🏏 Sun, 13 Sep 2026 14:00 BST
Everton Women
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Charlton Athletic W
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- A bottom-half meeting between two sides still on zero points. Everton sit 11th after a 1-0 defeat at Crystal Palace on the opening weekend, while Charlton are 13th having been beaten 4-0 at home by Liverpool, leaving them with a goal difference of -4. Chelsea have already opened up a lead at the top with four points from two matches.
- Everton's Japanese contingent is central to their plans. Holding midfielder Honoka Hayashi (28) joined from West Ham in the summer of 2024 and scored the goal that ended Chelsea's 34-match unbeaten run, while left-back Hikaru Kitagawa (29) brings the overlapping runs and left-footed crossing she developed at BK Hacken in Sweden.
- There is more Japanese quality in reserve. Rion Ishikawa (23), a 172cm centre-back who made her first move abroad from Urawa Reds Ladies, started a Merseyside derby on debut. Yuka Momiki, a Beleza graduate who played in the United States, Sweden and at Leicester before arriving on a free transfer, offers tight-space technique honed at the 2019 World Cup and the Tokyo Olympics.
- The midfield contrast pits youth against experience. Everton pair Hayashi with 20-year-old Zara Kramzar, the first Slovenian to play in the WSL, who won back-to-back Serie A titles with Roma before joining on loan with an obligation to buy in February 2026. Charlton counter with Emily van Egmond (33), a 163-cap Australia international and two-time Bundesliga winner with Wolfsburg.
- Two Melbourne City alumni line up on opposite sides. Everton striker Holly McNamara arrived as a free agent after her contract expired at the A-League club, while Charlton's Leah Davidson (25) spent six years there, collecting titles including a three-peat, before moving to England this summer for her first taste of the WSL.
- Charlton's midfield includes Keira Flannery, who signed permanently from West Ham on a three-year deal in August 2026. She already knows the club well: she spent last season on loan at Charlton, making 22 WSL2 appearances as they came through the play-offs to reach the top flight for the first time in the club's history, ending an 18-year absence.
- The goalkeeping duel offers different profiles. Everton's Courtney Brosnan (30) is a US-born Republic of Ireland international with long WSL service at West Ham and Tottenham plus a spell at Houston Dash. Charlton's Whitehouse arrived from Lewes and won the WSL2 Golden Glove, anchoring the meanest defence in the division on the way up.
- Everton's back four is stacked with silverware. Right-back Hannah Blundell (32) has won the WSL four times and the FA Cup three times with Chelsea and Manchester United, and joined on loan in January 2026 after returning from maternity leave. Alongside her are Ruby Mace (23), signed from Leicester for a club-record fee in September 2025, and England U-23 centre-back Naomi Layzell (22).
- The benches could decide a tight afternoon. Everton can call on Aurora Galli (29), a four-time Serie A winner with Juventus and the first Italian to play in the WSL, plus Australia's Clare Wheeler (28), who featured at the 2023 World Cup and the 2024 Paris Olympics. Charlton have Finland goalkeeper Anna Koivunen (24, 14 caps), signed from Djurgarden in July 2026, and 21-year-old Grace Johnston, an ever-present for Perth Glory last season.