Everton Win Again on Late Own Goal to Beat West Ham
Everton beat West Ham 1-0 with a 94th-minute own goal at Victoria Road on Sunday 20 September 2026. It settled a Barclays Women's Super League game, the top division of women's football in England, in the cruellest way possible. BBC Sport
The winner came deep into stoppage time. That is the extra time added on for injuries, substitutions and other delays. Everton earned a corner, a kick from the corner of the pitch awarded when a defender touches the ball last before it goes behind goal.
Y. Momiki walked over to take it for Everton in the fourth minute of added time. She swung the ball into the middle. West Ham defender Laia Codina got the final touch and turned it into her own net, an own goal meaning a player has accidentally scored for the opposition. West Ham United
West Ham had held out for more than 90 minutes. They defended their box. They stayed organised. Then one delivery changed the afternoon.
The final score read West Ham United women 0, Everton 1. It was a home defeat for the Hammers at Victoria Road in Dagenham, their home ground for women's matches. Kick-off had been at 2pm BST on Sunday afternoon. West Ham United
For Everton, the ending felt familiar. This was their second consecutive league win decided by an own goal. The run started with a 1-0 victory over Charlton Athletic the previous week. That result had been Everton's first win of the season. Yahoo Sports
Late goals hit differently. The team that scores celebrates hard. The team that concedes has no time to reply. The whistle follows quickly, and the points are gone.
What makes this stand out is the repeat. To win once on a late own goal is lucky. To do it twice in a row is almost unheard of. Everton did not need a clean strike or a star finish. They needed pressure at the right moment, and twice the ball broke their way.
For fans, this means momentum. Two 1-0 wins in a week can lift a dressing room and lift supporters too. For West Ham, it means frustration after a long defensive effort brought nothing. Football can be that simple. One corner. One touch. Game over.
