Overview
- Vivianne Miedema struck first and Khadija Shaw’s second‑half header restored the lead after Kelly Gago’s equaliser.
- City moved to 21 points from eight matches to sit one clear of Chelsea after the champions were held by Arsenal.
- Ayaka Yamashita produced key saves, including late on against Hikaru Kitagawa, as Everton also hit the post.
- Everton’s defeat left them 10th and still without a home league win at Goodison this season.
- Rebecca Knaak and Lauren Hemp returned from injury for City with captain Alex Greenwood sidelined for a short spell, while promoted London City Lionesses beat Tottenham 4-2 to climb to sixth as Brighton and Leicester earned stoppage-time equalisers elsewhere.