Assistant coach Stephen Neligan has also been dismissed.
Sorensen’s dismissal comes after Everton secured just their third league win of the season, and first since December 7, on Sunday with a 2-1 victory over Aston Villa thanks to an 89th-minute Martina Fernandez goal.
The result left Sorensen’s side ninth in the WSL, four points clear of Liverpool in the division’s single relegation spot. There is no automatic relegation place in the WSL this season, with the league’s bottom side entering a relegation play-off with the team that finishes third in WSL2.
Sorensen, 45, had been at Everton since the summer of 2022 and signed a new two-year contract in April that had been due to run until 2027.
The Athletic reported on January 27 that there was recognition internally at Everton that the performances under Sorensen had not been good enough this season.
Everton brought in nine new signings in the summer, their first transfer window under the new ownership of the Friedkin Group, including midfielder Ruby Mace for a club-record fee of approximately £200,000.
They have, however, been hit with key injuries, including to captain Megan Finnigan and forward Katja Snoeijs. France striker Kelly Gago was made the club’s highest-paid player in the summer, but was involved in a transfer row in January following interest from elsewhere.
Everton’s women’s team relocated to Goodison Park this season following the men’s side’s move to the Hill-Dickinson Stadium for the 2025-26 campaign.
Sorensen joined Everton from Fortuna Hjorring and led the club to sixth in the WSL during his debut season in charge, followed by successive eight-place finishes.
Everton return to action against London City Lionesses on Sunday.
This article originally appeared in The Athletic.
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