Manchester City overcomes Tottenham 2-0 on Sunday

LONDON. Manchester City tops Tottenham with a 2-0 win with an own goal from A. Turner (9') and a goal from K. Shaw (51').

Manchester City overcomes Tottenham 2-0 on Sunday

LONDON. Manchester City conquers Tottenham with a 2-0 win with an own goal from A. Turner (9′) and a goal from K. Shaw (51′). Manchester City was surely better in terms of ball possession (67%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium stadium in London on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Melissa Burgin. The weather was light rain. The temperature was quite cold at 1.21 degrees Celsius or 34.18 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 88%.​

Match Statistics​

  • ! 33 Ball Possession 67
Shots
  • 5 Total 12
  • 2 On Target 4
  • 3 Off Target 4
  • 0 Shots blocked 4
  • 43 Attack 116
  • 11 Dangerous attack 43
  • 40 Ball safe 51
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 0 Corners 10
Fouls
  • 10 Total 6
  • 2 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 2

Ball possession

Manchester City had a superior ball possession 67% while Tottenham was struggling with a 33% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Manchester City was putting more pressure with 43 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Manchester City won the match.​

Tottenham shot 5 times, 2 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Manchester City shot 12 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Tottenham received 2 yellow cards (Olga Ahtinen and Eveliina Summanen). On the other side, Manchester City didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

A. James-Turner(own-goal)
9'
E. Summanen- Yellow
45'
51'
Khadija Monifa Shaw(goal)Lauren Hemp
J. Naz- sub ->Martha Thomas
63'
Wang Shuang- sub ->Grace Clinton
63'
O. Ahtinen- Yellow
70'
R. Petzelberger- sub ->Charlotte Grant
76'
79'
M. Fowler- sub ->Khadija Shaw
79'
J. Park- sub ->Laura Coombs
Rosella Ayane- sub ->Bethany England
90'
M. Vinberg- sub ->Celin Bizet Ildhusøy
90'

Standings

After playing this match, Tottenham stays with 18 points like Liverpool W to remain in the 6th place. On the other side, Manchester City will has 28 points like Arsenal W to sit in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Women’s Super League, Tottenham will play away with Liverpool W on the 4th of February with a 2-1 head to head in favor of Tottenham (1 draw).

Manchester City will host Leicester W on the 4th of February with a 5-0 head to head record in favor of Manchester City (0 draws).

Tottenham – Formation

Tottenham W
G
B. Votíková 1.Czech Republic
6.4
D
C. Grant 2.Australia
6.4
76'
D
A. James-Turner 4.England
6.3
D
M. Bartrip 5.England
7.3
D
A. Nildén 6.Sweden
5.8
M
G. Clinton 8.England
7.0
63'
M
C. Bizet Ildhusøy 14.Norway
7.0
90'
M
O. Ahtinen 20.Finland
7.1
70'
M
E. Summanen 25.Finland
6.6
45'
F
B. England 9.England
7.0
90'
F
M. Thomas 17.Scotland
6.6
63'
Substitutes
G
Rebecca 22.Jamaica
D
L. Bühler 21.Switzerland
M
R. Petzelberger 11.Germany
7.0
76'
M
M. Vinberg 13.Sweden
90'
M
Wang Shuang 77.China
7.1
63'
F
J. Naz 7.England
6.8
63'
F
E. Brazil 10.England
F
K. Graham 16.England
F
Rosella Ayane 23.Morocco
90'

Tottenham started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Robert Vilahamn decided to play with the following team: Barbora Votíková (6.4), Charlotte Grant (6.4), Amy Turner (6.3), Molly Bartrip (7.3), Amanda Nildén (5.8), Celin Bizet Ildhusøy (7.0), Olga Ahtinen (7.1), Eveliina Summanen (6.6), Grace Clinton (7.0), Bethany England (7.0) and Martha Thomas (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Jessica Naz (6.8), Ellie Brazil, Ramona Petzelberger (7.0), Matilda Vinberg, Kit Graham, Luana Bühler, Rebecca Spencer, Rosella Ayane and Shuang Wang (7.1).

Tottenham could not rely on the presence of Jessica Naz (injured).

Substitutions

Tottenham made 5 changes: Martha Thomas for Jessica Naz (63′), Grace Clinton for Shuang Wang (63′), Charlotte Grant for Ramona Petzelberger (76′), Celin Bizet Ildhusøy for Matilda Vinberg (90′) and Bethany England for Rosella Ayane (90′).

Player of the match: Molly Bartrip​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Tottenham was Molly Bartrip.

His rating is 7.3 with 61 passes (92% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 6.

Manchester City – Formation

Manchester City W
G
K. Keating 35.England
7.5
D
Laia Aleixandri 4.Spain
7.3
D
Alex Greenwood 5.England
8.9
D
Leila Ouahabi 15.Spain
7.5
D
Kerstin Casparij 18.Netherlands
7.3
M
Laura Coombs 7.England
7.1
79'
M
Filippa Angeldal 12.Sweden
7.0
M
Yui Hasegawa 25.Japan
7.9
F
Chloe Kelly 9.England
8.1
F
Lauren Hemp 11.England
7.7
F
Khadija Monifa Shaw 21.Jamaica
7.3
79' Goals51'
Substitutes
G
S. MacIver 22.Scotland
D
D. Stokes 3.England
D
S. Houghton 6.England
D
Esme Beth Morgan 14.England
D
R. Mace 30.England
D
A. Kennedy 33.Australia
F
M. Fowler 8.Australia
6.8
79'
F
J. Park 16.England
7.0
79'

Manchester City started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Gareth Taylor played with: Khiara Keating (7.5), Kerstin Yasmijn Casparij (7.3), Laia Aleixandri (7.3), Alex Greenwood (8.9), Leila Ouahabi (7.5), Filippa Angeldahl (7.0), Yui Hasegawa (7.9), Laura Coombs (7.1), Chloe Kelly (8.1), Khadija Shaw (7.3) and Lauren Hemp (7.7).

These were the players on the bench: Demi Stokes, Stephanie Houghton, Mary Fowler (6.8), Esme Morgan, Jessica Park (7.0), Sandy MacIver, Ruby Mace and Alanna Kennedy.

Substitutions

Manchester City made 2 changes: Khadija Shaw for Mary Fowler (79′) and Laura Coombs for Jessica Park (79′).

Player of the match: Alex Greenwood​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Manchester City was Alex Greenwood even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is 8.9 with 146 passes (94% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 6 duels out of 7. He performed 5 crosses.

Results of the day

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