Manchester City vs Reading, 2022-23 English Women's Super League

· English Women's Super League
Manchester City
  • 15': Chloe Kelly
  • 24': Khadija Shaw
  • 47': Lauren Hemp
  • 70': Steph Houghton
FT
4 - 1
Reading
  • 1': Sanne Troelsgaard

Man City ease to 4-1 win over Reading to close gap at top of WSL

Manchester City closed the gap at the top of WSL after a dominant 4-1 win to bottom-of-the-table Reading at the City Football Academy.

Game Information

Competition: English Women's Super League

Venue: Joie Stadium
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 3,102

Women's Super League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Chelsea 6 +9 16
2 Manchester City 6 +9 15
3 Manchester United 6 +13 14
4 Tottenham Hotspur 6 0 12
Full Table

Line-Ups

MNC Manchester City

No. Name
1 Ellie Roebuck (GK)
2 Kerstin Casparij
5 Alex Greenwood
6 Steph Houghton
14 Esme Morgan
7 Laura Coombs
11 Lauren Hemp
9 Chloe Kelly
12 Filippa Angeldahl
25 Yui Hasegawa
21 Khadija Shaw
Manchester City Substitutes:
Leila Ouahabi, Khiara Keating, Deyna Castellanos, Mary Fowler, Demi Stokes, Hayley Raso, Jemima Dahou.

REA Reading

No. Name
1 Grace Moloney (GK)
16 Easther Mayi Kith
3 Emma Mitchell
9 Amalie Eikeland
17 Diane Caldwell Yellow Card
23 Rachel Rowe
27 Justine Vanhaevermaet
7 Charlie Wellings
12 Emma Harries
51 Sanne Troelsgaard
37 Tia Primmer Yellow Card
Reading Substitutes:
Tinaya Alexander, Hannah Poulter, Brooke Hendrix, Lauren Wade, Jade Moore, Becky Jane, Faye Bryson, Madison Perry, Gemma Evans.

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