Leicester climbed off the bottom of the Women’s Super League table and closer to top-flight safety with an emphatic win at home to Liverpool.
Josie Green scored a deflected effort from close range before Carrie Jones struck from distance six minutes later.
Ashleigh Plumptre headed home soon after the break before Missy Goodwin netted in the final minute.
Liverpool struggled to influence the game and rarely troubled Leicester until the final stages.
The result moves Leicester two points clear of the foot of the table and the Foxes now sit in 10th place.
Matt Beard’s Liverpool are all but mathematically safe and have an eight-point advantage over bottom-placed Reading.
More to follow.
Line-ups
Leicester City Women
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 33Leitzig
- 4Bott
- 15Howard
- 22Plumptre
- 2Nevin
- 14GreenSubstituted forRobinsonat 81′minutes
- 30Mace
- 21CainSubstituted forGoodwinat 78′minutes
- 16JonesBooked at 40minsSubstituted forPikeat 69′minutes
- 10Whelan
- 19Siemsen
Substitutes
- 1Lambourne
- 8Pike
- 20Goodwin
- 23Purfield
- 28Levell
- 32Baker
- 34Smith
- 40Robinson
- 41Reavill
Liverpool Women
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Laws
- 2Koivisto
- 3RobeSubstituted forBonnerat 45′minutes
- 6Matthews
- 12Hinds
- 18HollandSubstituted forRobertsat 45′minutes
- 8Nagano
- 19van de SandenSubstituted forLundgaardat 45′minutes
- 7KearnsSubstituted forHumphreyat 85′minutes
- 24Stengel
- 29DowieSubstituted forTaylorat 80′minutes
Substitutes
- 4Roberts
- 15Lundgaard
- 17Humphrey
- 21Cumings
- 22Kirby
- 23Bonner
- 35Taylor
Live Text
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Match ends, Leicester City Women 4, Liverpool Women 0.
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Second Half ends, Leicester City Women 4, Liverpool Women 0.
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Goal! Leicester City Women 4, Liverpool Women 0. Missy Goodwin (Leicester City Women) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Courtney Nevin with a cross.
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Foul by Courtney Nevin (Leicester City Women).
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Emma Koivisto (Liverpool Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Offside, Leicester City Women. Courtney Nevin tries a through ball, but Ruby Mace is caught offside.
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Corner, Leicester City Women. Conceded by Jasmine Matthews.
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Attempt saved. Carla Humphrey (Liverpool Women) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Katie Stengel.
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Attempt missed. Miri Taylor (Liverpool Women) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Carla Humphrey with a cross following a corner.
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Corner, Liverpool Women. Conceded by Janina Leitzig.
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Attempt saved. Emma Koivisto (Liverpool Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Miri Taylor.
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Attempt saved. Sofie Lundgaard (Liverpool Women) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
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Offside, Liverpool Women. Emma Koivisto tries a through ball, but Katie Stengel is caught offside.
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Substitution, Liverpool Women. Carla Humphrey replaces Missy Bo Kearns.
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Attempt saved. Gemma Bonner (Liverpool Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Taylor Hinds with a headed pass.
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Attempt blocked. Taylor Hinds (Liverpool Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
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Attempt blocked. Jasmine Matthews (Liverpool Women) left footed shot from very close range is blocked.
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Attempt saved. Rhiannon Roberts (Liverpool Women) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Missy Bo Kearns with a cross.
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Corner, Liverpool Women. Conceded by Ashleigh Plumptre.
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Foul by Remy Siemsen (Leicester City Women).
