Manchester United have beaten Leicester City 1-0 in the WSL.
Leicester had the first chance, but it was an easy sack for Earps.
United had a free kick opportunity. It was a good shot but Garcia’s header missed hard and the keeper held on well.
Blundell found himself hand in hand with the keeper but the shot was well stopped.
Leicester had some good runs, but United’s defense handled them well.
Parris fired, but it went wide.
However, there was not enough attacking intent from the Reds. His chances were only half chances and his passing was too slow.
After Parris was held off, United won a free kick, center back, just outside the box, but Zelem was unable to stop his shot.
A free kick was won by Galton with around half an hour on the clock and Zelem’s shot was excellent for Parris to slip in at the end and find the net, making it 1-0.
Garcia made a fantastic run moments later, but his cross was intercepted by the Foxes.
Blundell, who was playing with a bit of punch, was caught in possession and opened the door for Leicester, but luckily for the Reds, they fired too early and were powerless when it came to Earps.
United were nowhere near the quality they were last weekend, playing at a slow pace and getting caught a couple of times.
A Leicester free kick could have spelled trouble for the Reds, but the Earps were there to collect.
The second half began and the visiting fans demanded more from their side. Meanwhile, bottom of the league Leicester were hungry for their first point.
A nervous moment ensued when Earps tried to play as the sweeper’s goalkeeper, but her clearance bounced off a Leicester player.
A corner for Leicester and the Earps were forced to make a fantastic save to their left, but Leicester were closing in!
Skinner made some much-needed changes to try to inject momentum into the team. Williams was close shortly after arriving on the field, but his shot was meek and the keeper saved low to the right of him.
Thorisdottir was playing a dangerous game as his passing accuracy was poor and his teammates were left trying to win back possession.
Suddenly an opportunity opened up for United, a poor pass from her goalkeeper allowed Williams to jump, she passed Toone but a good block sent it to a corner.
Miscommunication between the Earps and their defenders nearly led to a goal for the Foxes, but luckily they couldn’t get the ball out from under their feet and a foul was called on a United defender.
There was an audible sigh of relief from the away fans as the final whistle blew. United remains at the top along with Arsenal.
Team: Earps, Thorisdottir, Blundell (Thomas 60), Le Tissier, Turner, Zelem, Toone, Garcia (Williams 61), Parris, Staniforth (Ladd 61), Galton
