MANCHESTER. Manchester City conquered Tottenham 3-1 thanks to K. Shaw who scored in the 45th, 47th and 83rd minute. It was Tottenham to score first with a goal from C. Bizet. However, later Manchester City found the way to turn the tables scoring 3 consecutive goals with K. Shaw (45′), K. Shaw (47′) and K. Shaw (83′). Manchester City was decisively better in terms of ball possession (66%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Academy Stadium stadium in Manchester on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Abigail Byrne. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 6.7 degrees Celsius or 44.13 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 64%.
Match Statistics
- ! 66 Ball Possession 34
Shots
- 15 Total 6
- 8 On Target 2
- 7 Off Target 4
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 114 Attack 42
- 109 Dangerous attack 19
- 62 Ball safe 73
- 1 Penalties 0
- 14 Corners 0
- 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 8 Total 16
- 3 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Manchester City was in firm control of the ball 66% while Tottenham was struggling with a 34% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Manchester City was more aggressive with 109 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Manchester City won the match.
Manchester City shot 15 times, 8 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Tottenham shot 6 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Manchester City received 3 yellow cards (Laia Aleixandri, S. Houghton and A. Greenwood). Regarding the opposition, Tottenham received 1 yellow card (D. Spence).
Match Timeline
Standings
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 record in favor of Manchester City (0 draws).
Tottenham will play away agasint West Ham W on the 28th of May with a 3-2 head to head in favor of Tottenham (2 draws).
Manchester City – Formation
Manchester City W
85'
73'
45', 47', 83'
The manager Gareth Taylor decided to play with the following team: Ellie Roebuck, Stephanie Houghton, Alex Greenwood, Leila Ouahabi El Ouahabi, Laia Aleixandri López, Laura Coombs, Filippa Angeldal, Yui Hasegawa, Khadija Monifa Shaw, Chloe Kelly and Lauren Hemp.
The home team had on the bench: Jemima Dahou, Julie Blakstad, Demi Stokes, Alexandra MacIver, Mary Fowler, Deyna Cristina Castellanos Naujenis, Esme Beth Morgan and Kerstin Casparij.
Substitutions
Manchester City made 5 changes: L. Hemp for Julie Blakstad (84′), L. Coombs for Deyna Castellanos Naujenis (84′), S. Houghton for Esme Morgan (85′), Leila Ouahabi for Demi Stokes (89′) and K. Shaw for Mary Fowler (89′).
Tottenham – Formation
Tottenham W
Rehanne Skinner played with: Tinja-Riikka Korpela, Kerys Harrop, Amy Turner, Molly Bartrip, Ashleigh Neville, Drew Spence, Mana Iwabuchi, Angharad James, Rosella Ayane, Celin Ildhusøy and Nikola Karczewska.
They had on the bench: So-Hyun Cho, Rebecca Leigh Spencer, Lenna Gunning-Williams, Ella Houghton, Kit Graham, Asmita Ale and Chioma Ubogagu.
Substitutions
Tottenham made 3 changes: R. Ayane for Kit Graham (63′), D. Spence for Cho So-Hyun (84′) and N. Karczewska for Lenna Gunning-Williams (90′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Women’s Super League.
- Reading – West Ham – 2-1
- Manchester United – Leicester – 5-1
- Manchester City – Tottenham – 3-1
- Everton – Aston Villa – 0-2
