Match ends, Everton Women 1, Arsenal Women 1.
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Jack van Poortvliet: Leicester Tigers and England scrum-half more ‘hungry’ after lay-off
Leicester Tigers and England scrum-half Jack van Poortvliet says he has returned from his eight-month injury lay-off more “grateful and hungry”.
He recovered from that injury in four months, but a run of hamstring problems doubled his time on the sidelines.
“It has definitely tested me, this injury,” he told BBC Radio Leicester. “I learned a lot about myself.”
Norwich-born Van Poortvliet, who has come through the Tigers academy and quickly established himself as one of the nation’s brightest talents, came off the bench for Leicester against Gloucester last week to the rapturous applause from many at Mattioli Woods Welford Road.
While Tigers suffered a costly late defeat, the return of the playmaker was a highlight.
“I’ve never been out for that long in my career, so to come back on to the field was unbelievable,” he said. “To hear the ovation and crowd get behind you was amazing.”
When Van Poortvliet first went down injured in the pre-World Cup warm-up match he said he only thought “positively”, as he refused to immediately concede his hopes of playing at last year’s tournament in France had been dashed.
That all changed a day later, when England’s physiotherapist outlined the full extent of the injury.
“I definitely won’t forget that moment,” he said. “But I can’t remember what he said after ‘you are out for four months and you won’t be going to the World Cup’. After hearing that I didn’t listen to anything more he said. I just broke down in tears.”
Those emotions remained raw as he left his World Cup-bound team-mates at their Pennyhill Park training base.
“I remember my mum came to pick me up and I went around to see the boys, and Freddie [Steward] and Chez [Ollie Chessum] were at the exit with my mum.
“We all ended up crying, it was horrible.”
‘Toughest moments of career’
Van Poortvliet says he had “mixed feelings” when watching England at the World Cup, but “enjoyed” seeing them go on to finish with a bronze medal.
All the while, he was working on his rehabilitation.
And when it all looked to be on track, and he was 10 days from a potential return after four months out, he was hit by the first of two hamstring problems.
Both were muscle tears, the second of which was worse and took its greatest toll on Van Poortvliet’s morale.
“That was the lowest I’d been in the rehab – getting to a week before your comeback only to be told you will be out for another eight weeks was pretty demoralising,” he said.
“While the World Cup was going on, and my second hamstring injury, were without a doubt the two toughest moments of my career.”
But he insists the time and career milestones that the injury cost him have only made him “more resilient”.
“It has just helped me become a lot more grateful to be back and a lot more hungry, now that I’m working even harder to get back to performing well,” he said.
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Everton Women 1-1 Arsenal Women: Late Issy Hobson equaliser dents Gunners’ title hopes
Issy Hobson’s late equaliser for Everton dealt a major blow to Arsenal’s Women’s Super League title hopes.
The 16-year-old substitute headed in after 95 minutes to draw Everton level following Alessia Russo’s opener.
Arsenal wasted several good chances, while Everton’s Karen Holmgaard hit the crossbar with an early header.
Jonas Eidevall’s side are five points behind leaders Manchester City with two games to play, while City have a game in hand.
More to follow.
Line-ups
Everton Women
Formation 5-4-1
- 1Brosnan
- 17Hope
- 8Vanhaevermaet
- 20Finnigan
- 27Stenevik
- 23Holmgaard
- 11BissellSubstituted forSettleat 90+9′minutes
- 28HolmgaardSubstituted forDaleat 65′minutes
- 7Wheeler
- 25SnoeijsBooked at 90mins
- 18PiemonteSubstituted forHobsonat 81′minutes
Substitutes
- 13Hart
- 15Dale
- 30Wilding
- 39Hobson
- 40Settle
- 42Jones
Arsenal Women
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Zinsberger
- 2Fox
- 6WilliamsonSubstituted forCodinaat 45′minutes
- 7Catley
- 15McCabe
- 21PelovaSubstituted forCooney-Crossat 74′minutes
- 10Little
- 9Mead
- 23Russo
- 19FoordSubstituted forLacasseat 64′minutes
- 25BlacksteniusSubstituted forMaanumat 64′minutes
Substitutes
- 11Miedema
- 12Maanum
- 24Lacasse
- 26Wienroither
- 27Codina
- 29Goldie
- 32Cooney-Cross
- 40Williams
- 62Reid
Live Text
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Second Half ends, Everton Women 1, Arsenal Women 1.
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Substitution, Everton Women. Macy Settle replaces Emma Bissell.
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Katja Snoeijs (Everton Women) is shown the yellow card.
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Attempt missed. Alessia Russo (Arsenal Women) right footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Cloé Lacasse.
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Kim Little (Arsenal Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Clare Wheeler (Everton Women).
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Attempt saved. Beth Mead (Arsenal Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Katie McCabe with a cross.
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Goal! Everton Women 1, Arsenal Women 1. Isabella Hobson (Everton Women) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal following a corner.
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Corner, Everton Women. Conceded by Steph Catley.
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Attempt missed. Alessia Russo (Arsenal Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Beth Mead.
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Attempt missed. Beth Mead (Arsenal Women) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Frida Maanum.
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Emily Fox (Arsenal Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by Sara Holmgaard (Everton Women).
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Delay over. They are ready to continue.
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Delay in match because of an injury Katie McCabe (Arsenal Women).
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Attempt missed. Isabella Hobson (Everton Women) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sara Holmgaard with a cross following a corner.
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Corner, Everton Women. Conceded by Katie McCabe.
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Attempt blocked. Lucy Hope (Everton Women) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Courtney Brosnan.
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Offside, Arsenal Women. Alessia Russo is caught offside.
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Chelsea v Barcelona: Emma Hayes slams Champions League red card
Chelsea manager Emma Hayes said Kadeisha Buchanan’s red card in the semi-final defeat by Barcelona was the “worst decision in Women’s Champions League history”.
Buchanan was ordered off for a second yellow card offence as Chelsea were knocked out, losing 2-0 at Stamford Bridge for a 2-1 exit on aggregate.
Hayes said she thought her side – who also conceded a penalty – were “robbed” by referee Iuliana Demetrescu’s decisions.
Buchanan’s second booking came for a challenge on Patri Guijarro just before the hour mark.
“I didn’t think it was a foul, let alone a yellow card,” said Hayes.
Chelsea were 1-0 down to Aitana Bonmati’s first-half goal but level on aggregate when the red card came out, with the tie in the balance.
Fridolina Rolfo’s spot-kick in the 75th minute carried Barcelona through to the 25 May final.
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Sunday’s gossip: Walker, Neves, Lacroix, Slot, Lopetegui, Karius
Bayern Munich are planning another move for Manchester City’s England defender Kyle Walker, after they failed to sign the 33-year-old last summer. (Star)
Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe has met with super agent Jorge Mendes, whose clients include one of the club’s targets in Benfica’s 19-year-old Portugal midfielder Joao Neves. (Mirror)
Crystal Palace are set to join the race to sign Wolfsburg’s 24-year-old French centre-back Maxence Lacroix this summer. (Telegraph – subscription required)
Arne Slot will be appointed as Liverpool’s new head coach rather than manager in a change to the club’s structure. (Times – subscription required)
West Ham’s hopes of appointing former Wolves boss Julen Lopetegui to replace David Moyes as manager this summer appear to be over with AC Milan close to agreeing a deal. (Guardian)
Barcelona are moving closer to signing Argentina midfielder Guido Rodriguez, 30, from fellow La Liga club Real Betis. (Sport – in Spanish)
Barcelona are planning to protect the future of 17-year-old centre-back Pau Cubarsi after proposing a new deal for the Spaniard that includes a release clause of €500m (£423.2m). (AS – in Spanish)
Ex-Manchester United and Spain midfielder Juan Mata, 35, believes his former club should build any future team around Portugal’s Bruno Fernandes, 29. (ESPN)
Juventus are working on deals to extend the contracts of Italy forward Federico Chiesa, 26, and Serbia striker Dusan Vlahovic, 24. (Rudy Galetti)
German goalkeeper Loris Karius, 30, will leave Newcastle United as a free agent at the end of the current season. (Fabrizio Romano)
Tottenham have been forced to abandon plans to make a move for 19-year-old Real Madrid and Turkey playmaker Arda Guler, with Carlo Ancelotti saying he will stay with the Spanish club. (Express)
AC Milan are interested in signing Aston Villa’s Brazilian defender Diego Carlos at the end of the season (AS – in Spanish)
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