MANCHESTER. Manchester City managed to reverse the score against Manchester United. It was Manchester United to score first with a goal from Katie Zelem. Notwithstanding, later Manchester City found the way to turn the tables scoring 3 consecutive goals with Jill Roord (34′), Lauren Hemp (35′) and Khadija Shaw (55′).
The match was played at the Old Trafford stadium in Manchester on Sunday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. The referee was Cheryl Foster. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 11.08 degrees Celsius or 51.94 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 89%.
Match Statistics
- 52 Ball Possession 48
Shots
- 15 Total 17
- 5 On Target 8
- 5 Off Target 5
- 5 Shots blocked 4
- 56 Attack 59
- 32 Dangerous attack 38
- 65 Ball safe 71
- 1 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 9
Fouls
- 11 Total 8
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 1
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Manchester United was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Manchester City that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Manchester City was more aggressive with 38 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Manchester City won the contest.
Manchester United shot 15 times, 5 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Manchester City shot 17 times, 8 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Manchester United received 1 yellow card (Melvine Malard). Regarding the opposition, Manchester City received 2 yellow cards (Alex Greenwood and Laia Aleixandri).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Manchester United will stay with 12 points like Tottenham W to remain in the 4th place. Regarding the opposition, Manchester City will have 13 points to sit in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Women’s Super League, Manchester United will host Chelsea W on the 18th of May with a 6-0 head to head record in favor of Chelsea W (1 draw).
Manchester City will play away agasint Aston Villa W on the 18th of May with a 4-1 head to head stats in favor of Manchester City (1 draw).
Manchester United – Formation
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Manchester United adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Marc Skinner decided to play with the following team: Mary Earps
, Hannah Jayne Blundell , Millie Turner , Maya Le Tissier , Leah Galton , Lisa Fjeldstad Naalsund , Katie Zelem , Melvine Malard , Ella Toone , Nikita Parris and Geyse da Silva .The home team had on the bench: Hayley Ladd, Jayde Riviere
, Gemma Evans, Lucía García , Hinata Miyazawa , Rachel Williams , Safia Middleton-Patel and Phallon Tullis-Joyce.Substitutions
Manchester United made 4 changes: Ella Toone for Hinata Miyazawa (77′), Lisa Fjeldstad Naalsund for Rachel Williams (77′), Melvine Malard for Lucía García (68′) and Nikita Parris for Jayde Riviere (46′).
Best player: Katie Zelem
The most impressive player for Manchester United was Katie Zelem.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 62 passes (73% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 3 crosses.Manchester City – Formation
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Also Manchester City adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Gareth Taylor played with: Khiara Keating
, Laia Aleixandri , Alanna Kennedy , Alex Greenwood , Leila Ouahabi , Jill Roord , Yui Hasegawa , Chloe Kelly , Filippa Angeldahl , Lauren Hemp and Khadija Shaw .These were the players on the bench: Stephanie Houghton
, Laura Coombs , Mary Fowler , Deyna Castellanos, Esme Morgan, Jessica Park, Kerstin Yasmijn Casparij , Sandy MacIver and Julie Blakstad.Substitutions
Manchester City made 4 changes: Khadija Shaw for Kerstin Yasmijn Casparij (75′), Chloe Kelly for Laura Coombs (83′), Yui Hasegawa for Stephanie Houghton (83′) and Lauren Hemp for Mary Fowler (89′).
Best player: Khadija Shaw
The player that probably impressed the most for Manchester City was Khadija Shaw.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 22 passes (73% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 13. He performed 1 cross.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Women’s Super League.
- West Ham – Aston Villa – 2-3
- Manchester United – Manchester City – 1-3
- Leicester – Tottenham – 1-1
- Everton – Bristol City – 2-2
- Brighton – Arsenal – 0-3