Manchester City demolishes Leicester 4-0 with a superb match

MANCHESTER. Manchester City annihilates Leicester 4-0 with goals of

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Manchester City demolishes Leicester 4-0 with a superb match

MANCHESTER. Manchester City obliterates Leicester 4-0 with goals of C. Weir (16′), L. Hemp (43′), J. Blakstad (45′) and A. Greenwood (63′ pen). Manchester City was definitely better in terms of ball possession (79%) 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 Louise Saunders. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 15.9 degrees Celsius or 60.55 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 43%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Manchester City W

4 - 0

Team 1

Leicester W

  • ! 79 Ball Possession 21
Shots
  • 20 Total 2
  • 8 On Target 1
  • 12 Off Target 1
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 86 Attack 40
  • 59 Dangerous attack 12
  • 25 Ball safe 55
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 0
Fouls
  • 0 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Manchester City had a strong ball possession 79% while Leicester was struggling with a 21% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Manchester City had a more offensive attitude with 59 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Manchester City won the match​.

Manchester City shot 20 times, 8 on target, 12 off target. On the other side, Leicester shot 2 times, 1 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

None of the teams received any yellow card.

Match Timeline

Caroline Weir(goal)C. Kelly
16'
Lauren Hemp(goal)E. White
43'
Julie Blakstad(goal)L. Hemp
45'
Alex Greenwood(penalty)
63'
Khadija Monifa Shaw- sub ->E. White
64'
D. Stokes- sub ->J. Blakstad
64'
Georgia Stanway- sub ->L. Coombs
64'
65'
Sophie Barker- sub ->A. McManus
65'
Connie Scofield- sub ->S. O’Brien
72'
Paige Bailey Gayle- sub ->N. Flint
Filippa Angeldal- sub ->K. Walsh
76'
R. Mace- sub ->A. Greenwood
76'

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, Manchester City will host Brighton W on the 30th of April with a 5-0 head to head stats in favor of Manchester City (1 draw).

    Leicester will host Reading W on the 1st of May with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of Reading W (0 draws).

    Manchester City – Formation

    The manager Gareth Taylor decided to play with the following team: .

    Substitutions

    Manchester City made 5 changes: E. White for K. Shaw (64′), J. Blakstad for D. Stokes (64′), L. Coombs for G. Stanway (64′), K. Walsh for F. Angeldahl (76′) and A. Greenwood for R. Mace (76′).

    Leicester – Formation

    Lydia Bedford played with: .

    Substitutions

    Leicester made 3 changes: A. McManus for S. Barker (65′), S. O’Brien for C. Scofield (65′) and N. Flint for P. Bailey-Gayle (72′).

    Results of the day

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