English Women's Super League

FT Sunday, May 3, 2026
Liverpool WDWWL 0
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Manchester City DWWWL 1
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Joie Stadium · 4,869 att.

Match Report

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Late Rebecca Knaak header moves Man City to brink of WSL title

Manchester City are on the brink of their first WSL title in a decade after Rebecca Knaak's stoppage-time header earned a critical 1-0 win over Liverpool.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
6
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
2
7
Corner Kicks
10
4
Saves
1
41.9
Possession
58.1
9
SHOTS
14
1
ON GOAL
5
0.1
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
195
Accurate Passes
319
290
Passes
405
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
8
18
Crosses
25
0.3
Cross %
0.3
61
Long Balls
58
30
Accurate Long Balls
24
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
1
Blocked Shots
2
11
Effective Tackles
11
21
Tackles
16
0.5
Tackle %
0.7
8
Interceptions
9
33
Effective Clearances
29
33
Clearances
29

Head to Head

MNC leads series 5-0

Lineups

MNC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 31Ayaka YamashitaG
  2. 27Rebecca KnaakCD-L
  3. 4Jade RoseCD-R
  4. 5Alex GreenwoodLB
  5. 18Kerstin CasparijRB
  6. 14KerolinAM
  7. 25Yui HasegawaLM
  8. 17Sam CoffeyRM
  9. 9Khadija ShawF
  10. 11Lauren HempAM-L
  11. 20Aoba FujinoAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 15Leila OuahabiSUB
  2. 28Gracie PriorSUB
  3. 6Grace ClintonSUB
  4. 19Laura Blindkilde BrownSUB
  5. 35Khiara KeatingSUB
  6. 8Mary FowlerSUB
  7. 24Iman BeneySUB
  8. 7Laura CoombsSUB
  9. 46Lily MurphySUB

LIV · 4-2-3-1

  1. 28Jennifer FalkG
  2. 4Grace FiskCD-L
  3. 17Jenna ClarkCD-R
  4. 29Alejandra BernabeLB
  5. 5Risa ShimizuRB
  6. 11Beata OlssonAM
  7. 6Denise O'SullivanLM
  8. 8Fuka NaganoRM
  9. 27Aurélie CsillagF
  10. 18Ceri HollandAM-L
  11. 13Mia EnderbyAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 87Maizie TruemanSUB
  2. 22Faye KirbySUB
  3. 3Gemma EvansSUB
  4. 21Anna JøsendalSUB
  5. 25Alice BergströmSUB
  6. 19Kirsty MacleanSUB
  7. 16Lily WoodhamSUB
  8. 36Zara ShawSUB

Timeline

  1. 32' Alex Greenwood (Manchester City Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 42' Sam Coffey (Manchester City Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 51' Fuka Nagano (Liverpool Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 69' Substitution, Liverpool Women. Alice Bergström replaces Risa Shimizu.
  5. 71' Ceri Holland (Liverpool Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 82' Substitution, Liverpool Women. Anna Jøsendal replaces Aurélie Csillag.
  7. 84' Substitution, Manchester City Women. Mary Fowler replaces Aoba Fujino.
  8. 88' Substitution, Liverpool Women. Lily Woodham replaces Ceri Holland because of an injury.
  9. 90'+1' Goal! Manchester City Women 1, Liverpool Women 0. Rebecca Knaak (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.
  10. 90'+6' Substitution, Manchester City Women. Laura Coombs replaces Kerolin.

Women's Super League News

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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.