Manchester United vs Manchester City, 2025-26 English Women's Super League
· English Women's Super League
FT
0 - 3
0 - 3
Man City thrash Man United to edge closer to WSL title
Manchester City extended their lead at the top of the Women's Super League with a dominant 3-0 derby win over Manchester United at Old Trafford.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt saved. Alex Greenwood (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner by Phallon Tullis-Joyce (Manchester United Women).
- 1': Corner, Manchester City Women. Conceded by Phallon Tullis-Joyce.
- 1': Handball by Sam Coffey (Manchester City Women).
- 4': Attempt missed. Aoba Fujino (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Vivianne Miedema.
- 6': Foul by Vivianne Miedema (Manchester City Women).
- 6': Millie Turner (Manchester United Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 7': Foul by Millie Turner (Manchester United Women).
- 7': Lauren Hemp (Manchester City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Corner, Manchester City Women. Conceded by Jayde Riviere.
- 10': Foul by Yui Hasegawa (Manchester City Women).
- 10': Jayde Riviere (Manchester United Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 11': Attempt missed. Simi Awujo (Manchester United Women) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Hanna Lundkvist.
- 12': Attempt missed. Vivianne Miedema (Manchester City Women) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Khadija Shaw.
- 15': Foul by Lauren Hemp (Manchester City Women).
- 15': Jayde Riviere (Manchester United Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Lauren Hemp (Manchester City Women) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Sam Coffey.
- 16': Corner, Manchester City Women. Conceded by Hanna Lundkvist.
- 17': Goal! Manchester United Women 0, Manchester City Women 1. Vivianne Miedema (Manchester City Women) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alex Greenwood with a cross following a corner.
- 18': Offside, Manchester City Women. Khadija Shaw is caught offside.
- 19': Goal! Manchester United Women 0, Manchester City Women 2. Vivianne Miedema (Manchester City Women) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kerstin Casparij with a cross.
- 21': Foul by Lisa Naalsund (Manchester United Women).
- 21': Sam Coffey (Manchester City Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 22': Attempt missed. Alex Greenwood (Manchester City Women) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
- 23': Foul by Maya Le Tissier (Manchester United Women).
- 23': Khadija Shaw (Manchester City Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 24': Attempt saved. Khadija Shaw (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Phallon Tullis-Joyce (Manchester United Women). Assisted by Kerstin Casparij with a cross.
- 25': Corner, Manchester City Women. Conceded by Jayde Riviere.
- 25': Foul by Aoba Fujino (Manchester City Women).
- 25': Phallon Tullis-Joyce (Manchester United Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Foul by Sam Coffey (Manchester City Women).
- 27': Hanna Lundkvist (Manchester United Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Offside, Manchester City Women. Kerstin Casparij is caught offside.
- 37': Offside, Manchester City Women. Khadija Shaw is caught offside.
- 39': Attempt saved. Vivianne Miedema (Manchester City Women) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Phallon Tullis-Joyce (Manchester United Women). Assisted by Yui Hasegawa.
- 44': Attempt missed. Khadija Shaw (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Sam Coffey with a cross.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Manchester United Women 0, Manchester City Women 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Manchester United Women 0, Manchester City Women 2.
- 47': Aoba Fujino (Manchester City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Foul by Hanna Lundkvist (Manchester United Women).
- 47': Foul by Rebecca Knaak (Manchester City Women).
- 47': Jayde Riviere (Manchester United Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 47': Rebecca Knaak (Manchester City Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 48': Attempt missed. Millie Turner (Manchester United Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
- 49': Goal! Manchester United Women 0, Manchester City Women 3. Kerstin Casparij (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lauren Hemp.
- 51': Corner, Manchester United Women. Conceded by Rebecca Knaak.
- 52': Foul by Simi Awujo (Manchester United Women).
- 52': Khadija Shaw (Manchester City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Substitution, Manchester United Women. Fridolina Rolfö replaces Lea Schüller.
- 56': Foul by Lauren Hemp (Manchester City Women).
- 56': Millie Turner (Manchester United Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Delay in match because of an injury Millie Turner (Manchester United Women).
- 57': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 58': Attempt missed. Simi Awujo (Manchester United Women) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Melvine Malard.
- 62': Attempt missed. Yui Hasegawa (Manchester City Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lauren Hemp.
- 63': Attempt missed. Melvine Malard (Manchester United Women) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jayde Riviere.
- 66': Attempt blocked. Khadija Shaw (Manchester City Women) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kerstin Casparij.
- 68': Attempt blocked. Simi Awujo (Manchester United Women) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hinata Miyazawa.
- 68': Attempt missed. Jess Park (Manchester United Women) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Simi Awujo.
- 69': Attempt missed. Hinata Miyazawa (Manchester United Women) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Hanna Lundkvist.
- 70': Substitution, Manchester United Women. Layla Drury replaces Jayde Riviere.
- 70': Substitution, Manchester City Women. Kerolin replaces Vivianne Miedema.
- 71': Foul by Simi Awujo (Manchester United Women).
- 71': Kerolin (Manchester City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Attempt saved. Melvine Malard (Manchester United Women) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Ayaka Yamashita (Manchester City Women). Assisted by Maya Le Tissier.
- 77': Substitution, Manchester United Women. Gabby George replaces Millie Turner.
- 77': Substitution, Manchester United Women. Jessica Anderson replaces Lisa Naalsund.
- 77': Attempt missed. Hinata Miyazawa (Manchester United Women) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Layla Drury.
- 83': Corner, Manchester City Women. Conceded by Hanna Lundkvist.
- 83': Attempt blocked. Khadija Shaw (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked.
- 83': Corner, Manchester City Women. Conceded by Hanna Lundkvist.
- 84': Corner, Manchester City Women. Conceded by Maya Le Tissier.
- 85': Offside, Manchester City Women. Aoba Fujino is caught offside.
- 86': Substitution, Manchester City Women. Mary Fowler replaces Lauren Hemp.
- 89': Foul by Khadija Shaw (Manchester City Women).
- 89': Maya Le Tissier (Manchester United Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Khadija Shaw (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mary Fowler.
- 90'+2': Handball by Kerolin (Manchester City Women).
- 90'+4': Foul by Sam Coffey (Manchester City Women).
- 90'+4': Layla Drury (Manchester United Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Attempt saved. Jessica Anderson (Manchester United Women) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Ayaka Yamashita (Manchester City Women). Assisted by Jess Park.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Manchester United Women 0, Manchester City Women 3.
- 0': Match ends, Manchester United Women 0, Manchester City Women 3.
Statistics
 MNC |
MAN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 6 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 0 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
| 2 | Saves | 3 |
| 62.3 | Possession | 37.7 |
| 15 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 496 | Accurate Passes | 283 |
| 572 | Passes | 346 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 23 | Crosses | 10 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 40 | Long Balls | 38 |
| 17 | Accurate Long Balls | 17 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 17 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 17 | Effective Clearances | 31 |
| 17 | Clearances | 31 |
Game Information
Competition: English Women's Super League
Venue: Old Trafford
Location: Manchester, England
Venue: Old Trafford
Location: Manchester, England
Women's Super League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester City | 19 | +40 | 49 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 17 | +26 | 38 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 19 | +17 | 38 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 18 | +17 | 37 |
Line-Ups
Manchester United (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 91 | Phallon Tullis-Joyce (GK) |
| 21 | Millie Turner |
| 4 | Maya Le Tissier |
| 5 | Hanna Lundkvist |
| 14 | Jayde Riviere |
| 20 | Hinata Miyazawa |
| 16 | Lisa Naalsund |
| 9 | Melvine Malard |
| 8 | Jess Park |
| 13 | Simi Awujo |
| 24 | Lea Schüller |
Manchester City (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 31 | Ayaka Yamashita (GK) |
| 27 | Rebecca Knaak  |
| 4 | Jade Rose |
| 5 | Alex Greenwood |
| 18 | Kerstin Casparij |
| 10 | Vivianne Miedema |
| 25 | Yui Hasegawa |
| 17 | Sam Coffey |
| 9 | Khadija Shaw |
| 11 | Lauren Hemp |
| 20 | Aoba Fujino |
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