Making her return to competitive action after sustaining an ankle injury in last season’s FA Cup final, Galton played at left-back in the contest with West Ham, but that did not stop her getting forward to produce a moment of fine attacking brilliance in first-half stoppage time.
Our no.11’s run to the left edge of the 18-yard box was picked out by an incisive pass from Millie Turner, before the former got the ball under control, worked her way inside, shifted it on to her weaker right foot and reversed a successful low shot back past goalkeeper Kinga Szemik.
It put United 2-0 up at the time while, for Leah, it was her second goal in M16, having previously netted at the stadium against Aston Villa in 2022 – another impressive finish in front of the East Stand.
