United Women ease past Leicester 2-0 to seize control of race for CL places

Manchester United Women travelled to Leicester City seeking to strengthen their hold on second place in the Women’s Super League. First half The Red Devils started well, but it was the home side who created the first chance of the match. Former United star Rachel Williams had an effort from outside the box, but it was well stopped by Phallon Tullis-Joyce in the United goal. Julia Olme had waited some time for her first United goal, but after recently scoring against Aston Villa and Burnley, she once again found the net for her third strike of the calendar year. Her cross was almost turned in by Lea Schuller, but it evaded everyone and crept into the goal. The hero last time out against Liverpool, Lisa Naalsund, had an effort, but it was well blocked by the Foxes’ defence. On the cusp of half-time, the Swede Hanna Lundkvist almost opened her goalscoring account in the league, but her header from a corner drifted over. The half-time whistle blew with United in control of the game. Second half Leicester started better, and Williams’ header looped into the arms of Tullis-Joyce. The game ebbed and flowed, and United almost grabbed their second, but Elisabeth Terland’s header from a corner went over the bar when she probably should have done better. Olivia Clark in the home side’s goal had to be sharp just moments later, getting down well to block Simi Awujo’s half-volleyed effort. Leicester continued to stay in the game, but Marc Skinner’s side managed to keep them at bay. Finally, United managed to kill the game off after 88 minutes through Elisabeth Terland. She showed great footwork to beat a couple of defenders and found the bottom corner with an excellent finish. The Red Devils saw out the game and will now look forward to a huge match against Atletico Madrid on Thursday in the Champions League. StatValue Goals1 Assists1 Key passes2 Crosses (accurate)9 (1) Accurate passes35/52 (67%) Passes in opposition half (acc.)23/37 (62%) Passes in own half (acc.)12/15 (80%) Total shots1 Shots on target1 Shots blocked0 Touches79 Unsuccessful touches3 Dribbles (successful)0 (0) Was fouled3 Possession lost30 Total carrying distance114.5 m Carries14 Total progression20.2 m Def. contributions9 Tackles (won)2 (0) Interceptions3 Clearances4 Blocked shots0 Recoveries9 Ground duels (won)7 (5) Aerial duels (won)5 (2) Fouls1 Dribbled past0 Source: Sofascore Featured i9mage Michael Campanella via Getty Images The Peoples Person has been one of the world’s leading Man United news sites for over a decade. Follow us on Bluesky: @peoplesperson.bsky.social Alex Browne Alex is a huge Manchester United fan, inspired by greats of his homeland such as George Best, Harry Gregg and Norman Whiteside. Alex has a Master’s degree from Queen’s University Belfast and La Universitat Rovira i Virgili in Tarragona, Spain. Having lived in the country since 2011, Alex is The Peoples Person’s Spanish football expert and is fluent in both Spanish and Catalan. He dreams of witnessing a United captain triumphantly hoisting the Premier League and Champions League trophy in the air once more.