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Chloe Kelly's extremity was his archetypal successful the league since past MayChloe Kelly scored her archetypal Women's Super League extremity of the play arsenic Manchester City bushed bottommost broadside Leicester City to determination up to third.
WSL apical scorer Bunny Shaw's 61st-minute looping header - her 10th league extremity of the play - enactment Gareth Taylor's broadside successful front.
Kelly's superb onslaught made definite of the points 13 minutes later.
The England guardant chopped successful from the close earlier arrowing a debased left-footed onslaught into the acold corner.
It took an inspired show from Leicester goalkeeper Janina Leitzig to support the hosts level for arsenic agelong arsenic they were but she had nary accidental with either goal.
The Bayern Munich loanee made a WSL grounds 18 saves successful the match, including six successful the opening 20 minutes arsenic the visitors created chances astir astatine volition aboriginal on.
Shaw, Kelly, Denya Castellanos and the awesome Lauren Hemp were each denied by Leitzig.
Chances were highly scarce for Willie Kirk's side, but they did person a glorious accidental to spell successful beforehand conscionable 5 minutes into the game, erstwhile Hannah Cain's close-range header was parried to information by keeper Ellie Roebuck.
While Manchester City determination a constituent up of Arsenal, albeit having played 2 games more, Leicester stay 4 points from information astatine the ft of the table.
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Line-ups
Leicester City Women
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 33Leitzig
- 4Bott
- 15HowardSubstituted forGreenat 71'minutes
- 22PlumptreBooked astatine 52mins
- 2NevinSubstituted forPurfieldat 81'minutes
- 3TierneySubstituted forSimonat 90+3'minutes
- 6Eaton-CollinsSubstituted forSmithat 84'minutes
- 16JonesSubstituted forPikeat 81'minutes
- 10Whelan
- 20GoodwinSubstituted forBakerat 70'minutes
- 21Cain
Substitutes
- 1Lambourne
- 8Pike
- 13Simon
- 14Green
- 23Purfield
- 28Levell
- 32Baker
- 34Smith
Man City Women
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Roebuck
- 2Casparij
- 6Houghton
- 5GreenwoodSubstituted forOuahabiat 84'minutes
- 4Aleixandri
- 25Hasegawa
- 12Angeldahl
- 9KellySubstituted forRasoat 79'minutes
- 10CastellanosSubstituted forCoombsat 45'minutes
- 11HempSubstituted forBlakstadat 84'minutes
- 21ShawSubstituted forFowlerat 79'minutes
Substitutes
- 7Coombs
- 8Fowler
- 13Raso
- 15Ouahabi
- 22MacIver
- 41Blakstad
Live Text
Match ends, Leicester City Women 0, Manchester City Women 2.
Second Half ends, Leicester City Women 0, Manchester City Women 2.
Attempt missed. Mackenzie Smith (Leicester City Women) with an effort from the centre of the container misses to the left. Assisted by Jemma Purfield with a transverse pursuing a corner.
Corner, Leicester City Women. Conceded by Ellie Roebuck.
Attempt saved. Hannah Cain (Leicester City Women) close footed changeable from extracurricular the container is saved successful the bottommost close corner. Assisted by Molly Pike.
Hayley Raso (Manchester City Women) wins a escaped footwear successful the attacking half.
Foul by Catherine Bott (Leicester City Women).
Attempt blocked. Mary Fowler (Manchester City Women) near footed changeable from extracurricular the container is blocked.
Substitution, Leicester City Women. Erin Simon replaces Sam Tierney due to the fact that of an injury.
Offside, Manchester City Women. Stephanie Houghton tries a done ball, but Julie Blakstad is caught offside.
Delay over. They are acceptable to continue.
Delay successful lucifer due to the fact that of an wounded Sam Tierney (Leicester City Women).
Offside, Leicester City Women. Jemma Purfield tries a done ball, but Hannah Cain is caught offside.
Offside, Manchester City Women. Stephanie Houghton tries a done ball, but Julie Blakstad is caught offside.
Attempt blocked. Julie Blakstad (Manchester City Women) close footed changeable from the centre of the container is blocked. Assisted by Hayley Raso with a cross.
Substitution, Leicester City Women. Mackenzie Smith replaces Georgia Eaton-Collins.
Substitution, Manchester City Women. Julie Blakstad replaces Lauren Hemp.
Substitution, Manchester City Women. Leila Ouahabi replaces Alex Greenwood.
Attempt saved. Filippa Angeldahl (Manchester City Women) close footed changeable from extracurricular the container is saved successful the apical near corner. Assisted by Laia Aleixandri.
Attempt saved. Laura Coombs (Manchester City Women) close footed changeable from the centre of the container is saved successful the apical near corner. Assisted by Lauren Hemp.
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