Preview: United Women v Everton
CONTI CUP STATE OF PLAY
United have two points from our first two games – following draws with Aston Villa and Durham – and are currently occupying fourth spot in the five-team Group A. After four matches each have been played, the group winners will advance to the next round, while the runners-up with the most points across the five groups will also progress to the next round (currently Manchester City in Group B with six points), where European-competing sides Arsenal and Chelsea will enter the competition too.
Aston Villa currently top Group A with six points from three matches, followed by Everton in second (five from two) and Durham in third (four from three). Sheffield United are bottom with one point from their two matches so far.
United know that a win in 90 minutes on Wednesday will take us level on points with, and potentially above, Everton, while a defeat in normal time would see us eliminated with a game to spare.
HEAD-TO-HEAD RECORD
The sides have met 11 times in total, with United notching nine wins, including victory on Merseyside soil earlier this season: a 3-0 triumph when the sides met in the WSL back in October. This will be the teams’ third clash in 2022, the first coming at Old Trafford in March.
It’s also the fifth consecutive campaign in which the Reds and Toffees have been drawn together in this competition. Marc Skinner’s side won last season’s cup tie 2-0, with a Danielle Turner own goal and a Martha Thomas strike proving enough for all three points on the night at Walton Hall Park.
