LEICESTER. Manchester City beats Leicester with a 2-0 win with a goal from K. Shaw (62′) and a goal from C. Kelly (74′). Manchester City was much superior in terms of ball possession (72%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the King Power Stadium stadium in Leicester on Saturday and it started at 11:30 am local time. The referee was Amy Fearn. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9.4 degrees Celsius or 48.87 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 74%.
Match Statistics
- ! 28 Ball Possession 72
Shots
- 2 Total 28
- 1 On Target 12
- 1 Off Target 16
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 42 Attack 133
- 21 Dangerous attack 92
- 60 Ball safe 91
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 9
Fouls
- 1 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 6 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Manchester City had a strong ball possession 72% while Leicester was struggling with a 28% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Manchester City was more aggressive with 92 dangerous attacks and 28 shots of which 12 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Manchester City won the match.
Leicester shot 2 times, 1 on target, 1 off target. Talking about the opposition, Manchester City shot 28 times, 12 on target, 16 off target.
Cards
Leicester received 1 yellow card (A. Plumptre). On the other side, Manchester City didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
Next matches
In the next match in the Women’s Super League, Leicester will play away against Brighton W on the 28th of May with a 2-1 head to head stats in favor of Leicester (0 draws).
Manchester City will host Everton W on the 28th of May with a 11-0 head to head statistic in favor of Manchester City (0 draws).
Leicester – Formation
Leicester W
71'
52'
The manager Willie Kirk decided to play with the following team: Janina Leitzig, Sophie Howard, Catherine Joan Bott, Ashleigh Plumptre, Samantha Tierney, Georgia Eaton-Collins, Courtney Nevin, Aileen Whelan, Carrie Jones, Hannah Cain and Missy Goodwin.
The home team had on the bench: Kirstie Levell, Josie Green, Jemma Elizabeth Purfield, Demi Lambourne, Molly Pike, Mackenzie Smith, Ava Baker and Erin Simon.
Substitutions
Leicester made 6 changes: M. Goodwin for Ava Baker (70′), S. Howard for Josie Green (71′), C. Nevin for Jemma Purfield (81′), C. Jones for Molly Pike (81′), Georgia Eaton-Collins for Mackenzie Smith (84′) and S. Tierney for Erin Simon (90′).
Manchester City – Formation
Manchester City W
62'
Gareth Taylor played with: Ellie Roebuck, Stephanie Houghton, Alex Greenwood, Laia Aleixandri López, Kerstin Casparij, Filippa Angeldal, Yui Hasegawa, Khadija Monifa Shaw, Chloe Kelly, Deyna Cristina Castellanos Naujenis and Lauren Hemp.
They had on the bench: Hayley Raso, Mary Fowler, Laura Coombs, Leila Ouahabi El Ouahabi, Julie Blakstad and Alexandra MacIver.
Substitutions
Manchester City made 5 changes: D. Castellanos for Laura Coombs (46′), Khadija Shaw for Mary Fowler (81′), C. Kelly for Hayley Raso (81′), A. Greenwood for Leila Ouahabi (84′) and L. Hemp for Julie Blakstad (84′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Women’s Super League.
- Leicester – Manchester City – 0-2
- Aston Villa – Brighton – 1-1
