Manchester City beats Leicester 4-1 after recovering from a 0-1 deficit

LEICESTER. Manchester City was capable to turn the table before demolishing Leicester.

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Manchester City beats Leicester 4-1 after recovering from a 0-1 deficit

LEICESTER. Manchester City found a way to turn the table before demolishing Leicester. It was Leicester to score first with a goal from J. Sigsworth. However, later Manchester City found the way to turn the table scoring 4 consecutive goals with C. Weir (24′), K. Walsh (37′), L. Hemp (71′) and L. Coombs (83′). Manchester City was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (68%) was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the King Power Stadium stadium in Leicester on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Helen Conley. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 10.7 degrees Celsius or 51.22 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 75%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Leicester W

1 - 4

Team 1

Manchester City W

  • ! 32 Ball Possession 68
Shots
  • 3 Total 19
  • 1 On Target 10
  • 2 Off Target 9
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 35 Attack 57
  • 11 Dangerous attack 37
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 2 Corners 9
Fouls
  • 1 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 2

Ball possession

Manchester City was in firm control of the ball 68% while Leicester was struggling with a 32% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Manchester City has a more offensive attitude with 37 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Manchester City won the match.​

Leicester shot 3 times, 1 on target, 2 off target. Regarding the opposition, Manchester City shot 19 times, 10 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Leicester received 1 yellow card (S. O’Brien). On the opposite side, Manchester City didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

Jessica Sigsworth(goal)
1'
24'
Caroline Weir(goal)
S. Howard- sub ->G. Brougham
34'
37'
Keira Walsh(goal)
S. O’Brien- Yellow
45'
Charlotte Devlin- sub ->S. O’Brien
61'
61'
71'
Lauren Hemp(goal)G. Stanway
Sophie Barker- sub ->P. Bailey-Gayle
75'
77'
Laura Coombs- sub ->C. Weir
81'
83'
Laura Coombs(goal)

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Chelsea W
56
22
Arsenal W
55
22
Manchester City W
47
22
Manchester United W
42
22
Tottenham W
32
22
West Ham W
27
22
Brighton W
26
22
Reading W
25
22
Aston Villa W
21
22
Everton W
20
22
Leicester W
13
22
Leicester City W
3
2
    Birmingham W
    11
    22

    Next matches

    In the next match in the Women’s Super League, Leicester will play away against Brighton W on the 14th of November with a 0-0 head to head statistic.

    Manchester City will host Chelsea W on the 14th of November with a 2-0 head to head in favor of Chelsea W (6 draws).

    Leicester – Formation

    Leicester W
    G
    Kirstie Levell 28.England
    D
    Abbie McManus 5.England
    D
    G. Brougham 6.England
    34'
    M
    A. Plumptre 22.England
    M
    S. Tierney 3.England
    M
    Molly Pike 8.England
    M
    S. O’Brien 27.England
    61' 45'
    F
    Jemma Purfield 23.England
    F
    E. de Graaf 14.Netherlands
    61'
    F
    Jessica Sigsworth 9.England
    Goals1'
    F
    P. Gayle 17.England
    75'
    Substitutes
    J. Camwell 33.England
    G
    Demi Lambourne 1.England
    D
    S. Howard 15.Scotland
    34'
    M
    L. Zajmi 20.Slovenia
    M
    A. Grant 19.Scotland
    M
    C. Devlin 10.England
    61'
    M
    S. Barker 18.England
    75'
    F
    Natasha Flint 7.England
    61'

    The manager Jonathan Morgan decided to play with the following team: K. Levell, J. Purfield, E. de Graaf, A. Plumptre, A. McManus, G. Brougham, S. Tierney, M. Pike, S. O’Brien, J. Sigsworth and P. Bailey-Gayle.

    The home team had on the bench: J. Camwell, L. Zajmi, A. Grant, C. Devlin, S. Howard, S. Barker, N. Flint and D. Lambourne.

    Substitutions

    Leicester made 4 changes: G. Brougham for S. Howard (34′), S. O’Brien for C. Devlin (61′), E. de Graaf for N. Flint (61′) and P. Bailey-Gayle for S. Barker (75′).

    Manchester City – Formation

    Manchester City W
    G
    K. Benameur 34.France
    D
    D. Stokes 3.England
    D
    Alex Greenwood 5.England
    M
    J. Scott 8.England
    M
    Filippa Angeldal 12.Sweden
    M
    K. Walsh 24.England
    Goals37'
    M
    J. Park 16.England
    81'
    F
    C. Weir 19.Scotland
    77' Goals24'
    F
    E. White 18.England
    F
    G. Stanway 10.England
    F
    Lauren Hemp 15.England
    Goals71'
    Substitutes
    G
    G. Piling 31.England
    D
    A. Kennedy 33.Australia
    D
    R. Mace 30.England
    M
    Vicky Losada 17.Spain
    M
    Laura Coombs 7.England
    77' Goals83'
    F
    Hayley Raso 13.Australia
    F
    Janine Beckie 11.Canada
    81'

    On the other side, Gareth Taylor played with: K. Benameur, D. Stokes, A. Greenwood, J. Scott, C. Weir, F. Angeldahl, K. Walsh, E. White, G. Stanway, L. Hemp and J. Park.

    The following players were sitting on the bench: Vicky Losada, A. Kennedy, H. Raso, L. Coombs, R. Mace, J. Beckie and G. Piling.

    Substitutions

    Manchester City made 2 changes: C. Weir for L. Coombs (77′) and J. Park for J. Beckie (81′).

    Results of the day

    These are the results of the day in the Women’s Super League.​