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Everton ended a run of three consecutive away defeats in the WSL

ByAlex Brotherton
BBC Sport journalist

A 94th-minute own goal saw Everton snatch a 1-0 victory against West Ham, the second Women's Super League match in a row they have won through an own goal.

A week after beating Charlton Athletic without registering a shot on target, Everton were gifted all three points when West Ham defender Laia Codina headed past her own goalkeeper from a Yuka Momiki free-kick.

Everton had shaded what was an evenly contested first half but failed to register a shot on target despite having two presentable opportunities.

Ornella Vignola rounded West Ham's Constance Picaud-Inconnu who had rushed out to the edge of her penalty area, but the Everton forward couldn't get the ball out of her feet and Rosa van Gool ended up firing wide.

Towards the end of the half, Hannah Silcock somehow headed wide from six yards out after escaping her marker to meet a clipped Hannah Cain diagonal.

West Ham's best chance came when Riko Ueki dispossessed Silcock 35 yards out and charged towards goal, but the Japanese forward fired over from the edge of the penalty area under pressure.

The Toffees continued to look slick in their build-up play after the break and managed to muster some efforts on goal but their finishing was poor and never seriously troubled Picaud-Inconnu despite Cain producing several dangerous crosses.

Ueki remained West Ham's main goal threat but failed to really test Courtney Brosnan with a close-range header before limping off with a leg issue.

Keeping with the theme of poor finishing, Viviane Asseyi and Kelly Gago - the latter facing her former club for the first time - spurned several half-chances.

Zara Kramzar wasted a great chance to secure maximum points for Everton when she dragged wide with only Picaud-Inconnu to beat, but fellow substitute Momiki stepped up with a dangerous cross that Codina put in her own net.

Player of the match

Number: 29 Y. Momiki
Average rating 6.80
Number: 3 Laia Codina
Average Rating: 4.86
Number: 20 V. Asseyi
Average Rating: 4.75
Number: 7 I. Belloumou
Average Rating: 4.71
Number: 28 E. Cascarino
Average Rating: 4.71
Number: 9 R. Ueki
Average Rating: 4.71
Number: 17 E. Salmon
Average Rating: 4.57
Number: 10 K. Zelem
Average Rating: 4.43
Number: 8 S. Kumagai
Average Rating: 4.29
Number: 27 L. Wandeler
Average Rating: 4.29
Number: 22 N. Riesen
Average Rating: 4.25
Number: 77 S. Piubel
Average Rating: 4.14
Number: 1 C. Picaud-Inconnu
Average Rating: 4.00
Number: 11 K. Gago
Average Rating: 3.71

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