English Women's Super League

FT Sunday, September 6, 2026
Birmingham City WWWWL 1
–
Manchester City LWWWW 3
1st2ndT
BIR011
MNC033
Joie Stadium

Match Report

Charlotte Tattersall - WSL/WSL Football via Getty Images

Shaw brace gets defending WSL champions Man City off to winning start

Khadija Shaw scored twice as Manchester City began their Women's Super League title defence with a 3-1 win over Birmingham.

Full story at ESPN →

Team Stats

12
Fouls
5
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
3
Corner Kicks
9
7
Saves
2
25.3
Possession
74.7
13
SHOTS
28
3
ON GOAL
10
0.2
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
154
Accurate Passes
595
214
Passes
659
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
12
15
Crosses
32
0.2
Cross %
0.4
39
Long Balls
33
14
Accurate Long Balls
19
0.4
Long Balls %
0.6
5
Blocked Shots
6
11
Effective Tackles
18
19
Tackles
24
0.6
Tackle %
0.8
10
Interceptions
6
46
Effective Clearances
9
46
Clearances
9

Head to Head

MNC leads series 5-0

Lineups

MNC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 31Ayaka YamashitaG
  2. 28Gracie PriorCD-L
  3. 4Jade RoseCD-R
  4. 5Alex GreenwoodLB
  5. 18Kerstin CasparijRB
  6. 20Aoba FujinoAM
  7. 25Yui HasegawaLM
  8. 19Laura Blindkilde BrownRM
  9. 9Khadija ShawF
  10. 11Lauren HempAM-L
  11. 8Mary FowlerAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 13Laura WienroitherSUB
  2. 63Chloe BeckinsaleSUB
  3. 53Mayzee DaviesSUB
  4. 17Sam CoffeySUB
  5. 7Beth MeadSUB
  6. 1Eartha CummingsSUB
  7. 66Sienna DavisSUB
  8. 37Carlotta WamserSUB
  9. 24Iman BeneySUB

BIR · 4-2-3-1

  1. 23Sophie BaggaleyG
  2. 30Neve HerronCD-L
  3. 21Millie TurnerCD-R
  4. 18Rebecca McKennaLB
  5. 3Marie LevasseurRB
  6. 10Wilma LeidhammarAM
  7. 8Lisa NaalsundLM
  8. 7Lee Geum-MinRM
  9. 27Veatriki SarriF
  10. 22Oceane HurtreAM-L
  11. 16Lily CrosthwaiteAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 40Katie StartupSUB
  2. 14Suzu AmanoSUB
  3. 20Chancelle EffaSUB
  4. 15Rebecca HollowaySUB
  5. 26Asato MiyagawaSUB
  6. 2Martha HarrisSUB
  7. 1Lucy ThomasSUB
  8. 19Chelsea CornetSUB
  9. 6Shannon CookeSUB

Timeline

  1. 41' Delay in match (Manchester City Women).
  2. 41'
  3. 41' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  4. 41'
  5. 45' Substitution, Birmingham City Women. Asato Miyagawa replaces Lisa Naalsund.
  6. 49' Goal! Manchester City Women 1, Birmingham City Women 0. Mary Fowler (Manchester City Women) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner.
  7. 55' Goal! Manchester City Women 2, Birmingham City Women 0. Khadija Shaw (Manchester City Women) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kerstin Casparij with a cross following a corner.
  8. 57' Substitution, Birmingham City Women. Chelsea Cornet replaces Wilma Leidhammar.
  9. 61' Substitution, Manchester City Women. Iman Beney replaces Kerstin Casparij.
  10. 61' Substitution, Manchester City Women. Beth Mead replaces Mary Fowler.
  11. 72' Substitution, Birmingham City Women. Chancelle Effa Effa replaces Veatriki Sarri.
  12. 74' Substitution, Manchester City Women. Sam Coffey replaces Laura Blindkilde Brown.
  13. 74' Substitution, Manchester City Women. Carlotta Wamser replaces Alex Greenwood.
  14. 83' Beth Mead (Manchester City Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 84' Substitution, Birmingham City Women. Suzu Amano replaces Lee Geum-Min.
  16. 86' Goal! Manchester City Women 3, Birmingham City Women 0. Khadija Shaw (Manchester City Women) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Beth Mead with a cross following a corner.
  17. 90' Goal! Manchester City Women 3, Birmingham City Women 1. Océane Hurtré (Birmingham City Women) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner.
  18. 90'+3' Chancelle Effa Effa (Birmingham City Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Women's Super League News

All news
ESPN PA Man United net late equaliser to end Man City's perfect WSL record Elisabeth Terland struck a superb late leveller to give Manchester United a 1-1 Women's Super League derby draw against Manchester City. News Emily Keogh Tottenham boss: WSL refereeing 'has got worse' after dubious Arsenal penalty Tottenham Hotspur manager Martin Ho said that refereeing in the Women's Super League (WSL) "has got worse" following a contentious penalty awarded in Arsenal's favour. ESPN Emily Keogh Arsenal finally get some luck to beat Spurs, but they need to start playing as a team Arsenal eased the pressure on manager Renee Slegers with a 2-1 win over rivals Tottenham in the WSL, but a wonder strike and a lucky penalty were the difference. ESPN PA Alessia Russo penalty leads Arsenal past Tottenham in WSL Arsenal recorded their first Women's Super League win since the opening day of the season as they came from behind in contentious circumstances to beat Tottenham 2-1 in the north London derby.