Millie Turner scored a last-minute winner as Manchester United beat Aston Villa 3-2 to protect their lead at the top of the Women’s Super League.
A spectacular header from Rachel Daly gave the home team the lead just nine minutes into the WSL match. Leah Galton pulled United level just six minutes later when she ran in at the back post to meet an Ona Batile cross. A fine finish from Daly put Villa back in the lead before half-time, but United kept the pressure on the hosts and managed to pull level in the second period through Nikita Parris.
Just as the game looked set to finish a draw, Katie Zelem’s cross deep into the danger area was met by Turner who sent it into the net with a powerful header. That goal saw United go six points clear at the top of the table ahead of Manchester City’s game against Reading on Sunday.
Turner was introduced late, coming on in the 87th minute as United pushed for the winning goal. But she made an incredible impact by heading in the winning goal to seal the win and protect her side’s title hopes suffering a huge blow. The 26-year-old’s match-winning cameo completely outshined the heroics of Daly, who had netted two excellent goals to put Villa ahead on two occasions.
