Manchester City 1-1 Manchester United: Entertaining WSL derby ends in draw

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Alessia Russo and Yui HasegawaManchester City person ne'er mislaid a crippled to Manchester United successful the WSL, winning 3 times and drafting twice

Manchester City played retired a thrilling gully against neighbours and top-three rivals Manchester United astatine Etihad Stadium successful the Women's Super League.

After a affirmative commencement from the hosts, their momentum took a sound erstwhile Leah Galton skipped past City defender Laia Aleixandri and played a one-two with Ella Toone earlier driving done the legs of Alex Greenwood successful the 27th minute.

City's first-half effect was not encouraging for the subdued location assemblage and the opening exchanges of the 2nd play did not marque for amended viewing.

But Laura Coombs' header from Chloe Kelly's transverse - which had evaded United defender Millie Turner, who was distracted by the beingness of the WSL's apical extremity scorer Khadija Shaw - drew City level and sparked them and the location assemblage into life.

What ensued was an entertaining, end-to-end encounter, with some sides knowing a constituent - adjacent though it was astir apt a just effect - would beryllium nary bully to them if the rubric contention and propulsion for third-place goes down to the wire.

The effect means United person inactive ne'er beaten their metropolis rivals successful the WSL.

More to follow.

Line-ups

Man City Women

Formation 4-3-3

  • 1Roebuck
  • 2Casparij
  • 4Aleixandri
  • 5Greenwood
  • 15Ouahabi
  • 10Castellanos
  • 25Hasegawa
  • 7Coombs
  • 9KellySubstituted forRasoat 85'minutes
  • 21Shaw
  • 11Hemp

Substitutes

  • 3Stokes
  • 6Houghton
  • 8Fowler
  • 12Angeldahl
  • 13Raso
  • 14Morgan
  • 22MacIver
  • 33Kennedy
  • 41Blakstad

Man Utd Women

Formation 4-2-3-1

  • 27Earps
  • 2Batlle
  • 15Le Tissier
  • 21Turner
  • 6Blundell
  • 12Ladd
  • 10Zelem
  • 22ParrisSubstituted forThomasat 72'minutes
  • 7Toone
  • 11Galton
  • 23RussoSubstituted forGarcíaat 84'minutes

Substitutes

  • 3Thorisdóttir
  • 4Moore
  • 8Bøe Risa
  • 9Thomas
  • 17García
  • 20Tounkara
  • 28Williams
  • 32Baggaley
  • 37Staniforth

Referee:Abigail Byrne

Attendance:44,259

Live Text

  1. Match ends, Manchester City Women 1, Manchester United Women 1.

  2. Second Half ends, Manchester City Women 1, Manchester United Women 1.

  3. Attempt blocked. Lucía García (Manchester United Women) near footed changeable from the centre of the container is blocked. Assisted by Leah Galton.

  4. Foul by Lauren Hemp (Manchester City Women).

  5. Martha Thomas (Manchester United Women) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.

  6. Khadija Shaw (Manchester City Women) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.

  7. Foul by Maya Le Tissier (Manchester United Women).

  8. Foul by Khadija Shaw (Manchester City Women).

  9. Martha Thomas (Manchester United Women) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.

  10. Attempt blocked. Khadija Shaw (Manchester City Women) header from the centre of the container is blocked. Assisted by Lauren Hemp.

  11. Attempt missed. Lauren Hemp (Manchester City Women) close footed changeable from the centre of the container is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Hayley Raso with a cross.

  12. Attempt missed. Leah Galton (Manchester United Women) header from the centre of the container is excessively high. Assisted by Katie Zelem with a transverse pursuing a corner.

  13. Corner, Manchester United Women. Conceded by Leila Ouahabi.

  14. Substitution, Manchester City Women. Hayley Raso replaces Chloe Kelly.

  15. Substitution, Manchester United Women. Lucía García replaces Alessia Russo.

  16. Attempt saved. Khadija Shaw (Manchester City Women) header from the centre of the container is saved successful the centre of the goal. Assisted by Deyna Castellanos with a cross.

  17. Attempt saved. Martha Thomas (Manchester United Women) header from precise adjacent scope is saved successful the centre of the goal. Assisted by Leah Galton with a cross.

  18. Attempt saved. Khadija Shaw (Manchester City Women) header from the centre of the container is saved successful the centre of the goal. Assisted by Leila Ouahabi with a cross.

  19. Attempt missed. Alessia Russo (Manchester United Women) header from the centre of the container is excessively high. Assisted by Ona Batlle with a cross.

  20. Foul by Khadija Shaw (Manchester City Women).

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