90’+8’Post updateFull TimeSecond Half ends, Liverpool Women 2, Manchester City Women 1.90’+7’Post updateOffside, Liverpool Women. Shanice van de Sanden tries a through ball, but Rinsola Babajide is caught offside.90’+6’Post updateAttempt missed. Lauren Hemp (Manchester City Women) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Chloe Kelly with a cross following a set piece situation.90’+5’Post updateCorner, Manchester City Women. Conceded by Niamh Charles.90’+4’Post updateAttempt blocked. Chloe Kelly (Manchester City Women) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lauren Hemp.90’+2’Post updateAttempt saved. Lauren Hemp (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Chloe Kelly.90’+1’Post updateSubstitution, Manchester City Women. Kheira Ouahabi replaces Ellen Shaw.90’Post updateCorner, Manchester City Women. Conceded by Niamh Charles.89’Post updateCorner, Manchester City Women. Conceded by Niamh Charles.87’Post updateCorner, Liverpool Women. Conceded by Ellie Roebuck.86’Post updateFoul by Rinsola Babajide (Liverpool Women).85’Post updateCorner, Manchester City Women. Conceded by Niamh Charles.
Liverpool all but ended Manchester City’s title hopes in the Women’s Super League with a shock victory at Prenton Park. Missy Bo Kearns fired the winner two minutes after the restart as she neatly controlled the ball before finding the far corner with an accomplished finish. Lauren Hemp had equalised for the visitors with a guided header after Natasha Dowie opened the scoring. City trailed leaders Manchester United by six points with two games remaining and their below-par performance came close to saving a point late on as Hemp’s dipping effort failed to cross the line after bouncing down off the crossbar. Defeat for Gareth Taylor’s side essentially ends their title challenge as they have a significantly inferior goal difference of 25 compared to Manchester United’s 42, while they still face a battle to finish in the top three and get a Champions League place.
Taylor told BBC Sport: “It’s about holding your nerve. There’s so much on the line. There’s only so many spaces for Champions League. We’re still not out of it yet, we’ll have to see what happens. There still could be a bit more movement, we just have to go and win our last two games.” The nerves are understandable as City still have to travel to Manchester United in their next league match on 21 May before hosting Everton in their final game of the season on 27 May.
Liverpool remain seventh in the table after claiming only their sixth victory of the campaign following their promotion from the Championship. But they have shown they are capable of beating the big teams in the top flight after their opening-day win over Chelsea, whom they only narrowly lost to in midweek. Reds manager Matt Beard said: “We’ve had a long week and I think the girls dug in fantastically well. We put our bodies on the line. We could’ve been out of sight with the way we started the second half. The first 20-25 minutes we were as good as we’ve been all season.”
Liverpool all but ended Manchester City’s title hopes in the Women’s Super League with a shock victory at Prenton Park on Sunday. Missy Bo Kearns fired the winner two minutes after the restart as she neatly controlled the ball before finding the far corner with an accomplished finish, while Lauren Hemp had equalised for the visitors with a guided header after Natasha Dowie opened the scoring for Liverpool. City trailed leaders Manchester United by six points with two games remaining and their below-par performance came close to saving a point late on as Hemp’s dipping effort failed to cross the line after bouncing down off the crossbar.
Defeat for Gareth Taylor’s side essentially ends their title challenge as they have a significantly inferior goal difference of 25 compared to Manchester United’s 42, while they still face a battle to finish in the top three and get a Champions League place. Taylor told BBC Sport: “It’s about holding your nerve. There’s so much on the line. There’s only so many spaces for Champions League. We’re still not out of it yet, we’ll have to see what happens. There still could be a bit more movement, we just have to go and win our last two games.” The nerves are understandable as City still have to travel to Manchester United in their next league match on 21 May before hosting Everton in their final game of the season on 27 May.
Liverpool remain seventh in the table after claiming only their sixth victory of the campaign following their promotion from the Championship. But they have shown they are capable of beating the big teams in the top flight after their opening-day win over Chelsea, whom they only narrowly lost to in midweek. Reds manager Matt Beard said: “We’ve had a long week and I think the girls dug in fantastically well. We put our bodies on the line. We could’ve been out of sight with the way we started the second half. The first 20-25 minutes we were as good as we’ve been all season.”