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Kelly Gago's goals were her first in the WSL, having scored against Tottenham in the Women's FA Cup in midweek Everton continued to move away from danger in the Women's Super League with an emphatic win over struggling Leicester City at Walton Hall Park. Kelly Gago continued the good start to her Everton career with two goals, while Katja Snoeijs and Honoka Hayashi also scored for the Toffees. Shannon O'Brien had equalised after Gago's fifth-minute opener, but Leicester faded away after half-time. The result moves Everton up into eighth place in the table, while Leicester are three points and a place above Crystal Palace in the relegation place. Gago's goals were her first in the WSL since her arrival from Nantes in January, having opened her account for Everton with a goal in the 2-0 win over Tottenham in the Women's FA Cup on 29 January. Despite conceding Gago's first in the fifth minute, Leicester responded strongly with O'Brien's well-taken equaliser and they were competitive for the rest of the first half. Having beaten Liverpool a week ago, the Foxes would have been hopeful of putting more space between them and Palace at the foot of the WSL. But Palace's 1-1 draw at Brighton, coupled with this result at Everton, leaves Leicester in trouble with just two wins in the league this season. All the Women's Super League news The 26-year-old France international's goals were vital, but she also made telling contributions elsewhere as Everton outmuscled Leicester after the break. She fed Toni Payne with a pass that allowed Payne the space on the left to cross to Snoeijs, who pounced from close range to put the hosts back into the lead. Everton's third was a training-ground move where Hayashi was found lurking outside the area straight from a corner, the Japanese midfielder drilling a shot through a crowded area and into the net just inside the post. Payne linked up with Gago again for Everton's fourth, another cross from the left being headed home with power by the impressive striker. Everton's three WSL wins have all come in their last six outings, and the addition of Gago and their other signings, including the latest in Maren Mjelde, may mean that they will enjoy a better second half of the season after a difficult beginning. After the opportunity to rate players has closed, the score displayed represents the average from all the submissions by BBC Sport users. Get the latest WSL news on our dedicated page Comments can not be loaded To load Comments you need to enable Java Script in your browser Last Updated 2nd February 2025 at 18: 51 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Manager: Brian Sørensen Formation: 4 - 4 - 1 - 1 Manager: Amandine Miquel Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Brian Sørensen Formation: 4 - 4 - 1 - 1 Manager: Amandine Miquel Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Women's Super League All competitions All competitions All competitions Match ends, Everton Women 4, Leicester City Women 1. Second Half ends, Everton Women 4, Leicester City Women 1. Attempt missed. Elise Stenevik (Everton Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Melissa Lawley. Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time. Attempt saved. Veatriki Sarri (Everton Women) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Karoline Olesen. Offside, Everton Women. Melissa Lawley is caught offside. Delay over. They are ready to continue. Delay in match because of an injury Nicole Momiki (Leicester City Women). Delay over. They are ready to continue. Delay in match (Everton Women). Hand ball by Catherine Bott (Leicester City Women). Substitution, Everton Women. Louna Ribadeira replaces Toni Payne. Substitution, Everton Women. Veatriki Sarri replaces Katja Snoeijs. Attempt missed. Asmita Ale (Leicester City Women) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Substitution, Leicester City Women. Hlín Eiríksdóttir replaces Janice Cayman. Foul by Melissa Lawley (Everton Women). Catherine Bott (Leicester City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Substitution, Leicester City Women. Courtney Nevin replaces Missy Goodwin. Substitution, Leicester City Women. Saori Takarada replaces Hannah Cain. Substitution, Everton Women. Karoline Olesen replaces Hayley Ladd. Copyright © 2025 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.