Manchester City vs Manchester United, 2025-26 English Women's Super League

· English Women's Super League
Manchester City
  • 26': Rebecca Knaak
  • 43': Khadija Shaw
  • 45'+2': Lauren Hemp
FT
3 - 0
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    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 3': Foul by Lauren Hemp (Manchester City Women).
    • 3': Jayde Riviere (Manchester United Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 4': Vivianne Miedema (Manchester City Women) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Lauren Hemp.
    • 5': Attempt blocked. Yui Hasegawa (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Lauren Hemp with a cross.
    • 5': Corner, Manchester City Women. Conceded by Anna Sandberg.
    • 6': Attempt missed. Vivianne Miedema (Manchester City Women) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Leila Ouahabi with a cross following a corner.
    • 7': Corner, Manchester United Women. Conceded by Kerstin Casparij.
    • 10': Attempt blocked. Khadija Shaw (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lauren Hemp.
    • 10': Corner, Manchester City Women. Conceded by Dominique Janssen.
    • 11': Corner, Manchester United Women. Conceded by Aoba Fujino.
    • 12': Attempt blocked. Hinata Miyazawa (Manchester United Women) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 12': Delay in match because of an injury Lauren Hemp (Manchester City Women).
    • 14': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 15': Corner, Manchester City Women. Conceded by Jayde Riviere.
    • 17': Corner, Manchester United Women. Conceded by Kerstin Casparij.
    • 18': Attempt missed. Ella Toone (Manchester United Women) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
    • 19': Corner, Manchester City Women. Conceded by Dominique Janssen.
    • 22': Foul by Dominique Janssen (Manchester United Women).
    • 22': Khadija Shaw (Manchester City Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 22': Dominique Janssen (Manchester United Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 26': Corner, Manchester City Women. Conceded by Ella Toone.
    • 26': Goal! Manchester City Women 1, Manchester United Women 0. Rebecca Knaak (Manchester City Women) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Khadija Shaw with a headed pass following a corner.
    • 29': Foul by Rebecca Knaak (Manchester City Women).
    • 29': Julia Zigiotti Olme (Manchester United Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 29': Rebecca Knaak (Manchester City Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 32': Attempt blocked. Leah Galton (Manchester United Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 34': Foul by Lauren Hemp (Manchester City Women).
    • 34': Jayde Riviere (Manchester United Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 37': Offside, Manchester United Women. Elisabeth Terland is caught offside.
    • 40': Delay in match because of an injury Ayaka Yamashita (Manchester City Women).
    • 42': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 43': Goal! Manchester City Women 2, Manchester United Women 0. Khadija Shaw (Manchester City Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kerstin Casparij with a cross.
    • 45': Foul by Julia Zigiotti Olme (Manchester United Women).
    • 45': Vivianne Miedema (Manchester City Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Corner, Manchester City Women. Conceded by Anna Sandberg.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Aoba Fujino (Manchester City Women).
    • 45'+1': Safia Middleton-Patel (Manchester United Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+2': Goal! Manchester City Women 3, Manchester United Women 0. Lauren Hemp (Manchester City Women) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Kerstin Casparij.
    • 45'+5': First Half ends, Manchester City Women 3, Manchester United Women 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Manchester City Women 3, Manchester United Women 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Manchester United Women. Melvine Malard replaces Elisabeth Terland.
    • 47': Delay in match because of an injury Ella Toone (Manchester United Women).
    • 50': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 53': Attempt blocked. Melvine Malard (Manchester United Women) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Leah Galton with a headed pass.
    • 56': Offside, Manchester United Women. Leah Galton is caught offside.
    • 56': Attempt missed. Lauren Hemp (Manchester City Women) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Vivianne Miedema with a headed pass.
    • 59': Foul by Leah Galton (Manchester United Women).
    • 59': Laura Blindkilde Brown (Manchester City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Offside, Manchester City Women. Khadija Shaw is caught offside.
    • 60': Corner, Manchester City Women. Conceded by Anna Sandberg.
    • 61': Corner, Manchester City Women. Conceded by Anna Sandberg.
    • 62': Substitution, Manchester United Women. Hannah Blundell replaces Jayde Riviere.
    • 62': Substitution, Manchester United Women. Fridolina Rolfö replaces Leah Galton.
    • 63': Offside, Manchester United Women. Melvine Malard is caught offside.
    • 64': Offside, Manchester City Women. Khadija Shaw is caught offside.
    • 66': Foul by Maya Le Tissier (Manchester United Women).
    • 66': Khadija Shaw (Manchester City Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 66': Attempt missed. Lauren Hemp (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Vivianne Miedema.
    • 70': Attempt missed. Khadija Shaw (Manchester City Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Aoba Fujino.
    • 71': Jessica Park (Manchester United Women) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Melvine Malard following a fast break.
    • 73': Foul by Kerstin Casparij (Manchester City Women).
    • 73': Fridolina Rolfö (Manchester United Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 73': Attempt missed. Vivianne Miedema (Manchester City Women) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
    • 74': Substitution, Manchester City Women. Iman Beney replaces Lauren Hemp.
    • 74': Substitution, Manchester City Women. Sydney Lohmann replaces Laura Blindkilde Brown.
    • 74': Substitution, Manchester United Women. Rachel Williams replaces Jessica Park.
    • 77': Corner, Manchester City Women. Conceded by Anna Sandberg.
    • 78': Attempt missed. Iman Beney (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
    • 80': Attempt saved. Khadija Shaw (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Safia Middleton-Patel (Manchester United Women). Assisted by Vivianne Miedema with a through ball.
    • 80': Delay in match because of an injury Khadija Shaw (Manchester City Women).
    • 82': Substitution, Manchester City Women. Grace Clinton replaces Khadija Shaw because of an injury.
    • 82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 83': Substitution, Manchester United Women. Simi Awujo replaces Ella Toone.
    • 84': Foul by Leila Ouahabi (Manchester City Women).
    • 84': Melvine Malard (Manchester United Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Attempt saved. Yui Hasegawa (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Safia Middleton-Patel (Manchester United Women). Assisted by Vivianne Miedema.
    • 87': Attempt missed. Simi Awujo (Manchester United Women) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 90': Attempt blocked. Rachel Williams (Manchester United Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fridolina Rolfö with a headed pass.
    • 90': Foul by Leila Ouahabi (Manchester City Women).
    • 90': Hannah Blundell (Manchester United Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Corner, Manchester United Women. Conceded by Jade Rose.
    • 90'+1': Corner, Manchester United Women. Conceded by Vivianne Miedema.
    • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Melvine Malard (Manchester United Women) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Julia Zigiotti Olme with a cross.
    • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Maya Le Tissier (Manchester United Women) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
    • 90'+2': Delay in match because of an injury Jade Rose (Manchester City Women).
    • 90'+2': Delay in match because of an injury Simi Awujo (Manchester United Women).
    • 90'+4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 90'+4': Simi Awujo went off injured after Manchester United Women had used all subs.
    • 90'+5': Corner, Manchester United Women. Conceded by Rebecca Knaak.
    • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Hannah Blundell (Manchester United Women) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Julia Zigiotti Olme with a cross following a corner.
    • 90'+7': Foul by Rachel Williams (Manchester United Women).
    • 90'+7': Grace Clinton (Manchester City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+8': Foul by Rebecca Knaak (Manchester City Women).
    • 90'+8': Rachel Williams (Manchester United Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+9': Delay in match because of an injury Maya Le Tissier (Manchester United Women).
    • 90'+9': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 90'+10': Attempt missed. Melvine Malard (Manchester United Women) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Anna Sandberg with a cross.
    • 90'+10': Second Half ends, Manchester City Women 3, Manchester United Women 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Manchester City Women 3, Manchester United Women 0.

    Statistics

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    5 Fouls 8
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 2
    6 Corner Kicks 9
    2 Saves 0
    59.7 Possession 40.3
    11 SHOTS 14
    0 ON GOAL 5
    0.0 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    458 Accurate Passes 279
    541 Passes 358
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    3 Accurate Crosses 6
    15 Crosses 19
    0.2 Cross % 0.3
    45 Long Balls 53
    22 Accurate Long Balls 18
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.3
    6 Blocked Shots 2
    10 Effective Tackles 17
    16 Tackles 27
    0.6 Tackle % 0.6
    8 Interceptions 7
    24 Effective Clearances 31
    24 Clearances 31

    Game Information

    Competition: English Women's Super League

    Venue: Etihad Stadium
    Location: Manchester, England
    Attendance: 17,520

    Women's Super League Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Manchester City 10 +17 27
    2 Chelsea 10 +10 21
    3 Manchester United 10 +11 20
    4 Arsenal 10 +11 19
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    MNC Manchester City (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    31 Ayaka Yamashita (GK)
    27 Rebecca Knaak
    4 Jade Rose
    15 Leila Ouahabi
    18 Kerstin Casparij
    10 Vivianne Miedema
    19 Laura Blindkilde Brown
    25 Yui Hasegawa
    9 Khadija Shaw
    11 Lauren Hemp
    20 Aoba Fujino
    Manchester City Substitutes:
    Codie Thomas, Sydney Lohmann, Khiara Keating, Laura Wienroither, Laura Coombs, Grace Clinton, Amelia Oldroyd, Gracie Prior, Iman Beney.

    MAN Manchester United (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    39 Safia Middleton-Patel (GK)
    17 Dominique Janssen Yellow Card
    4 Maya Le Tissier
    2 Anna Sandberg
    14 Jayde Riviere
    7 Ella Toone
    20 Hinata Miyazawa
    18 Julia Zigiotti Olme
    10 Elisabeth Terland
    11 Leah Galton
    8 Jessica Park
    Manchester United Substitutes:
    Lisa Naalsund, Fridolina Rolfö, Hannah Blundell, Mared Griffiths, Melvine Malard, Gabby George, Kayla Rendell, Rachel Williams, Simi Awujo.

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