Manchester United 1–0 Liverpool, WSL Matchday 5

Manchester United v Liverpool

Manchester United6th 7 pts

J. Zigiotti Olme 6′

1

1–0

Full time

Sat 3 Oct

Liverpool5th 7 pts

0

Sat 3 Oct, 8:30 am EDT Progress with Unity Stadium WSL 2026/2027, Matchday 5

The match story

Photo from Manchester City — Courtesy Manchester City

WSL News

United’s physical first half kept City within reach

United reached half-time at 0-0 against a City side with six straight league wins. After Shaw scored, Terland equalised just before stoppage time.

28 October 2026

Key moments

6′Goal J. Zigiotti Olme (Manchester United)1–0

Top performers

Manchester United

J. Zigiotti OlmeMMUNshirt 151G2SH
Andrea MedinaMMUNshirt 60G2SH
H. MiyazawaMMUNshirt 200G2SH

Liverpool

B. OlssonFLIVshirt 110G3SH
M. HöbingerLIVshirt 14, came off the bench0G3SH
Alejandra BernabéDLIVshirt 290G2SH

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

What it means

Manchester United

6th▲3 from 9th

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

Liverpool

5thNo change

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

Team stats

MUN LIV

Possession: Manchester United: 51%; Liverpool: 49%
Shots: Manchester United: 9; Liverpool: 15
Corners: Manchester United: 5; Liverpool: 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	Liverpool	5	+3	7
6	Manchester United	5	−4	7
7	Everton	4	−1	6
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	4	−4	2
13	Aston Villa	4	−7	2
14	Charlton Athletic	4	−9	0

After this result

By the numbers

Manchester United have 11 points from last 5 and are in form. 2.2 a match, against 1.5 all season. WSL average 1.4.

Liverpool have 1 home win from 3 at home, and 1 from 5 away. 1.7 points a match at home, 0.6 away.

Manchester United are 6 matches unbeaten. Last defeat: 0–5 v Chelsea, 13 September.

Manchester United have scored 9 goals, the 9th most in the WSL. 1.1 a match. WSL average 1.6.

The match on the pitch

Manchester United: 51% possession; 123 possessions; 6% ended in a shot; 19% reached the box; 4.6 actions each
Liverpool: 49% possession; 121 possessions; 10% ended in a shot; 19% reached the box; 4.5 actions each

Where each team won the ball

Manchester United

Liverpool

Where each possession began, both teams attacking right. Manchester United started 8% of their possessions in the final third, Liverpool 8%.

Where the shots came from

Manchester UnitedLiverpool

Manchester United attack right, Liverpool left. A larger ringed dot is a goal. Own goals are not shots.

How each team moved the ball

Manchester United

Liverpool

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

Manchester UnitedLiverpool

Share of possessions by number of actions.

Longer possessions shot more

Manchester UnitedLiverpool

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

Manchester UnitedLiverpool

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. 1,829 events in the record.

Period Minute 93 Only the 5 minutes up to it

Manchester United attack right, Liverpool 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.

75 events shown.

Events shown, in recorded order
Time	Player	Team
1:13	J. Zigiotti Olme	Manchester United
5:43	J. Zigiotti Olme	Manchester United
9:15	H. Miyazawa	Manchester United
10:25	K. Keating	Liverpool
11:21	Andrea Medina	Manchester United
12:18	Alejandra Bernabé	Liverpool
14:19	G. Fisk	Liverpool
14:21	P. Tullis-Joyce	Manchester United
15:48	J. Park	Manchester United
15:51	Alejandra Bernabé	Liverpool
16:46	Alejandra Bernabé	Liverpool
18:17	J. Zigiotti Olme	Manchester United
19:59	C. Kapocs	Liverpool
20:01	B. Olsson	Liverpool
20:17	A. Bergström	Liverpool
24:08	Alejandra Bernabé	Liverpool
28:45	Alejandra Bernabé	Liverpool
30:47	J. Park	Manchester United
31:01	Alejandra Bernabé	Liverpool
32:29	A. Bergström	Liverpool

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Lineups

Manchester UnitedFormation 4-2-3-1

Manchester United, 4-2-3-1, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 91 P. Tullis-Joyce. Line 1: 5 H. Lundkvist, 4 M. Le Tissier, 17 D. Janssen, 2 A. Sandberg. Line 2: 15 J. Zigiotti Olme, 20 H. Miyazawa. Line 3: 8 J. Park, 7 E. Toone, 6 A. Medina. Line 4: 10 E. Terland.

Manchester United 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
91	P. Tullis-Joyce	90	0
5	H. Lundkvist	90	0
2	A. Sandberg	90	0
20	H. Miyazawa	90	0
4	M. Le Tissier	90	0
17	D. Janssen	90	0
8	J. Park	90	0
15	J. Zigiotti Olme	90	1
10	E. Terland, off at 81′	81	0
7	E. Toone, off at 67′	67	0
6	A. Medina, off at 52′	52	0
Substitutes
13	S. Awujo, on at 67′	23	0
24	L. Schüller, on at 81′	9	0
36	M. Griffiths, on at 52′	38	0
Team			1

Unused: J. Leitzig, R. Bernal, E. Wangerheim, S. Hill, M. Jusu Bah, J. Simpson

All player stats

Manchester United lineup: 10 outfield starters, then 9 substitutes, then the team, with every figure for this match
#	Player	Min	G	Sh	CC	Pass %	Tkl	Int
5	H. Lundkvist	90	0	0	0	75%	4	3
2	A. Sandberg	90	0	0	0	75%	0	0
20	H. Miyazawa	90	0	2	0	80%	1	2
4	M. Le Tissier	90	0	0	1	78%	3	0
17	D. Janssen	90	0	0	0	84%	1	1
8	J. Park	90	0	1	0	70%	2	0
15	J. Zigiotti Olme	90	1	2	1	64%	0	1
10	E. Terland, off at 81′	81	0	1	0	75%	1	0
7	E. Toone, off at 67′	67	0	1	1	75%	0	0
6	A. Medina, off at 52′	52	0	2	0	71%	0	0
Substitutes
25	J. Leitzig	–
13	S. Awujo, on at 67′	23	0	0	1	89%	0	0
16	R. Bernal	–
19	E. Wangerheim	–
22	S. Hill	–
23	M. Jusu Bah	–
24	L. Schüller, on at 81′	9	0	0	0	67%	0	0
26	J. Simpson	–
36	M. Griffiths, on at 52′	38	0	0	0	85%	0	0
Team			1	9	4	75%	12	7

Manchester United goalkeeper
#	Goalkeeper	Min	Saves	SOT faced	Save %	GA	Claims
91	P. Tullis-Joyce	90	10	10	100%	0	3

Clean sheet: P. Tullis-Joyce

LiverpoolFormation 4-1-4-1

Liverpool, 4-1-4-1, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 12 K. Keating. Line 1: 24 S. Kerr, 17 J. Clark, 4 G. Fisk, 29 A. Bernabé. Line 2: 8 F. Nagano. Line 3: 25 A. Bergström, 19 K. MacLean, 6 N. Ramos, 7 C. Kapocs. Line 4: 11 B. Olsson.

Liverpool 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
12	K. Keating	90	0
24	S. Kerr	90	0
29	A. Bernabé	90	0
8	F. Nagano	90	0
17	J. Clark	90	0
4	G. Fisk	90	0
25	A. Bergström, off at 84′	84	0
19	K. MacLean, off at 58′	58	0
11	B. Olsson	90	0
6	N. Ramos, off at 77′	77	0
7	C. Kapocs	90	0
Substitutes
13	M. Enderby, on at 84′	6	0
14	M. Höbinger, on at 58′	32	0
26	M. Itamura, on at 77′	13	0
Team			0

Unused: F. Kirby, L. Woodham, Z. Shaw, I. Breen, N. McDonald, M. Trueman

All player stats

Liverpool lineup: 10 outfield starters, then 9 substitutes, then the team, with every figure for this match
#	Player	Min	G	Sh	CC	Pass %	Tkl	Int
24	S. Kerr	90	0	0	0	73%	1	1
29	A. Bernabé	90	0	2	1	79%	3	2
8	F. Nagano	90	0	1	0	83%	0	1
17	J. Clark	90	0	2	0	80%	0	3
4	G. Fisk	90	0	1	0	87%	2	3
25	A. Bergström, off at 84′	84	0	1	0	58%	0	0
19	K. MacLean, off at 58′	58	0	0	3	89%	0	0
11	B. Olsson	90	0	3	1	70%	0	1
6	N. Ramos, off at 77′	77	0	0	1	67%	0	1
7	C. Kapocs	90	0	2	0	71%	1	0
Substitutes
22	F. Kirby	–
13	M. Enderby, on at 84′	6	0	0	0	50%	0	0
14	M. Höbinger, on at 58′	32	0	3	1	67%	0	0
16	L. Woodham	–
26	M. Itamura, on at 77′	13	0	0	1	75%	0	0
36	Z. Shaw	–
48	I. Breen	–
57	N. McDonald	–
87	M. Trueman	–
Team			0	15	9	75%	7	12