Liverpool vs Manchester City, 2024-25 English Women's Super League

· English Women's Super League
Liverpool
  • 41': Olivia Smith
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Manchester City
  • 58': Khadija Shaw
  • 90'+2': Khadija Shaw

Shaw double sends Man City top of WSL with last-gasp win over Liverpool

Manchester City's Bunny Shaw scored twice in the second half as her side came from behind to beat Liverpool 2-1 at Anfield on Sunday to reclaim first place in the Women's Super League from Chelsea, who had gone top by beating Arsenal 2-1 on Saturday.

Match Commentary

  • 41': Olivia Smith (Liverpool) Goal at 41'
  • 45': Mia Enderby (Liverpool) Substitution at 45'
  • 58': Khadija Shaw (Manchester City) Goal at 58'
  • 65': Marie Therese Hobinger (Liverpool) Yellow Card at 65'
  • 77': Aoba Fujino (Manchester City) Substitution at 77'
  • 80': Leanne Kiernan (Liverpool) Substitution at 80'
  • 80': Niamh Fahey (Liverpool) Substitution at 80'
  • 90'+2': Khadija Shaw (Manchester City) Goal at 92'
  • 90'+8': Khadija Shaw (Manchester City) Yellow Card at 98'

Statistics

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8 Fouls 4
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 0
6 Corner Kicks 3
2 Saves 0
75.9 Possession 24.1
14 SHOTS 7
2 ON GOAL 3
0.1 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
0 Accurate Passes 0
0 Passes 0
0.0 Pass Completion % 0.0
0 Accurate Crosses 0
0 Crosses 0
0.0 Cross % 0.0
0 Long Balls 0
0 Accurate Long Balls 0
0.0 Long Balls % 0.0
4 Blocked Shots 1
0 Effective Tackles 0
0 Tackles 0
0.0 Tackle % 0.0
0 Interceptions 0
0 Effective Clearances 0
0 Clearances 0

Game Information

Competition: English Women's Super League

Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 17,484

Women's Super League Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Arsenal 0 0 0
2 Aston Villa 0 0 0
3 Brighton & Hove Albion 0 0 0
4 Chelsea 0 0 0
Full Standings

Line-Ups

LIV Liverpool (3-4-3)

No. Name
1 Rachael Laws (GK)
23 Gemma Bonner
6 Jasmine Matthews
17 Jenna Clark
8 Fuka Nagano
14 Marie Hobinger Yellow Card
12 Taylor Hinds
2 Lucy Parry
10 Sophie Román Haug
7 Cornelia Kapocs
11 Olivia Smith
Liverpool Substitutes:
Mia Enderby, Yana Daniels, Hannah Silcock, Gemma Evans, Niamh Fahey, Maddy Duffy, Leanne Kiernan.

MNC Manchester City (4-3-3)

No. Name
31 Ayaka Yamashita (GK)
5 Alex Greenwood
4 Laia Aleixandri
15 Leila Ouahabi
18 Kerstin Casparij
25 Yui Hasegawa
10 Jill Roord
16 Jessica Park
21 Khadija Shaw
11 Lauren Hemp
8 Mary Fowler
Manchester City Substitutes:
Khiara Keating, Laura Coombs, Aoba Fujino, Codie Thomas, Gracie Prior, Lily Murphy, Chloe Kelly, Alanna Kennedy, Laura Blindkilde Brown.

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