Manchester City destroys Leicester 4-0 showing huge dominance. HIGHLIGHTS

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

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Luke Meyer
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Manchester City destroys Leicester 4-0 showing huge dominance. HIGHLIGHTS

MANCHESTER. Manchester City estinguishes Leicester 4-0 with goals of K. Shaw (24′), L. Hemp (72′), K. Shaw (79′) and Y. Hasegawa (88′). Manchester City was surely better in terms of ball possession (75%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

A. Greenwood missed a penalty (78′) for Manchester City.​

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 Farai Hallam. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 13.3 degrees Celsius or 55.9 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 61%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Manchester City W

4 - 0

Team 1

Leicester W

  • ! 75 Ball Possession 25
Shots
  • 26 Total 4
  • 5 On Target 0
  • 21 Off Target 4
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 217 Attack 86
  • 139 Dangerous attack 34
  • 122 Ball safe​ 87
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 8 Corners 1
Fouls
  • 1 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Manchester City had a superior ball possession 75% while Leicester was struggling with a 25% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Manchester City had a more offensive attitude with 139 dangerous attacks and 26 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Manchester City won the match​.

Manchester City shot 26 times, 5 on target, 21 off target. On the other side, Leicester shot 4 times, 0 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Manchester City received 1 yellow card (A. Greenwood). On the other side, Leicester received 1 yellow card (S. O’Brien).

Match Timeline

Khadija Shaw(goal)L. Hemp
24'
39'
Shannon O’Brien- Yellow
Alex Greenwood- Yellow
42'
57'
Molly Pike- sub ->J. Purfield
57'
Missy Goodwin- sub ->C. Jones
69'
Natasha Flint- sub ->J. Green
Lauren Hemp(goal)C. Kelly
72'
Hayley Raso- sub ->C. Kelly
73'
Alex Greenwood- missed penalty
78'
Khadija Shaw(goal)
79'
Leila Ouahabi- sub ->Laia Aleixandri
80'
Filippa Angeldal- sub ->D. Castellanos
80'
Stephanie Houghton- sub ->A. Greenwood
82'
Julie Blakstad- sub ->L. Hemp
82'
Yui Hasegawa(goal)K. Casparij
88'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Chelsea W
37
14
Manchester United W
35
15
Manchester City W
35
15
Arsenal W
32
14
Aston Villa W
26
15
Everton W
20
14
West Ham W
16
15
Liverpool W
14
14
Tottenham W
12
15
Reading W
10
15
Brighton W
8
13
Leicester W
7
15

Next matches

In the next match in the Women’s Super League, Manchester City will host Everton W on the 28th of May with a 10-0 head to head in favor of Manchester City (0 draws).

Leicester will play away agasint Brighton W on the 28th of May with a 1-1 head to head record.

Manchester City – Formation

Manchester City W
G
Ellie Roebuck 1.England
D
Alex Greenwood 5.England
82' 42'
D
Laia Aleixandri 4.Spain
80'
D
Esme Morgan 14.England
M
Kerstin Casparij 2.Netherlands
M
Laura Coombs 7.England
M
Yui Hasegawa 25.Japan
Goals88'
M
Khadija Shaw 21.Jamaica
Goals24', 79'
F
Chloe Kelly 9.England
73'
F
Deyna Castellanos Naujenis 10.Venezuela
80'
F
Lauren Hemp 11.England
82' Goals72'
Substitutes
G
Alexandra MacIver 22.England
D
Stephanie Houghton 6.England
82'
D
Leila Ouahabi 15.Spain
80'
D
Demi Stokes 3.England
M
Julie Blakstad 41.Norway
82'
M
Filippa Angeldal 12.Sweden
80'
M
Vicky Losada 17.Spain
F
Hayley Raso 13.Australia
73'
F
Mary Fowler 8.Australia

The manager Gareth Taylor decided to play with the following team: Ellie Roebuck, Alex Greenwood, Laia Aleixandri López, Kerstin Casparij, Esme Beth Morgan, Laura Coombs, Yui Hasegawa, Khadija Monifa Shaw, Chloe Kelly, Deyna Cristina Castellanos Naujenis and Lauren Hemp.

The home team had on the bench: Stephanie Houghton, Leila Ouahabi El Ouahabi, Hayley Raso, Julie Blakstad, Demi Stokes, Alexandra MacIver, Mary Fowler, Filippa Angeldal and María Victoria Losada Gómez.

Substitutions

Manchester City made 5 changes: C. Kelly for H. Raso (73′), Laia Aleixandri for Leila Ouahabi (80′), D. Castellanos for F. Angeldahl (80′), A. Greenwood for S. Houghton (82′) and L. Hemp for J. Blakstad (82′).

Leicester – Formation

Leicester W
G
Kirstie Levell 28.England
D
Sophie Howard 15.Scotland
D
Catherine Bott 4.New Zealand
D
Erin Simon 13.USA
M
A. Plumptre 22.England
M
Samantha Tierney 3.England
M
Josie Green 14.Wales
69'
M
Shannon O’Brien 27.England
39'
F
Jemma Purfield 23.England
57'
F
Aileen Whelan 10.England
F
Carrie Jones 16.Wales
57'
Substitutes
E. Jones 12.England
G
Sophia Poor 35.England
D
Abbie McManus 5.England
M
Molly Pike 8.England
57'
M
Connie Scofield 44.England
M
Missy Goodwin 20.England
57'
M
D. Vance 2.Northern Ireland
F
Natasha Flint 7.England
69'

Lydia Bedford played with: Kirstie Levell, Sophie Howard, Jemma Elizabeth Purfield, Catherine Joan Bott, Ashleigh Plumptre, Samantha Tierney, Erin Simon, Josie Green, Aileen Whelan, Carrie Jones and Shannon O’Brien.

These were the players on the bench: Molly Pike, Connie Scofield, Sophia Poor, Missy Goodwin, Ellen Jones, Abbie McManus, Demi Vance and Natasha Jane Flint.

Substitutions

Leicester made 3 changes: J. Purfield for M. Pike (57′), C. Jones for M. Goodwin (57′) and J. Green for N. Flint (69′).

Results of the day

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