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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Sophie Downey at Anfield

Ornella Vignola enjoys dream debut as Everton dispatch Liverpool at Anfield

Ornella Vignola and Rion Ishikawa show their delight after the team’s fourth goal in their defeat of Liverpool
Ornella Vignola and Rion Ishikawa show their delight after the team’s fourth goal in their defeat of Liverpool. Photograph: Jason Cairnduff/Action Images/Reuters

Ornella Vignola wrote herself into Everton folklore with a stunning hat-trick on her debut for the club. Her player of the match performance guided the Toffees to a 4-1 victory as Brian Sørensen’s side made it six wins from six at Anfield.

It was an unforgettable afternoon for the young Spanish forward who arrived at Goodison Park this summer from Granada. With her three goals she became the first Everton player, men’s or women’s, to score a hat-trick against Liverpool since Dixie Dean in 1931.

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