Manchester United vs Leicester City, 2025-26 English Women's Super League

· English Women's Super League

Manchester United

13': Ella Toone
25': Elisabeth Terland
73': Melvine Malard
87': Melvine Malard

FT
4 - 0

Leicester City

Man United open WSL campaign with 4-0 Leicester win

Man United open WSL campaign with 4-0 Leicester win

Match Timeline

13': Ella Toone (Manchester United) Goal at 13'
25': Elisabeth Terland (Manchester United) Goal at 25'
37': Hannah Cain (Leicester City) Yellow Card at 37'
45': Olivia Mcloughlin (Leicester City) Substitution at 45'
57': Jess Park (Manchester United) Substitution at 57'
65': Lisa Naalsund (Manchester United) Substitution at 65'
65': Nelly Las (Leicester City) Substitution at 65'
70': Millie Turner (Manchester United) Substitution at 70'
72': Heather Payne (Leicester City) Substitution at 72'
73': Melvine Malard (Manchester United) Goal at 73'
82': Jutta Rantala (Leicester City) Substitution at 82'
87': Melvine Malard (Manchester United) Goal at 87'

Statistics

LEI		MAN
8	Fouls	10
1	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	0
1	Corner Kicks	6
6	Saves	2
35	Possession	65
4	SHOTS	19
2	ON GOAL	9
0.5	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
228	Accurate Passes	528
342	Passes	637
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.8
1	Accurate Crosses	6
8	Crosses	23
0.1	Cross %	0.3
60	Long Balls	53
20	Accurate Long Balls	30
0.3	Long Balls %	0.6
0	Blocked Shots	2
7	Effective Tackles	12
14	Tackles	17
0.5	Tackle %	0.7
11	Interceptions	8
35	Effective Clearances	17
35	Clearances	17

Game Information

Competition: English Women's Super League

Venue: Leigh Sports Village
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 4,325

Women's Super League Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Manchester City	22	+43	55
2	Arsenal	22	+39	51
3	Chelsea	22	+24	49
4	Manchester United	22	+16	40

Full Table

Line-Ups

Manchester United (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
91	Phallon Tullis-Joyce (GK)
17	Dominique Janssen
4	Maya Le Tissier
2	Anna Sandberg
14	Jayde Riviere
7	Ella Toone
20	Hinata Miyazawa
18	Julia Zigiotti Olme
10	Elisabeth Terland
9	Melvine Malard
15	Celin Bizet Dønnum

Manchester United Substitutes:

Lisa Naalsund, Mared Griffiths, Safia Middleton-Patel, Jess Park, Millie Turner.

Leicester City (3-4-1-2)

No.	Name
1	Janina Leitzig (GK)
6	Celeste Boureille
17	Julie Thibaud
2	Sari Kees
27	Shannon O'Brien
3	Sam Tierney
5	Emily van Egmond
12	Asmita Ale
11	Janice Cayman
14	Hlín Eiríksdóttir
21	Hannah Cain

Leicester City Substitutes:

Heather Payne, Rosella Ayane, Nelly Las, Olivia Mcloughlin, Jutta Rantala, Simone Sherwood, Olivia Clark, Samantha Kaczmar, Cecily Wellesley-Smith.

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