Liverpool defeats Manchester City 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

BIRKENHEAD. Liverpool bested Manchester City to win 2-1.

May 8, 2023

BIRKENHEAD. Liverpool defeated Manchester City to win 2-1. It was Liverpool to strike first with a goal of N. Dowie at the 16′. Then it was a goal in the 28′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, M. Kearns gave the win to Liverpool in the 47′ minute with a goal. Manchester City was much better in terms of ball possession (68%).

The match was played at the Prenton Park stadium in Birkenhead on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Jane Simms. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 17.9 degrees Celsius or 64.17 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 66%.

Match Statistics

Liverpool W

2 - 1

Manchester City W

! 32 Ball Possession 68

Shots

8 Total 11
5 On Target 3
3 Off Target 8
0 Shots blocked 0

52 Attack 73
34 Dangerous attack 46
0 Ball safe 0

0 Penalties 0
3 Corners 11
2 Off Sides 1

Fouls

6 Total 8
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

3 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Manchester City had a superior ball possession 68% while Liverpool was struggling with a 32% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Manchester City was more pushing with 46 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 3 were on target. Anyhow, Liverpool managed to find the solution to win this match.

Liverpool shot 8 times, 5 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Manchester City shot 11 times, 3 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Liverpool received 1 yellow card (C. Holland). Talking about the opposition, Manchester City received 2 yellow cards (E. Roebuck and C. Kelly).

Match Timeline

Natasha Dowie(goal)

16'

28'

Lauren Hemp(goal)C. Kelly

C. Holland- Yellow

45'

M. Kearns(goal)

47'

S. van de Sanden- sub ->N. Dowie

50'

62'

Deyna Castellanos- sub ->F. Angeldahl

62'

Hayley Raso- sub ->K. Casparij

74'

E. Roebuck- Yellow

77'

90'

Leila Ouahabi- sub ->L. Hemp

90'

Chloe Kelly- Yellow

S. Lundgaard- sub ->K. Stengel

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

Next matches

In the next match in the Women’s Super League, Liverpool will host Manchester United W on the 27th of May with a 2-0 head to head record in favor of Manchester United W (0 draws).

Manchester City will host Everton W on the 27th of May with a 11-0 head to head in favor of Manchester City (0 draws).

Liverpool – Formation

Liverpool W

Faye Kirby 22.England

G. Bonner 23.England

E. Koivisto 2.Finland

J. Matthews 6.England

T. Hinds 12.England

Rhiannon Roberts 4.Wales

NAGANO Fuka 8.Japan

C. Holland 18.Wales

45'

M. Kearns 7.England

77'

47'

Natasha Dowie 29.England

50'

16'

K. Stengel 24.United States

90'

Substitutes

Eartha Cumings 21.Scotland

R. Laws 1.England

N. Fahey 5.Republic of Ireland

Leigh-Anne Robe 3.England

M. Taylor 35.England

77'

Carla Humphrey 17.England

S. Lundgaard 15.Denmark

90'

S. van de Sanden 19.Netherlands

50'

L. Kiernan 9.Republic of Ireland

The manager Matt Beard decided to play with the following team: Faye Kirby, Gemma Bonner, Emma Koivisto, Jaz Matthews, Taylor Hinds, Rhiannon Roberts, Fuka Nagano, Ceri Holland, Missy Bo Kearns, Natasha Dowie and Katie Stengel.

The home team had on the bench: Shanice van de Sanden, Miriael Taylor, Carla Humphrey, Sofie Lundgaard, Leanne Kiernan, Niamh Fahey, Eartha Cumings, Leigh-Anne Robe and Rachael Laws.

Substitutions

Liverpool made 3 changes: N. Dowie for Shanice van de Sanden (50′), M. Kearns for Miriael Taylor (77′) and K. Stengel for Sofie Lundgaard (90′).

Manchester City – Formation

Manchester City W

E. Roebuck 1.England

74'

S. Houghton 6.England

Alex Greenwood 5.England

Kerstin Casparij 2.Netherlands

62'

Esme Beth Morgan 14.England

Laura Coombs 7.England

Filippa Angeldal 12.Sweden

62'

Yui Hasegawa 25.Japan

Khadija Monifa Shaw 21.Jamaica

Chloe Kelly 9.England

90'

Lauren Hemp 11.England

90'

28'

Substitutes

K. Keating 35.England

Leila Ouahabi 15.Spain

90'

D. Stokes 3.England

Jemima Dahou 42.England

Deyna Castellanos 10.Venezuela

62'

Hayley Raso 13.Australia

62'

Gareth Taylor played with: Ellie Roebuck, Stephanie Houghton, Alex Greenwood, Kerstin Casparij, Esme Beth Morgan, Laura Coombs, Filippa Angeldal, Yui Hasegawa, Khadija Monifa Shaw, Chloe Kelly and Lauren Hemp.

The following players were sitting on the bench: Jemima Dahou, Khiara Keating, Deyna Cristina Castellanos Naujenis, Leila Ouahabi El Ouahabi, Demi Stokes and Hayley Raso.

Substitutions

Manchester City made 3 changes: F. Angeldahl for Deyna Castellanos Naujenis (62′), K. Casparij for Hayley Raso (62′) and L. Hemp for Leila Ouahabi (90′).