2020–21 Everton F.C. (women) season

Everton

2020–21 season
Head Coach	Willie Kirk
Stadium	Walton Hall Park, Liverpool
FA WSL	5th
FA Cup	Fifth round
League Cup	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: Izzy Christiansen and Simone Magill (6) All: Izzy Christiansen (7)
Home colours Away colours Third colours

The 2020–21 Everton F.C. (women) season was the club's fourth consecutive campaign in the FA Women's Super League, the highest level of the football pyramid. Along with competing in the WSL, the club also contested two domestic cup competitions: the FA Cup and the League Cup.

Squad

As of 28 January 2021.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  ENG Sandy MacIver 2 DF  NOR Ingrid Moe Wold 3 DF  ENG Danielle Turner (captain) 4 DF  DEN Rikke Sevecke 6 DF  ENG Gabrielle George 7 FW  ENG Chantelle Boye-Hlorkah 8 MF  ENG Izzy Christiansen 9 FW  SUI Alisha Lehmann (on loan from West Ham United) 10 FW  NIR Simone Magill 11 FW  SCO Claire Emslie 13 MF  ENG Abbey-Leigh Stringer

No. Pos. Nation Player 14 FW  DEN Nicoline Sørensen 16 FW  AUS Hayley Raso 17 MF  SCO Lucy Graham 18 MF  ENG Jill Scott (on loan from Manchester City) 19 FW  FRA Valérie Gauvin 20 MF  ENG Megan Finnigan 21 MF  FRA Maéva Clemaron 23 GK  FIN Tinja-Riikka Korpela 26 MF  ENG Grace Clinton 30 DF  ENG Poppy Pattinson 31 GK  ENG Anna Pedersen

Preseason

Manchester City v Everton

23 August 2020 Friendly	Manchester City	4–1	Everton	Manchester
	Bonner Houghton Hemp Mewis	Report	Magill	Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: Behind-closed-doors

Everton v Blackburn Rovers

26 August 2020 Friendly	Everton	5–0	Blackburn Rovers	Halewood
	Finnigan x2 Sevecke Hughes Clinton	Report		Stadium: Finch Farm Attendance: Behind-closed-doors

Everton v Durham

30 August 2020 Friendly	Everton	5–0	Durham	Liverpool
	Finnigan 20' Sørensen 33' Christiansen 85' Boye-Hlorkah 90', 90'	Report		Stadium: Walton Hall Park Attendance: Behind-closed-doors

FA Women's Super League

Main article: 2020–21 FA WSL

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
22	9	5	8	39	30	+9	32	4	3	4	16	16	0	5	2	4	23	14	+9

Last updated: 9 May 2021.
Source: FA WSL

Results by matchday

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
Ground	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	H	A	A	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	W	W	W	D	L	D	L	L	W	L	D	D	W	L	W	L	W	W	D	L	L
Position	2	2	2	2	2	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

Bristol City v Everton

6 September 2020 1	Bristol City	0–4	Everton	Bath
14:00	Palmer  28' Bryson  48'	Report	Magill 7' Graham 19', 62' (pen.) Seveke  78' Gauvin 90'	Stadium: Twerton Park Attendance: Behind-closed-doors Referee: Scott Johnson

Everton v Tottenham Hotspur

13 September 2020 2	Everton	1–0	Tottenham Hotspur	Liverpool
13:00	Christiansen 51' Finnigan  64' Magill  67' Moe Wold  82'	Report	Green  59' Harrop  77'	Stadium: Walton Hall Park Attendance: Behind-closed-doors Referee: Robert Mason-Ellis

Aston Villa v Everton

3 October 2020 3	Aston Villa	0–6	Everton	Walsall
12:30			Raso 21', 24' Emslie 27', 53' Gauvin 40' Boye-Hlorkah 51'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: Behind-closed-doors Referee: Kirsty Dowle

Everton v West Ham United

11 October 2020 4	Everton	3–1	West Ham United	Liverpool
13:00	Sørensen 8' Finnigan  52' Graham 71', 90+2'	Report	Dali 24' Longhurst  90+4'	Stadium: Walton Hall Park Attendance: Behind-closed-doors Referee: Edward Duckworth

Everton v Brighton & Hove Albion

18 October 2020 5	Everton	2–2	Brighton & Hove Albion	Liverpool
13:00	Christiansen 28' Gauvin 71'	Report	Sevecke 9' (o.g.) Le Tissier  45+1' Green  48' Whelan 78'	Stadium: Walton Hall Park Attendance: Behind-closed-doors Referee: Lucy Oliver

Chelsea v Everton

8 November 2020 6	Chelsea	4–0	Everton	Kingston upon Thames
14:00	Ji 18' Bright  65' England 73', 76' Harder 90+7'	Report	Emslie  64'	Stadium: Kingsmeadow Attendance: Behind-closed-doors Referee: Abigail Byrne

Everton v Reading

14 November 2020 7	Everton	1–1	Reading	Liverpool
16:30	Magill 39' Christiansen  66'	Report	Harding 42'	Stadium: Walton Hall Park Attendance: Behind-closed-doors Referee: Emily Heaslip

Everton v Manchester City

6 December 2020 8	Everton	0–3	Manchester City	Liverpool
14:30	Raso  29' Clemaron  66' Sørensen  75'	Report	White 25' Bonner 26' Beckie 45+2'	Stadium: Walton Hall Park Referee: Stacey Pearson

Birmingham City v Everton

13 December 2020	Birmingham City	P–P	Everton	Solihull
14:00				Stadium: Damson Park
Note: Postponed due to waterlogged pitch[1]

Arsenal v Everton

20 December 2020 9	Arsenal	4–0	Everton	Borehamwood
12:30	Nobbs 4' Foord 10' Beattie 61' Mead 63'	Report		Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: Behind-closed-doors Referee: Helen Conley

Everton v Manchester United

10 January 2021	Everton	P–P	Manchester United	Liverpool
12:00				Stadium: Walton Hall Park
Note: Postponed due to positive COVID-19 cases in Everton squad

Everton v Bristol City

17 January 2021 10	Everton	4–0	Bristol City	Liverpool
13:00	Christiansen 4', 58' Magill 38' Finnigan 64' Stringer  85'	Report		Stadium: Walton Hall Park Attendance: Behind-closed-doors Referee: Cristiana Hattersley

Birmingham City v Everton

20 January 2021	Birmingham City	P–P	Everton	Solihull
19:00				Stadium: Damson Park
Note: Rescheduled from 13 December 2020 following waterlogged pitch. Postponed due to waterlogged pitch.[2]

Tottenham Hotspur v Everton

24 January 2021	Tottenham Hotspur	P–P	Everton	Canons Park
14:00				Stadium: The Hive
Note: Postponed due to frozen pitch and extreme weather warnings[3]

Everton v Manchester United

31 January 2021 11	Everton	0–2	Manchester United	Liverpool
14:30	Scott  41' Finnigan  88'	Report	Toone 9' Press 42'	Stadium: Walton Hall Park Attendance: Behind-closed-doors Referee: Kirsty Dowle
Note: Rescheduled from 10 January 2021 following positive COVID-19 cases in Everton squad

Everton v Birmingham City

7 February 2021 12	Everton	1–1	Birmingham City	Liverpool
14:00	Turner 22' Scott  88'	Report	Napier 34' McCarron  41' Holloway  66' Kelly  87' Littlejohn  90+3'	Stadium: Walton Hall Park Attendance: Behind-closed-doors Referee: Lisa Benn

Reading v Everton

14 February 2021 13	Reading	1–1	Everton	Reading
14:00	Rowe 34' Bartrip  90+2'	Report	Stringer  24' Sørensen 77'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: Behind-closed-doors Referee: Stacey Pearson

Tottenham Hotspur v Everton

28 February 2021 14	Tottenham Hotspur	2–3	Everton	Canons Park
14:00	Harrop  18' Addison 35' Davison 57'	Report	Gauvin 8' (pen.), 18' (pen.) Stringer  37' Scott 61' Clemaron  66'	Stadium: The Hive Attendance: Behind-closed-doors Referee: Abigail Byrne
Note: Rescheduled from 24 January 2021 due to frozen pitch and extreme weather warnings

Manchester City v Everton

7 March 2021 15	Manchester City	1–0	Everton	Manchester
14:00	Walsh 81'	Report	Clemaron  80' Pattinson  90'	Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: Behind-closed-doors Referee: Sarah Garratt

Birmingham City v Everton

11 March 2021 16	Birmingham City	0–4	Everton	Burton upon Trent
19:00	H. Scott  82'	Report	MacIver  13' J. Scott 36' Lehmann 45' Emslie 50' Magill 88'	Stadium: St George's Park Attendance: Behind-closed-doors Referee: Lisa Benn
Note: Rescheduled from 20 January 2021 due to waterlogged pitch. Venue changed by WSL Executive Operations Committee after Damson Park was deemed not to meet requirements.

Everton v Chelsea

17 March 2021 17	Everton	0–3	Chelsea	Liverpool
19:00	Raso  49'	Report	Kirby 14' Harder 60' Leupolz  72', 79'	Stadium: Walton Hall Park Attendance: Behind-closed-doors Referee: Emily Heaslip

Brighton & Hove Albion v Everton

28 March 2021 18	Brighton & Hove Albion	0–5	Everton	Crawley
12:30	Kerkdijk  50'	Report	Christiansen 24' (pen.) Raso 25', 48', 79' Emslie  38' Magill 64' Pattinson  68'	Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: Behind-closed-doors Referee: Cristiana Hattersley

Everton v Aston Villa

4 April 2021 19	Everton	3–1	Aston Villa	Liverpool
13:00	Graham 36' Christiansen 64' (pen.) Magill 78'	Report	Hutton  45' Hanssen  67' Ale  75' Arthur  83', 90+4'	Stadium: Walton Hall Park Attendance: Behind-closed-doors Referee: Stacey Pearson

West Ham United v Everton

25 April 2021 20	West Ham United	0–0	Everton	Dagenham
15:00		Report	Sevecke  72'	Stadium: Victoria Road Attendance: Behind-closed-doors Referee: Helen Conley

Everton v Arsenal

2 May 2021 21	Everton	1–2	Arsenal	Liverpool
14:00	Finnigan 74',  90+4' Christiansen  90+1'	Report	McCabe 22' Miedema  75' Little 90+4'	Stadium: Walton Hall Park Attendance: Behind-closed-doors Referee: Sarah Garratt

Manchester United v Everton

9 May 2021 22	Manchester United	2–0	Everton	Leigh
14:30	Toone 6' Hanson 89'	Report	Sevecke  90+1'	Stadium: Leigh Sports Village Attendance: Behind-closed-doors Referee: Louise Saunders

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
3	Arsenal	22	15	3	4	63	15	+48	48	Qualification for the Champions League first round
4	Manchester United	22	15	2	5	44	20	+24	47
5	Everton	22	9	5	8	39	30	+9	32
6	Brighton & Hove Albion	22	8	3	11	21	41	−20	27
7	Reading	22	5	9	8	25	41	−16	24

Source: FA WSL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.

Women's FA Cup

Main article: 2020–21 Women's FA Cup

As a member of the top two tiers, Everton will enter the FA Cup in the fourth round proper. Originally scheduled to take place on 31 January 2021, it was delayed due to COVID-19 restrictions.^[4][5]

Everton v Durham

18 April 2021 Fourth round	Everton	2–1	Durham	Liverpool
14:00	Pattinson 51' Sørensen 90+1'	Report	Sharpe 46'	Stadium: Walton Hall Park Attendance: Behind-closed-doors

Chelsea v Everton

20 May 2021 Fifth round	Chelsea	3–0	Everton	Kingston upon Thames
19:00	Reiten 29' Kerr 77' Spence 86'	Report		Stadium: Kingsmeadow Attendance: Behind-closed-doors Referee: Kirsty Dowle

FA Women's League Cup

Main article: 2020–21 FA Women's League Cup

Everton finished second in the group but did not qualify for the knockout stage as a best-placed runner up.^[6]

Manchester City v Everton

7 October 2020 Group stage	Manchester City	3–1	Everton	Manchester
19:00	Lavelle 51' Walsh  60' Kelly 76' Stokes  89' Park 90+2'	Report	Turner 20'	Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: Behind-closed-doors Referee: Simon Mather

Everton v Manchester United

4 November 2020 Group stage	Everton	P–P	Manchester United	Liverpool
19:00				Stadium: Walton Hall Park
Note: Postponed due to stadium safety concerns[7]

Everton v Liverpool

18 November 2020 Group stage	Everton	1–0	Liverpool	Liverpool
19:00	Christiansen 6'	Report		Stadium: Walton Hall Park Attendance: Behind-closed-doors

Everton v Manchester United

16 December 2020 Group stage	Everton	1–0	Manchester United	Liverpool
19:20	Clemaron  18' Stringer  50' Graham 74'	Report		Stadium: Walton Hall Park Attendance: Behind-closed-doors Referee: Ed Duckworth
Note: Rescheduled from 4 November 2020

Group C

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	WPEN	LPEN	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Manchester City	3	2	0	1	0	6	1	+5	7	Advanced to knock-out stage
2	Everton	3	2	0	0	1	3	3	0	6	Possible knock-out stage based on ranking
3	Liverpool	3	1	0	0	2	3	5	−2	3
4	Manchester United	3	0	1	0	2	1	4	−3	2

Source: thefa.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of wins; 5) Head-to-head record

Ranking of second-placed teams

Pos	Grp	Team v t e	Pld	W	WPEN	LPEN	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Qualification
1	A	Durham	3	2	0	1	0	12	3	+9	7	2.33	Advanced to knock-out stage
2	F	Crystal Palace	3	2	0	0	1	10	6	+4	6	2.00
3	D	Reading	3	2	0	0	1	6	3	+3	6	2.00
4	E	Birmingham City	2	1	0	1	0	1	0	+1	4	2.00
5	C	Everton	3	2	0	0	1	3	3	0	6	2.00
6	B	Arsenal	3	1	1	0	1	7	6	+1	5	1.67

Source: thefa.com

Squad statistics

Appearances

As of 20 May 2021

Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances after the + symbol where applicable.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		FA WSL		FA Cup		League Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ENG	Sandy MacIver	21	0	18	0	2	0	1	0
2	DF	NOR	Ingrid Moe Wold	25	0	20+1	0	1	0	2+1	0
3	DF	ENG	Danielle Turner	17	2	14	1	0	0	3	1
4	DF	DEN	Rikke Sevecke	23	0	19+1	0	1	0	1+1	0
6	DF	ENG	Gabrielle George	9	0	4+3	0	2	0	0	0
7	FW	ENG	Chantelle Boye-Hlorkah	15	1	0+10	1	0+2	0	2+1	0
8	MF	ENG	Izzy Christiansen	27	7	22	6	2	0	2+1	1
9	FW	SUI	Alisha Lehmann	9	1	3+5	1	1	0	0	0
10	FW	NIR	Simone Magill	18	6	7+9	6	0	0	2	0
11	FW	SCO	Claire Emslie	22	3	16+3	3	2	0	1	0
13	MF	ENG	Abbey-Leigh Stringer	17	0	8+6	0	0	0	2+1	0
14	FW	DEN	Nicoline Sørensen	27	3	14+8	2	0+2	1	2+1	0
16	FW	AUS	Hayley Raso	26	5	16+6	5	2	0	0+2	0
17	MF	SCO	Lucy Graham	24	6	13+6	5	1+1	0	2+1	1
18	MF	ENG	Jill Scott	13	2	11	2	2	0	0	0
19	MF	FRA	Valérie Gauvin	17	5	10+5	5	1	0	0+1	0
20	MF	ENG	Megan Finnigan	26	2	21	2	2	0	3	0
21	MF	FRA	Maéva Clémaron	11	0	6+3	0	0	0	2	0
23	GK	FIN	Tinja-Riikka Korpela	7	0	4+1	0	0	0	2	0
26	MF	ENG	Grace Clinton	9	0	2+4	0	1	0	1+1	0
30	DF	ENG	Poppy Pattinson	16	1	7+4	0	2	1	1+2	0
31	GK	ENG	Anna Pedersen	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players away from the club on loan:
15	MF	ENG	Molly Pike	6	0	0+4	0	0	0	1+1	0
Players who appeared for the club but left during the season:
12	MF	ESP	Damaris Egurrola	9	0	6	0	0	0	3	0

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Ref.
7 July 2020	DF		Poppy Pattinson	Bristol City	[8]
9 July 2020	DF		Ingrid Moe Wold	Madrid CFF	[9]
14 July 2020	FW		Nicoline Sørensen	Brøndby IF	[10]
16 July 2020	DF		Rikke Sevecke	FC Fleury 91	[11]
6 August 2020	FW		Valérie Gauvin	Montpellier HSC	[12]
1 September 2020	MF		Damaris Egurrola	Athletic Bilbao	[13]
31 December 2020	FW		Claire Emslie	Orlando Pride	[14]

Loans in

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Until	Ref.
22 August 2020	FW		Claire Emslie	Orlando Pride	31 December 2020	[15]
21 January 2021	MF		Jill Scott	Manchester City	End of season	[16]
27 January 2021	FW		Alisha Lehmann	West Ham United	End of season	[17]

Transfers out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Ref.
21 May 2020	MF		Inessa Kaagman	Brighton & Hove Albion	[18][19]
27 May 2020	FW		Hannah Cain	Leicester City	[20][21]
28 May 2020	GK		Kirstie Levell	Leicester City	[22][21]
	DF		Taylor Hinds	Liverpool	[23][24]
19 June 2020	FW		Chloe Kelly	Manchester City	[25][26]
12 August 2020	MF		Emma Doyle	Blackburn Rovers	[27]
21 September 2020	DF		Kika van Es	FC Twente	[28]
20 January 2021	MF		Damaris Egurrola	Lyon	[29]

Loans out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Until	Ref.
4 September 2020	DF		Georgia Brougham	Birmingham City	End of season	[30]
12 September 2020	DF		Hannah Coan	Sheffield United	4 November 2020	[31][32]
	FW		Elise Hughes	Blackburn Rovers	End of season	[33]
24 January 2021	DF		Hannah Coan	Blackburn Rovers	End of season	[34]
28 January 2021	MF		Molly Pike	Bristol City	End of season	[35]

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