing pressure paid off for the Royals, however, when Brooke Chaplen used her strength on the ball to set up Gemma Davison for another effort saved by the United keeper, before Davison buried the rebound into the net.

On 63 minutes, Reading defender Molly Bartrip saw red, picking up a second booking from referee Anthony Tankard after scything down Hanson.

United continued to chase an equaliser, with Greenwood and substitute Leah Galton both stretching the Royals with good runs and crosses from the left. But when the Reds bravely threw every player forward for a final corner in injury-time, the ball broke for Davison to run into the United half and eventually slot in a killer second goal against the run of play.

United Women: Chamberlain; Smith, A Turner [left], M Turner, Greenwood; Green (Palmer 61), Zelem, James; Arnot (Toone 83), Sigsworth, Hanson (Galton 67) Manchester United Women v Sheffield United Women 07

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Siobhan Chamberlain is on selfie duty as the girls model the shirt

CA P TA I N ’S C O L U M N

READ AL L ABOUT I T !

Hear the news about the Reds in ‘The Pink’?

Ahead of the Aston Villa game, United Women JESS SIGSWORTH: I love it and I think fans will joined the men’s team at the launch of our too. It’s different to what United have had before. distinctive new away kit – a design inspired MARTHA HARRIS: I like the colour too. I think by a newspaper that was once a Manchester it might clash a bit with my hair, but it’s nice! institution. Before the internet changed everything, AMY TURNER: We didn’t know what to expect Manchester Evening News’ ‘Football Pink’ was when we were backstage; it felt like we were what fans would look for as they left the city’s going out into a concert or something! But we stadiums at 5pm on a Saturday, are all proud to be a part of this. with the paper covering all the MOLLIE GREEN: It’s brilliant. day’s fixtures with on-the-whistle What the club have done reports. United’s 2018/19 away kit here today is outstanding, is a nod to The Pink’s legacy – and SIOBHAN CHAMBERLAIN: here’s what Casey Stoney’s squad Clubs change their away kits all had to say about it at the launch, the time, and you don’t normally The players were held at a packed-out adidas store know why, so to understand where group joined by a select in Manchester’s Market Street... the colour has come from is great. of fans at the launch Hopefully the fans will enjoy the KIRSTY HANSON: It’s unreal fact there is meaning behind it. being here, with loads of people coming up to you LEAH GALTON: I think the kit is really fresh, and it’ll and getting pictures. I love the kit too. It’s great look even better on the pitch! Obviously we’re too how it’s linked with ‘The Pink’, and, of course, it’s young to have been around when The Pink paper coincided with the launch of the women’s team. was a thing so it’s good for us to learn about that.

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WE DIDN’T HAVE A FIXTURE AT THE WEEKEND, BUT WE PREPARED AS IF WE DID. IT WAS IMPORTANT TO DO THAT

Alex Greenwood

THE CAPTAIN’S COLUMN

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hat a performance it was against Aston Villa. I took a slight knock during the international break – nothing too serious – but as a precaution I watched it from the stands. It was such a diligent display and it was nice to see so many different players get on the scoresheet.

As for Jess, she’s a goalscorer through and through – she celebrated all five of her goals as if she’d just scored a last-minute winner!

That result was a great end to the week, after a few of us had returned from international duty. It was nice to get the squad back together on the Friday before the Villa game, and I was delighted for the Scotland girls who had been away as well. With England and Scotland off to the World Cup, who knows, we might end up meeting each other in France next summer!

Like us, tonight’s opponents Sheffield United are new to the division, and we’ve been focusing on them a lot over the past week. We didn’t have a fixture at the weekend, but we prepared as if we did, and we trained over the weekend. It was important to do that ahead of a heavy run of fixtures, with three games to play in 11 days.

I have to mention our last home game, against Reading. It was just a fantastic day for the whole football club. For some of our players, that

would have been the biggest crowd they had ever played in front of, but no-one shied away from the occasion. Unfortunately we were on the wrong end of the result but we played some good football, and showed we can compete with some of this country’s top teams.

While we’re not expecting a crowd quite as big this evening, a first night-fixture should make for a good atmosphere, and I hope we’ll be able to celebrate three points together at full-time.

We can all be proud of our involvement in the Reading game

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CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FIRST-EVER MANCHESTER UNITED PROFESSIONAL WOMEN’S TEAM.

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P L AY E R I N T E R V I E W

“Describe myself?

Loud! My backline probably would agree with that!”

Our no.1 Siobhan Chamberlain on being the most experienced voice in the squad...

How has the start of the season been for you, Siobhan – exciting?

Definitely. We started with a win at Liverpool and every fan and player wants to beat Liverpool, so it was a good start! We’ve only been together for seven weeks but we’re really excited to have got going.

It’s the biggest club in the world, so it was an incredible opportunity. I think most female footballers, if given this opportunity, would bite your hand off. There are 21 of us and we’re privileged to start the team’s journey.

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You’ve joined a completely new team.

What are the aspirations What’s it been like for the 2018/19 season? interacting with the Firstly, it’s about winning, fans so far? because United is a club Everyone knows United is that wants to win, needs a big club, but until you’re to win and expects to actually a part of it, you win. The women’s team is don’t realise the full extent no different. But also we of how big United is. want to build a legacy and We had a record crowd history for this team, and to Meeting the fans on her debut at our first home game, inspire young girls to grow – a 1-0 win against her old club which was amazing, up dreaming of playing for and hopefully it can United. That’s an important go from strength to project for us to take on board as players. strength and we can have more and more people watching us play every week.

What would you say to young girls who are now looking up to you guys and After three years at Liverpool, what thinking, ‘I want to play for United’? made you join Manchester United?

Before, you could say, ‘I want to play for

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SIOBHAN’S STATISTICS Age: 35 Born: Lon don Position: Goalkee per

Previous clubs: 1999-2003 Chelsea ; 2003–04 Fulham ; 2004-05 Birmingh am City; 2005–0 7 Bristol Academy; 2007–10 Chelsea ; 2010 Vancouver Whitecaps; 2010 –13 Bristol Academy; 2014–15 Arsenal; 2015 Notts County (loa n); 2015–18 Liverpo ol International car eer: 2004- England (50 caps)

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West Ham United

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It’s a big campaign ahead for the 35-year-old, who is determined to add to her 50 England caps at next summer’s France World Cup

IT’S IMPORTANT FOR MYSELF AND THE OTHER OLDER PLAYERS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY, TO GIVE GUIDANCE Manchester United’ but, as a young girl, you knew that potentially you couldn’t. Now this opens so many more pathways to so many young girls to say, ‘I want to go out there and I want to play for United’. Just go out there, enjoy what you’re doing and take every opportunity. Ultimately, if you’re having fun and playing football, that’s what you want.

You’ve played with Casey Stoney before.

How big an influence was she on bringing you to Manchester?

A huge influence. I’ve got the utmost respect for Casey. She’s had a fantastic career and undoubtedly, she’ll be a fantastic manager.

How will you be able to use your experience to influence the squad?

It’s quite a young squad. There are a few that are a lot, lot younger than me! I’ll say I’m more experienced as opposed to older! But it’s so important for myself and the other older players 16 Manchester United Women v Sheffield United Women

to take responsibility and give guidance. We want to drive standards and to make sure everything is done in a professional way and that we can get success as early as possible.

Describe yourself as a player?

Loud! My backline probably would agree with that! I like to think I’m a good communicator and distributor. I think I use my experience quite well to manage games, which can perhaps often frustrate the opposition, but it’s an important part of the game.

What are your goals for this season?

The Championship is everyone’s goal and it’s really important that we go out there and start the season well. For us as well, cup competitions are a fantastic opportunity to test ourselves against the best teams in the country in WSL1. That’s really important.

For me, England-wise, next year is a World Cup year and that’s where I want to be.

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STONEY’S SQUAD

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MARTHA HARRIS Position Defender DOB 19/8/1994 Nationality English

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LUCY ROBERTS Position Defender DOB 11/5/2001 Nationality English

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SIOBHAN CHAMBERLAIN Position Goalkeeper DOB 15/8/1983 Nationality English

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EMILY RAMSEY Position Goalkeeper DOB 16/11/2000 Nationality English

FRAN BENTLEY Position Goalkeeper DOB 26/6/2001 Nationality English

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ALEX GREENWOOD Position Defender DOB 7/9/1993 Nationality English

AMY TURNER Position Defender DOB 4/7/1991 Nationality English

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KIRSTY SMITH Position Defender DOB 6/1/1994 Nationality Scottish

MILLIE TURNER Position Defender DOB 7/7/1996 Nationality English

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NAOMI HARTLEY Position Defender DOB 12/1/2001 Nationality English

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AIMEE PALMER Position Midfielder DOB 25/7/2000 Nationality English

P L AY E R STAT I ST I C S

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MOLLIE GREEN Position Midfielder DOB 4/8/1997 Nationality English

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Always comfortable on the ball, Mollie Green was an early signing following the appointment of head coach Casey Stoney, and after celebrating her 21st birthday last month, the ex-Liverpool and Everton midfielder will be hopeful of a strong debut campaign with her third club.

While Mollie has much competition for a starting berth in midfield, she was given the nod for our first two fixtures, before coming off the bench to net United’s 11th goal away to Aston Villa.

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CHARLIE DEVLIN Position Midfielder DOB 23/2/1998 Nationality English

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LEAH GALTON Position Forward DOB 24/5/1994 Nationality English

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LAUREN JAMES Position Midfielder DOB 29/9/2001 Nationality English

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LIZZIE ARNOT Position Forward DOB 1/3/1996 Nationality Scottish

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ELLA TOONE Position Forward DOB 2/9/1999 Nationality English

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KIRSTY HANSON Position Forward DOB 17/4/1998 Nationality Scottish

KATIE ZELEM Position Midfielder DOB 20/1/1996 Nationality English

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JESS SIGSWORTH Position Forward DOB 13/10/1994 Nationality English

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EBONY SALMON Position Forward DOB 27/1/2001 Nationality English

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West Ham United

S H E F F I E L D U N I T E D WO M E N

THE VISITORS After what the boss called a “whirlwind summer”, the Blades are excited to arrive in the second tier

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nitially formed as Sheffield United Community Ladies by Blades legend Tony Currie during the 1990s, the newly rebranded Sheffield United Women are an emerging force in the female game. Their application to join the Women’s Championship was accepted in April – the Blades competed in the fourth tier last term – and their subsequent name change is the latest evidence of their progress and ambition.

The club described the switch from ‘Ladies’ to ‘Women’ as ‘representative of a modern view on language and equality’, while the team’s general manager Lee Walshaw said: “It’s another sign that we’re not standing still in our development, both on and off the field.”

L A ST TH R E E G A M E S:

*Birmingham (H) 16.09.18 (League Cup) L 0-2 Durham (H) 08.09.18 (Championship) L 1-3 Bristol City (A) 26.08.18 (League Cup) * result not known at time of print

L A ST S E A S O N:

FA Women’s Premier League Midlands Division One (fourth level of women’s pyramid): 3rd place (promoted)

A glance at the club’s impressive set-up certainly makes that clear. They boast both a development team and regional talent club, and have already produced several stars that have gone on to grace the top flight with leading clubs like Manchester City and Chelsea.

A strong recruitment campaign since their promotion to the second tier also suggests they mean business. A glut of new signings rocked up at United’s Olympic Legacy Park home during the summer months, including England youth international Sam Tierney, who returns to the club where she spent her formative years, within the Blades’ regional talent club.

Tierney arrived from fellow South Yorkshire outfit Doncaster Belles, who were champions of the second tier last season, and was principally attracted by the club’s ambition. “It’s exciting to be a part of something new and in an environment that is pushing to progress and challenge from the start,” said the midfielder. “It’s a club that has been a huge part of my youth development and one I hope will be able to develop me more as a player this season.”

Winger Beth Merrick has also arrived from Aston Villa, while Nik Kemp and Ellie Gilliat made the short journey across the Steel City from neighbours Sheffield FC, who withdrew from the Championship in June due to financing issues.

United’s season began impressively, with a 2-1 win away at Villa in the first round of the Continental Tyres League Cup. A 3-1 defeat to top-flight Bristol City in the same competition, however, followed by a 2-0 reverse to second-tier stalwarts Durham to kick off their Championship campaign, somewhat checked that initial burst of momentum.

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MANAGER’S NOTES

S H E F F I E L D U N I T E D WO M E N

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The Blades began their 2018/19 campaign with a confident showing and positive result away to Aston Villa

M A N A G E R: Carla Ward

O N E TO WATC H: Bex Rayner

A midfield legend at cross-town side Sheffield FC Ladies, Ward was appointed Blades boss following the departure of Dan O’Hearne in January, and since their admittance to the second tier, Ward admits it’s been “the biggest challenge I’ve faced in football”.

But she brings a wealth of experience from her playing days – including time spent in Spain – and believes off-season team bonding has already helped to foster the kind of team spirit that should help the Blades try to negotiate their latest step up the football pyramid.

The England U19s international burst on to the scene with Doncaster Belles in 2016.

After three promising seasons, she joined the Blades during the summer. A vibrant attacking midfielder, who loves to run with the ball and put opponents on the back foot, she’s also a canny operator when it comes to sniffing out chances.

One of the nation’s brightest young talents, she remains on standby for next year’s U20 World Cup and has the perfect platform to showcase her abilities as part of Ward’s energetic young side.

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DATE

August

OPPOSITION

Sun 9 Thu 20 Sun 23 Sun 30

Aston Villa Sheffield United London Bees Durham

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November

Sun 2 Wed 5 Sun 9 Thu 13

Lewes Durham Durham Everton

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A H A A

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12pm 2pm

2pm 7pm 12pm 7pm

12pm H 2pm A 12pm H

LG Sat 11 Lewes

May

12pm H

LG Sat 20 Crystal Palace 12pm H LG Sun 28 Millwall Lionesses 2pm A

April

LG Sun 10 Leicester City 12pm H LG Sun 31 Tottenham Hotspur 1pm A

March

LG Sun 10 Aston Villa LG Wed 20 Sheffield United

February

LG Sun 6 London Bees LG Sun 13 Charlton Athletic

January

LG CT LG CT

December

LG Sun 4 Tottenham Hotspur LG Sun 18 Crystal Palace LG Sun 25 Millwall Lionesses

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1-0 0-2

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3pm A 7pm H 2pm A 12pm H

2pm 12pm

LG Sun 14 Charlton Athletic 12pm H LG Sun 28 Leicester City 2pm A

October

LG LG LG LG

September

CT Sun 19 Liverpool CT Sat 25 Reading

ATT

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STARTING LINE-UP

A Turner

A Turner A Turner

Players to have played every minute so far in 2018/19

James 2

Devlin

Zelem 1 •

5

James James

Zelem Zelem

Green Green

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Smith

Greenwood Greenwood

Number of players used by head coach Stoney to date

M Turner

M Turner M Turner

LG – FA Women’s Championship; CT – FA Continental Tyres League Cup; FA – Women’s FA Cup; Scorers Bold; • Penalty; x Own Goal; *after extra-time; Booked ; Sent off ; First sub ; Second sub

Number of clean sheets kept in three games by United

2

Chamberlain Harris

Chamberlain Smith Chamberlain Smith

Hanson Hanson

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Number of goalscorers for the Reds so far this season

Sigsworth 5 Hanson 2

Sigsworth Sigsworth

Minutes between our first and 12th goals against Villa

Palmer

Toone 1

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Green 1

Devlin Toone

Galton Galton

SUBSTITUTES USED Toone Palmer

1 UNITED 1 1 0 0 12 3

2 Lewes 1 1 0 0 3 3

=3 Durham 1 1 0 0 2 3

=3 Leicester 1 1 0 0 2 3

5 Tottenham 1 1 0 0 1 3

6 Charlton 0 0 0 0 0 0

7 London Bees 1 0 0 1 -1 0

=8 Crystal Palace 1 0 0 1 -2 0

=8 Sheffield Utd 1 0 0 1 -2 0

10 Millwall 1 0 0

11 Aston Villa 1 0 0 1 -12 0

0 1 -3

C O NTI N E NTAL TYR E S LEAG U E C U P, G R O U P TWO N O RTH * 1 Reading 2

P W D L GD Pts 2 0 0 5

2 UNITED 2 1 0 1 -1 3

3 Durham 2 1 0 1 -2 3

4 Everton 1 0 0 1 -1 0

5 Liverpool 1 0 0 1 -1 0

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APPEARAN C E S / G OALS

Apps Gls

Lizzie Arnot 2 1 Fran Bentley 0 0 Siobhan Chamberlain 3 0 Charlie Devlin 1 (1) 0 Leah Galton 1 (2) 0 Mollie Green 2 (1) 1 Alex Greenwood 2 0 Kirsty Hanson 3 2 Martha Harris 1 0 Naomi Hartley 0 0 Lauren James 3 2 Aimee Palmer 0 (2) 0 Emily Ramsey 0 0 Lucy Roberts 0 0 Ebony Salmon 0 0 Jess Sigsworth 3 5 Kirsty Smith 3 0 Ella Toone 0 (3) 1 Amy Turner 3 0 Millie Turner 3 0 Katie Zelem 3 1

* Last weekend’s games not included

; Third sub

Galton

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MANCHESTER UNITED ­WOMEN

Siobhan CHAMBERLAIN (GK) Martha HARRIS Alex GREENWOOD Amy TURNER Aimee PALMER Ella TOONE Mollie GREEN Jess SIGSWORTH Katie ZELEM Leah GALTON Naomi HARTLEY Emily RAMSEY (GK) Charlie DEVLIN Lucy ROBERTS Lauren JAMES Lizzie ARNOT Kirsty HANSON Ebony SALMON Kirsty SMITH Millie TURNER Fran BENTLEY (GK)

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Nik HOBBS (GK) Sophie BARKER Sam TIERNEY Jade PENNOCK Dan COX Nik KEMP Ellie GILLIATT Bex RAYNER Alethea PAUL Chloe DIXON Hollie BARKER Jodie HARTLEY Izzy FORD Tania MARSDEN Georgia STEVENS Beth MERRICK Jodie MICHALSKA Lisa RYAN Lauren CRESSWELL Nikki DAVIES (GK) Ellie FLETCHER