Marc Skinner's Manchester United side will be hoping to continue their perfect start to the WSL campaign when they face Everton at Walton Hall Park on Sunday.
The Reds will want to bounce back from below-par performances against Leicester in the WSL last weekend and Durham in the Continental Cup on Wednesday.
The latter finished 2-2 at full-time, with United missing three out of their four penalties in the subsequent shootout to lose 3-1 to the Championship side. Last weekend, Skinner’s side beat Leicester 1-0 despite "not having the best performance" to continue their perfect record in the WSL.
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United have kept a clean sheet in seven of their last eight league games. Goalkeeper Mary Earps has kept 46 WSL clean sheets, three more than any other goalkeeper.
Ella Toone has two WSL goals in four games this term, both of which came against Brighton. In previous meetings with Everton, Toone has been directly involved in six goals in six league appearances, scoring four goals and grabbing two assists, her best return against any side in the competition.
Everton have won three of their five WSL games, scoring six and conceding four. They come into the game after two wins against Aston Villa; a 1-0 win in the league and a 4-2 win on penalties in the cup.
The two sides played in front of a crowd exceeding 20,000 at Old Trafford in March, with United winning 3-1. Katie Zelem scored a penalty and Russo netted twice against the Toffees after the away side took an early lead.
Everton are yet to beat United, having lost five of their six meetings. In November 2021, the Toffees held United to a 1-1 draw at home, with Hanna Bennison bringing it back to level terms after Toone’s early goal.
Lucy Graham is the only member of the current Everton squad to have previously scored against United in the WSL, doing so for the Toffees in February 2020.
You can watch the game on BBC iPlayer, BBC one or on the BBC sports app.
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