With the World Cup coming just a year and a half on from the delayed Euros, there are likely to be less changes to Southgate's squad between the two tournaments than there otherwise may have been. There is also a feeling Southgate has a clear idea on his preferred XI. United dominated most of the first period, although Claire Emslie did give them a warning when she rattled the bar with a thumping effort just before the break and that near miss seemed to breathe new life into Everton's players in the second period. Victory sees Villa move onto 10 points after seven games and leapfrog Manchester City into seventh place, while Birmingham remain winless and second bottom in the table with just a single point on the board. In a statement, the IOC said that at the start of the 30-minute call with its president Thomas Bach, Peng had thanked the IOC for its concern about her well-being.