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Last updated connected 6 minutes ago.From the conception Women's Football
Manchester City were rampant successful the archetypal fractional arsenic they dispatched BrightonManchester City kept up the unit connected the apical 3 successful the Women's Super League with a comfy location triumph implicit Brighton.
All 3 goals for the hosts came wrong the archetypal 26 minutes arsenic Gareth Taylor's fourth-placed broadside made a blistering commencement astatine the Academy Stadium.
City were imperious successful the archetypal fractional with England guardant Chloe Kelly astatine the bosom of everything.
Kelly's in-swinging country led to the opening extremity arsenic Brighton goalkeeper Megan Walsh fumbled a regularisation instrumentality and the shot went successful disconnected Seagulls' midfielder Veatriki Sarri successful the 11th minute.
Julie Blakstad doubled the pb 8 minutes aboriginal with a superb diving header to divert Kelly's left-footed cross-cum-shot into the bottommost corner.
Then, with Brighton reeling, Laura Coombs added a 3rd connected 26 minutes with a fierce onslaught from 20 yards retired that gave Walsh nary chance.
City could person added to their pb earlier the interruption and would person done were it not for a good prevention from Walsh to contradict Coombs successful stoppage time, portion Deyna Castellanos deed the station aboriginal successful the 2nd half.
Brighton were overmuch improved aft the restart, though, and were rewarded for their efforts by Lee Geum-min's scrambled consolation successful the last minute.
Victory took City backmost to wrong 3 points of Manchester United and Arsenal successful 2nd and 3rd place, portion Brighton driblet to 2nd bottom.
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Line-ups
Man City Women
Formation 4-3-3
- 1Roebuck
- 2CasparijSubstituted forMorganat 61'minutesBooked astatine 90mins
- 4Aleixandri
- 5Greenwood
- 15OuahabiBooked astatine 52mins
- 25Hasegawa
- 10CastellanosSubstituted forMaceat 73'minutes
- 7CoombsSubstituted forAngeldahlat 45'minutes
- 9KellySubstituted forRasoat 61'minutes
- 21Shaw
- 41Blakstad
Substitutes
- 3Stokes
- 6Houghton
- 12Angeldahl
- 13Raso
- 14Morgan
- 22MacIver
- 30Mace
- 33Kennedy
- 36Hutchings
Brighton Women
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Walsh
- 2Fox
- 20Williams
- 15Green
- 3Pattinson
- 22Robinson
- 8Connolly
- 10Olme
- 7SarriBooked astatine 33minsSubstituted forBanceat 85'minutes
- 18Carter
- 9Lee
Substitutes
- 11Terland
- 12Bance
- 13Stott
- 14Park
- 17Symonds
- 23Jarvis
- 40Startup
Referee:Cheryl Foster
Attendance:1,696
Live Text
Match ends, Manchester City Women 3, Brighton and Hove Albion Women 1.
Second Half ends, Manchester City Women 3, Brighton and Hove Albion Women 1.
Goal! Manchester City Women 3, Brighton and Hove Albion Women 1. Lee Geum-Min (Brighton and Hove Albion Women) near footed changeable from precise adjacent scope to the centre of the extremity pursuing a acceptable portion situation.
Lee Geum-Min (Brighton and Hove Albion Women) hits the close station with a close footed changeable from the centre of the box. Assisted by Poppy Pattinson pursuing a acceptable portion situation.
Esme Morgan (Manchester City Women) is shown the yellowish paper for a atrocious foul.
Foul by Esme Morgan (Manchester City Women).
Katie Robinson (Brighton and Hove Albion Women) wins a escaped footwear successful the attacking half.
Corner, Manchester City Women. Conceded by Poppy Pattinson.
Attempt blocked. Esme Morgan (Manchester City Women) close footed changeable from extracurricular the container is blocked.
Attempt blocked. Filippa Angeldahl (Manchester City Women) near footed changeable from the centre of the container is blocked. Assisted by Hayley Raso with a headed pass.
Attempt missed. Julie Blakstad (Manchester City Women) near footed changeable from precise adjacent scope is excessively high. Assisted by Hayley Raso.
Attempt missed. Hayley Raso (Manchester City Women) close footed changeable from the close broadside of the container is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Esme Morgan with a headed pass.
Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion Women. Libby Bance replaces Veatriki Sarri.
Foul by Ruby Mace (Manchester City Women).
Megan Connolly (Brighton and Hove Albion Women) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Attempt saved. Khadija Shaw (Manchester City Women) header from precise adjacent scope is saved successful the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hayley Raso with a cross.
Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion Women. Conceded by Alex Greenwood.
Foul by Ruby Mace (Manchester City Women).
Lee Geum-Min (Brighton and Hove Albion Women) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Substitution, Manchester City Women. Ruby Mace replaces Deyna Castellanos.
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