2020–21 Everton F.C. (women) season

Everton
2020–21 season
Head Coach	Willie Kirk
Stadium	Walton Hall Park, Liverpool
League Cup	Group stage
	← 2019–20

The 2020–21 Everton F.C. (women) season is 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 will also contest 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. 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)
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
14	FW	DEN	Nicoline Sørensen


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
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
22	DF	DEN	Rikke Sevecke
23	GK	FIN	Tinja-Riikka Korpela
26	MF	ENG	Grace Clinton
30	DF	ENG	Poppy Pattinson
—	GK	ENG	Anna Pedersen

Preseason

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

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

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

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
11	5	2	4	21	17	+4	17	3	2	2	11	9	+2	2	0	2	10	8	+2

Last updated: 31 January 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
Position	2	2	2	2	2	4	4	5	5	5	5

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

Results

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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]

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]

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

7 February 2021 12	Everton	v	Birmingham City	Liverpool
14:00				Stadium: Walton Hall Park

14 February 2021 13	Reading	v	Everton	Reading
14:00				Stadium: Madejski Stadium

28 February 2021 14	Tottenham Hotspur	v	Everton	Canons Park
14:00				Stadium: The Hive
Note: Rescheduled from 24 January 2021 due to frozen pitch and extreme weather warnings

7 March 2021 15	Manchester City	v	Everton	Manchester
14:00				Stadium: Academy Stadium

11 March 2021 16	Birmingham City	v	Everton	Solihull
19:00				Stadium: Damson Park
Note: Rescheduled from 20 January 2021 following waterlogged pitch.

17 March 2021 17	Everton	v	Chelsea	Liverpool
19:00				Stadium: Walton Hall Park

28 March 2021 18	Brighton & Hove Albion	v	Everton	Crawley
14:00				Stadium: Broadfield Stadium

4 April 2021 19	Everton	v	Aston Villa	Liverpool
14:00				Stadium: Walton Hall Park

25 April 2021 20	West Ham United	v	Everton	Dagenham
14:00				Stadium: Victoria Road

2 May 2021 21	Everton	v	Arsenal	Liverpool
14:00				Stadium: Walton Hall Park

9 May 2021 22	Manchester United	v	Everton	Leigh
14:00				Stadium: Leigh Sports Village

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

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]

TBD Fourth round

v

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]

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

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]

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

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

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

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

Squad statistics

Appearances

As of 31 January 2020

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
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ENG	Sandy MacIver	12	0	11	0	0	0	1	0
2	DF	NOR	Ingrid Moe Wold	14	0	11	0	0	0	2+1	0
3	DF	ENG	Danielle Turner	13	1	10	0	0	0	3	1
6	DF	ENG	Gabrielle George	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	FW	ENG	Chantelle Boye-Hlorkah	13	1	0+10	1	0	0	2+1	0
8	MF	ENG	Izzy Christiansen	14	5	11	4	0	0	2+1	1
9	FW	SUI	Alisha Lehmann	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
10	FW	NIR	Simone Magill	8	3	5+1	3	0	0	2	0
11	FW	SCO	Claire Emslie	9	2	6+2	2	0	0	1	0
13	MF	ENG	Abbey-Leigh Stringer	10	0	4+3	0	0	0	2+1	0
14	FW	DEN	Nicoline Sørensen	14	1	8+3	1	0	0	2+1	0
16	FW	AUS	Hayley Raso	13	2	10+1	2	0	0	0+2	0
17	MF	SCO	Lucy Graham	13	5	9+1	4	0	0	2+1	1
18	MF	ENG	Jill Scott	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
19	MF	FRA	Valérie Gauvin	8	3	4+3	3	0	0	0+1	0
20	MF	ENG	Megan Finnigan	13	1	10	1	0	0	3	0
21	MF	FRA	Maéva Clémaron	8	0	4+2	0	0	0	2	0
22	DF	DEN	Rikke Sevecke	11	0	8+1	0	0	0	1+1	0
23	GK	FIN	Tinja-Riikka Korpela	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
26	MF	ENG	Grace Clinton	5	0	1+2	0	0	0	1+1	0
30	DF	ENG	Poppy Pattinson	7	0	1+3	0	0	0	1+2	0
	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	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	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	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]
28 May 2020	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	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]
12 September 2020	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]

References

^ "Birmingham against Everton postponed". BBC Sport.
^ "Birmingham v Everton in WSL postponed". BBC Sport.
^ "Weather forces three WSL postponements". BBC Sport.
^ "The Women's FA Cup Season 2020–21 List of Exemptions" (PDF). thefa.com. The Football Association. 10 August 2020.
^ "Women's FA Cup to remain suspended during coronavirus lockdown". Sky Sports.
^ "Everton beat Man Utd in Continental League Cup". BBC Sport.
^ "Everton vs Manchester United: Continental Cup tie called off over safety fears". Sky Sports. 4 November 2020.
^ "Everton Women Sign England Under-21 International Pattinson". www.evertonfc.com.
^ "Norway Defender Moe Wold Joins Everton Women". www.evertonfc.com.
^ "Everton Women Agree Deal For Danish Striker". www.evertonfc.com.
^ "Everton Women Sign Danish Defender Sevecke". www.evertonfc.com.
^ "Everton Women Sign Prolific France Striker Gauvin". www.evertonfc.com.
^ "Everton Women Sign Spain Midfielder". www.evertonfc.com.
^ "Emslie makes Everton move permanent". BBC Sport.
^ "Everton Confirm Emslie Loan Capture". www.evertonfc.com.
^ "England Great Scott Seals Everton Women Return". www.evertonfc.com.
^ "Everton sign West Ham forward Lehmann". BBC Sport.
^ "Dutch Midfielder To Leave Everton". Everton. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
^ "Albion go Dutch with latest signing". www.brightonandhovealbion.com.
^ "Cain Leaves Everton Women". Everton. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
^ ^a ^b "LCFC Women: Meet The 2020/21 Squad". www.lcfc.com.
^ "Keeper Levell Departs Everton Women". www.evertonfc.com.
^ "Hinds Leaves Everton Women". www.evertonfc.com.
^ "Taylor Hinds joins Liverpool FC Women". Liverpool FC.
^ "Kelly Leaves Everton". www.evertonfc.com.
^ Oatway, Caroline. "City sign Chloe Kelly". www.mancity.com.
^ "Doyle signs for Rovers". www.rovers.co.uk.
^ "Defender Leaves Everton". www.evertonfc.com.
^ "Damaris Egurrola rejoint l'Olympique Lyonnais". www.OL.fr (in French).
^ "Brougham returns to Blues Women". Birmingham City Football Club.
^ "Hannah Coan signs on loan from Everton". www.sufc.co.uk.
^ "Ali Johnson & Hannah Coan depart". www.sufc.co.uk.
^ "Rovers capture Hughes on loan". www.rovers.co.uk.
^ "Coan joins Rovers on loan". www.rovers.co.uk.
^ "Pike joins City Women ranks". Bristol City.

[1] "Birmingham against Everton postponed". BBC Sport.

[2] "Birmingham v Everton in WSL postponed". BBC Sport.

[3] "Weather forces three WSL postponements". BBC Sport.

[4] "The Women's FA Cup Season 2020–21 List of Exemptions" (PDF). thefa.com. The Football Association. 10 August 2020.

[5] "Women's FA Cup to remain suspended during coronavirus lockdown". Sky Sports.

[6] "Everton beat Man Utd in Continental League Cup". BBC Sport.

[7] "Everton vs Manchester United: Continental Cup tie called off over safety fears". Sky Sports. 4 November 2020.

[8] "Everton Women Sign England Under-21 International Pattinson". www.evertonfc.com.

[9] "Norway Defender Moe Wold Joins Everton Women". www.evertonfc.com.

[10] "Everton Women Agree Deal For Danish Striker". www.evertonfc.com.

[11] "Everton Women Sign Danish Defender Sevecke". www.evertonfc.com.

[12] "Everton Women Sign Prolific France Striker Gauvin". www.evertonfc.com.

[13] "Everton Women Sign Spain Midfielder". www.evertonfc.com.

[14] "Emslie makes Everton move permanent". BBC Sport.

[15] "Everton Confirm Emslie Loan Capture". www.evertonfc.com.

[16] "England Great Scott Seals Everton Women Return". www.evertonfc.com.

[17] "Everton sign West Ham forward Lehmann". BBC Sport.

[18] "Dutch Midfielder To Leave Everton". Everton. Retrieved 27 May 2020.

[19] "Albion go Dutch with latest signing". www.brightonandhovealbion.com.

[20] "Cain Leaves Everton Women". Everton. Retrieved 27 May 2020.

[LCFCW-21] "LCFC Women: Meet The 2020/21 Squad". www.lcfc.com.

[22] "Keeper Levell Departs Everton Women". www.evertonfc.com.

[23] "Hinds Leaves Everton Women". www.evertonfc.com.

[24] "Taylor Hinds joins Liverpool FC Women". Liverpool FC.

[25] "Kelly Leaves Everton". www.evertonfc.com.

[26] Oatway, Caroline. "City sign Chloe Kelly". www.mancity.com.

[27] "Doyle signs for Rovers". www.rovers.co.uk.

[28] "Defender Leaves Everton". www.evertonfc.com.

[29] "Damaris Egurrola rejoint l'Olympique Lyonnais". www.OL.fr (in French).

[30] "Brougham returns to Blues Women". Birmingham City Football Club.

[31] "Hannah Coan signs on loan from Everton". www.sufc.co.uk.

[32] "Ali Johnson & Hannah Coan depart". www.sufc.co.uk.

[33] "Rovers capture Hughes on loan". www.rovers.co.uk.

[34] "Coan joins Rovers on loan". www.rovers.co.uk.

[35] "Pike joins City Women ranks". Bristol City.

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