Everton 0-1 Leicester City: Janice Cayman goal gives Foxes first WSL win since October

Leicester ended a nine-game winless run in the Women's Super League as Janice Cayman's fine curling strike clinched victory at Everton.

The Belgian midfielder spun away from a challenge early in the second half and bent the ball into the far corner.

Everton failed to respond and were left to rue earlier glaring misses from Katja Snoejis and Rikke Madsen.

A first victory since beating the same opponents in October moved Willie Kirk's side above Everton into seventh.

The Foxes, who had lost five and drawn four in the WSL since that previous 1-0 win over Everton gave them six points from their first two games, were the better side for much of the game at Walton Hall Park.

However, the hosts had the better chances with Snoejis hitting the top of the crossbar from close range from Heather Payne's pinpoint cross to the back post.

Elise Stenevik and Emma Bissell also spurned decent opportunities in the first-half, but Madsen missed the pick of them two minutes into the second. The Dane skied her shot from inside the six-yard box after Snoejis' cross had been deflected into her path.

Cayman punished Everton's wastefulness in the 53rd minute and Leicester came close to adding a second late on but Jutta Rantala's free-kick cannoned back off the bar.

A third straight league defeat means Brian Sorensen's team are still without a home win in the WSL this season.

Bright starts to both halves will have given Toffees fans hope that they could change that but they faded each time.

By that point, chances to go in front had come and gone, and while that is a positive - as was the performance of Arsenal loanee Kathrine Kuhl on debut - the ruthlessness to put them away was sorely lacking.

So, too, was any form of response when Cayman found the net from 20 yards for Leicester, with Everton unable to even record a shot on target in the second period.

A third league win allows Leicester to start looking up the table again but, for Everton, there will still be nervous glances over their shoulder with just six points separating them from the relegation place.