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MANCHESTER. Manchester City bested Arsenal to win 2-1. It was Manchester City to strike first with an early goal of L. Hemp at the 4′. Then C. Kelly scored again for Manchester City in the 43′ minute. Eventually, Rafaelle reduced the distance for Arsenal (59′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.
The match was played at the Academy Stadium stadium in Manchester on Saturday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. The referee was Rebecca Welch. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9.5 degrees Celsius or 49.17 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 75%.
Match Statistics
- 52 Ball Possession 48
Shots
- 2 Total 1
- 2 On Target 1
- 0 Off Target 0
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 9 Corners 2
Fouls
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 1 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Manchester City was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Arsenal that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Manchester City was putting more pressure with 0 dangerous attacks and 2 shots of which 2 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Manchester City won the match.
Manchester City shot 2 times, 2 on target, 0 off target. Talking about the opposition, Arsenal shot 1 times, 1 on target, 0 off target.
Cards
Manchester City received 2 yellow cards (A. Greenwood and L. Hemp). Talking about the opposition, Arsenal received 2 yellow cards (K. McCabe and N. Maritz).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Manchester City has 29 points to occupy the 3rd place in the table. On the opposite side, Arsenal stays with 26 points (4th).
Next matches
In the next match in the Women’s Super League, Manchester City will host Everton W on the 28th of May with a 11-0 head to head stats in favor of Manchester City (0 draws).
Arsenal will host Aston Villa W on the 28th of May with a 4-0 head to head record in favor of Arsenal (1 draw).
Manchester City – Formation
Manchester City W
56'
90'
43'
The manager Gareth Taylor decided to play with the following team: Ellie Roebuck, Stephanie Houghton, Alex Greenwood, Laia Aleixandri López, Kerstin Casparij, Laura Coombs, Filippa Angeldal, Yui Hasegawa, Khadija Monifa Shaw, Chloe Kelly and Lauren Hemp.
The home team had on the bench: Julie Blakstad, Mary Fowler, Hayley Raso, Deyna Cristina Castellanos Naujenis, Alexandra MacIver and Leila Ouahabi El Ouahabi.
Substitutions
Manchester City made only 1 change substituting C. Kelly for Hayley Raso (90′).
Arsenal – Formation
Arsenal W
Jonas Eidevall played with: Manuela Zinsberger, Steph Catley, Rafaelle Leone Carvalho Souza, Noelle Maritz, Leah Williamson, Carlotte Wubben-Moy, Kim Little, Frida Leonhardsen Maanum, Victoria Pelova, Caitlin Foord and Stina Blackstenius.
These were the players on the bench: Laura Wienroither, Jennifer Beattie, Giovana Queiroz, Katie McCabe, Lia Wälti, Kathrine Møller Kühl, Lina Hurtig, Sabrina D’Angelo and Kaylan Marckese.
Substitutions
Arsenal made 5 changes: C. Foord for Katie McCabe (46′), L. Wubben-Moy for Lia Wälti (46′), V. Pelova for Kathrine Kühl (69′), N. Maritz for Laura Wienroither (81′) and S. Blackstenius for Giovana Queiroz (81′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Women’s Super League.
