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

Shaw scores 92nd-minute winner for Man City

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 Timeline

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

MNC		LIV
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 Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Chelsea	10	+25	28
2	Manchester City	10	+13	22
3	Arsenal	10	+15	21
4	Manchester United	10	+13	21

Full Table

Line-Ups

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
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.

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	Jess 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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