Everton 2–1 Birmingham City, WSL Matchday 5

Everton v Birmingham City

Everton5th 9 pts

R. Mace 12′, 72′

2

2–1

Full time

Sun 4 Oct

Birmingham City12th 2 pts

O. Hurtré 15′

1

Sun 4 Oct, 9:00 am EDT Goodison Park WSL 2026/2027, Matchday 5

Key moments

12′Goal R. Mace (Everton)1–0
15′Goal O. Hurtré (Birmingham City)1–1
72′Goal R. Mace (Everton)2–1

Top performers

Everton

R. MaceMEVEshirt 302G4SH
H. HayashiMEVEshirt 60G3SH
H. CainEVEshirt 11, came off the bench0G2SH

Birmingham City

O. HurtréMBIRshirt 221G2SH
N. HerronDBIRshirt 300G3SH
L. CrosthwaiteMBIRshirt 160G1SH

Three per club, chosen from the match record: goals, then shots.

What it means

Everton

5th▲2 from 7th

3 points behind Manchester City, the leaders, with 20 to play.

Birmingham City

12thNo change

10 points behind Manchester City, the leaders, with 20 to play.

Team stats

EVE BIR

Possession: Everton: 60%; Birmingham City: 40%
Shots: Everton: 17; Birmingham City: 10
Corners: Everton: 6; Birmingham City: 5

WSL table 2026–27

Standings →

WSL table
#	Club	P	GD	Pts
1	Manchester City	4	+8	12
2	Tottenham Hotspur	4	+13	10
3	Chelsea	4	+8	10
4	London City Lionesses	4	+5	9
5	Everton	5	0	9
6	Liverpool	5	+3	7
7	Manchester United	5	−4	7
8	Arsenal	4	0	5
9	Crystal Palace	4	−6	5
10	West Ham United	4	−3	3
11	Brighton & Hove Albion	4	−3	2
12	Birmingham City	5	−5	2
13	Aston Villa	4	−7	2
14	Charlton Athletic	4	−9	0

After this result

By the numbers

Birmingham City have 1 home win from 4 at home, and 0 from 4 away. 1.3 points a match at home, 0.3 away.

Everton have 4 points from last 5 and are out of form. 0.8 a match, against 1.3 all season. WSL average 1.4.

Everton have scored 7 goals, the 12th most in the WSL. 0.9 a match. WSL average 1.6.

Everton have 9 goals conceded, the 2nd fewest in the WSL. 1.1 a match. WSL average 1.6.

The match on the pitch

Everton: 60% possession; 96 possessions; 15% ended in a shot; 32% reached the box; 6.3 actions each
Birmingham City: 40% possession; 95 possessions; 9% ended in a shot; 24% reached the box; 4.3 actions each

Where each team won the ball

Everton

Birmingham City

Where each possession began, both teams attacking right. Everton started 15% of their possessions in the final third, Birmingham City 14%.

Where the shots came from

EvertonBirmingham City

Everton attack right, Birmingham City left. A larger ringed dot is a goal. Own goals are not shots.

How each team moved the ball

Everton

Birmingham City

Passes between 20 zones, both teams attacking right. Forward moves in the team colour, backward moves dark, sideways moves pale; line weight is the share of the team’s passes.

How long possessions ran

EvertonBirmingham City

Share of possessions by number of actions.

Longer possessions shot more

EvertonBirmingham City

Of the possessions with each number of actions, the share that produced a shot. A gap marks too few possessions to rate.

Where play slowed down

EvertonBirmingham City

Mean seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, by where the action happened.

Every recorded action

Observed match events

Every action recorded in this match, where it happened: what was seen on the pitch, not a simulated path. 1,672 events in the record.

Period Minute 94 Only the 5 minutes up to it

Everton attack right, Birmingham City left. Passes are arrows to where they ended, dashed when not completed; a ringed start is a restart. A dot is a shot, a larger ringed dot a goal; a diamond is a take-on, a square a keeper action. Showing the whole match.

Choose an action on the pitch or in the list to see everything recorded about it.

72 events shown.

Events shown, in recorded order
Time	Player	Team
0:17	L. Crosthwaite	Birmingham City
2:29	Z. Kramžar	Everton
2:33	R. Mace	Everton
4:55	S. Baggaley	Birmingham City
5:03	R. Mace	Everton
5:48	Ornella Vignola	Everton
7:14	R. McKenna	Birmingham City
8:24	O. Hurtré	Birmingham City
9:56	H. Blundell	Everton
10:54	Z. Kramžar	Everton
10:57	Lee Geum-Min	Birmingham City
11:44	Y. Momiki	Everton
11:48	R. Mace	Everton
13:33	Z. Kramžar	Everton
14:16	O. Hurtré	Birmingham City
16:05	H. Hayashi	Everton
16:06	S. Baggaley	Birmingham City
17:15	S. Baggaley	Birmingham City
17:31	Y. Momiki	Everton
19:37	L. Crosthwaite	Birmingham City

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Lineups

EvertonFormation 4-2-3-1

Everton, 4-2-3-1, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 1 C. Brosnan. Line 1: 2 H. Blundell, 5 N. Layzell, 25 H. Silcock, 33 M. Pacheco. Line 2: 30 R. Mace, 6 H. Hayashi. Line 3: 29 Y. Momiki, 8 R. van Gool, 18 O. Vignola. Line 4: 21 Z. Kramžar.

Everton lineup: 11 starters, then 5 substitutes who came on, then the team, with minutes, goals, assists and expected goals for this match
#	Player	Min	G
1	C. Brosnan	90	0
2	H. Blundell	90	0
33	M. Pacheco	90	0
6	H. Hayashi, off at 85′	85	0
5	N. Layzell	90	0
25	H. Silcock, off at 62′	62	0
29	Y. Momiki, off at 86′	86	0
30	R. Mace	90	2
21	Z. Kramžar, off at 31′	31	0
8	R. van Gool, off at 62′	62	0
18	O. Vignola	90	0
Substitutes
3	R. Ishikawa, on at 62′	28	0
7	C. Wheeler, on at 85′	5	0
9	H. McNamara, on at 31′	59	0
11	H. Cain, on at 62′	28	0
13	H. Kitagawa, on at 86′	4	0
Team			2

Unused: R. Foster, N. Mouchon, M. Finnigan, A. Galli

All player stats

Everton lineup: 10 outfield starters, then 9 substitutes, then the team, with every figure for this match
#	Player	Min	G	Sh	CC	Pass %	Tkl	Int
2	H. Blundell	90	0	0	1	83%	2	1
33	M. Pacheco	90	0	0	1	65%	3	2
6	H. Hayashi, off at 85′	85	0	3	0	92%	2	0
5	N. Layzell	90	0	1	0	88%	1	0
25	H. Silcock, off at 62′	62	0	1	0	92%	2	0
29	Y. Momiki, off at 86′	86	0	2	2	78%	1	1
30	R. Mace	90	2	4	0	78%	1	1
21	Z. Kramžar, off at 31′	31	0	1	0	67%	0	1
8	R. van Gool, off at 62′	62	0	1	1	76%	0	0
18	O. Vignola	90	0	2	2	68%	4	0
Substitutes
24	R. Foster	–
3	R. Ishikawa, on at 62′	28	0	0	0	83%	0	0
7	C. Wheeler, on at 85′	5	0	0	0	100%	1	1
9	H. McNamara, on at 31′	59	0	0	1	80%	0	0
11	H. Cain, on at 62′	28	0	2	0	63%	1	0
13	H. Kitagawa, on at 86′	4	0	0	1	100%	0	0
17	N. Mouchon	–
20	M. Finnigan	–
22	A. Galli	–
Team			2	17	9	81%	18	7

Everton goalkeeper
#	Goalkeeper	Min	Saves	SOT faced	Save %	GA	Claims
1	C. Brosnan	90	1	2	50%	1	0

Birmingham CityFormation 4-2-3-1

Birmingham City, 4-2-3-1, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 23 S. Baggaley. Line 1: 3 M. Levasseur, 21 M. Turner, 30 N. Herron, 18 R. McKenna. Line 2: 26 A. Miyagawa, 8 L. Naalsund. Line 3: 16 L. Crosthwaite, 7 L. Geum-Min, 22 O. Hurtré. Line 4: 20 C. Effa Effa.

Birmingham City lineup: 11 starters, then 3 substitutes who came on, then the team, with minutes, goals, assists and expected goals for this match
#	Player	Min	G
23	S. Baggaley	90	0
3	M. Levasseur	90	0
18	R. McKenna	90	0
8	L. Naalsund, off at 88′	88	0
21	M. Turner	90	0
30	N. Herron	90	0
16	L. Crosthwaite	90	0
26	A. Miyagawa	90	0
20	C. Effa Effa, off at 60′	60	0
7	L. Geum-Min, off at 60′	60	0
22	O. Hurtré	90	1
Substitutes
10	W. Leidhammar, on at 88′	2	0
14	S. Amano, on at 60′	30	0
27	V. Sarri, on at 60′	30	0
Team			1

Unused: L. Thomas, K. Startup, M. Harris, S. Cooke, R. Holloway, C. Cornet

All player stats

Birmingham City lineup: 10 outfield starters, then 9 substitutes, then the team, with every figure for this match
#	Player	Min	G	Sh	CC	Pass %	Tkl	Int
3	M. Levasseur	90	0	0	0	65%	3	0
18	R. McKenna	90	0	0	0	91%	0	3
8	L. Naalsund, off at 88′	88	0	1	1	79%	1	2
21	M. Turner	90	0	1	0	88%	1	1
30	N. Herron	90	0	3	1	81%	0	3
16	L. Crosthwaite	90	0	1	1	56%	1	1
26	A. Miyagawa	90	0	0	0	84%	1	4
20	C. Effa Effa, off at 60′	60	0	0	1	75%	0	0
7	L. Geum-Min, off at 60′	60	0	1	0	80%	0	1
22	O. Hurtré	90	1	2	4	51%	0	2
Substitutes
1	L. Thomas	–
40	K. Startup	–
2	M. Harris	–
6	S. Cooke	–
10	W. Leidhammar, on at 88′	2	0	0	0	50%	1	0
14	S. Amano, on at 60′	30	0	0	0	33%	0	0
15	R. Holloway	–
19	C. Cornet	–
27	V. Sarri, on at 60′	30	0	1	0	60%	1	0
Team			1	10	8	75%	9	17