"If I rewind to three or four years ago when we started to play those kinds of games, it felt a little bit too big. The experience of that and playing at Wembley has settled us into understanding it is just a pitch in a nice stadium. Hopefully it will have a galvanising effect on us. I am sure it will for Everton because it looks like an incredible stadium. We are looking forward to it and gracing it with the quality it deserves."
"We knew it would need two or three months for her to be totally ready in a new league, She had a long break from the end of Euro 2025 to joining us. We knew when she arrived she needed to start conditioning from scratch. She wants to adapt as soon as possible to bring to the team everything she can."
The Hill Dickinson Stadium is a 53,000-seat venue on the banks of the River Mersey where Everton will host Manchester United on Sunday 12 October at 12:00. Everton women have moved into Goodison Park but will play at Hill Dickinson while the Premier League pauses for international fixtures. Experience at Wembley and other large venues has helped the team view big stadiums as 'just a pitch in a nice stadium' and is expected to have a galvanising effect. France midfielder Grace Geyoro joined London City Lionesses on 4 September and may need two to three months to reach full readiness after a long post‑Euro 2025 break. Geyoro previously spent her career at Paris Saint‑Germain, winning a league title and reaching two Champions League finals.
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