MANCHESTER. Manchester City defeats Leicester with a 2-0 win with a goal from L. Hemp (82′) and a goal from C. Kelly (85′). Manchester City was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (65%) 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 1:00 pm local time. The referee was Lisa Benn. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was cold at 12.53 degrees Celsius or 54.55 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 74%.
Match Statistics
- ! 65 Ball Possession 35
Shots
- 16 Total 1
- 9 On Target 0
- 5 Off Target 1
- 2 Shots blocked 0
- 98 Attack 49
- 58 Dangerous attack 23
- 39 Ball safe 63
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 1
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 6 Total 14
- 0 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Manchester City had a strong ball possession 65% while Leicester was struggling with a 35% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Manchester City had a more offensive attitude with 58 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Manchester City won the match.
Manchester City shot 16 times, 9 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Leicester shot 1 times, 0 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Manchester City didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Leicester received 4 yellow cards (Saori Takarada, Sophie Howard, Courtney Nevin and Shannon O’Brien).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Manchester City has 31 points to remain in the 2nd place. Regarding the opposition, Leicester will stays with 13 points like Aston Villa W to hold in the 7th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Women’s Super League, Manchester City will play away against Chelsea W on the 18th of February with a 5-1 head to head statistic in favor of Chelsea W (7 draws).
Leicester will host Bristol City W on the 18th of February with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of Leicester (0 draws).
Manchester City – Formation
Manchester City W
77'
85'
Manchester City adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Gareth Taylor decided to play with the following team: Khiara Keating , Kerstin Yasmijn Casparij , Laia Aleixandri , Alex Greenwood , Leila Ouahabi , Filippa Angeldahl , Yui Hasegawa , Laura Coombs , Chloe Kelly , Khadija Shaw and Lauren Hemp .
The home team had on the bench: Demi Stokes, Mary Fowler , Esme Morgan, Jessica Park , Laura Blindkilde, Sandy MacIver, Ruby Mace and Alanna Kennedy.
Substitutions
Manchester City made 3 changes: Filippa Angeldahl for Jessica Park (63′), Laura Coombs for Mary Fowler (77′) and Chloe Kelly for Laura Blindkilde (90′).
Player of the match: Chloe Kelly
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Manchester City was Chloe Kelly.
His rating is with 1 goal, 34 passes (82% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 14. He performed 15 crosses.
Leicester – Formation
Leicester W
9'
Also Leicester adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Willie Kirk played with: Lize Kop , Catherine Bott , Janice Cayman , Sophie Howard , Julie Thibaud , Courtney Nevin , Yuka Momiki , Saori Takarada , Samantha Tierney , Jutta Rantala and Shannon O’Brien .
These were the players on the bench: Janina Leitzig, Aimee Palmer, Deanne Rose , Aileen Whelan , Asmita Ale, Emilia Pelgander , Remy Siemsen , Missy Goodwin and Ava Baker.
Substitutions
Leicester made 5 changes: Courtney Nevin for Remy Siemsen (46′), Jutta Rantala for Missy Goodwin (88′), Saori Takarada for Emilia Pelgander (88′), Shannon O’Brien for Deanne Rose (67′) and Yuka Momiki for Aileen Whelan (78′).
Player of the match: Lize Kop
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Leicester was the goalkeeper: Lize Kop. His rating is 8.36. He performed 7 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Women’s Super League.
- West Ham – Arsenal – 2-1
- Manchester United – Brighton – 2-0
- Manchester City – Leicester – 2-0
- Liverpool – Tottenham – 1-1
- Chelsea – Everton – 3-0
