Match ends, Brighton and Hove Albion Women 1, Manchester City Women 4.
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Manchester City kept pace with Women’s Super League leaders Chelsea with a routine victory over Brighton and Hove Albion at Broadfield Stadium.
Lauren Hemp and Mary Fowler scored in the first half to set City on their way to a 10th successive WSL win, before Khadija Shaw added her 17th goal of the season after the break and Laura Coombs made it 4-0.
City are second in the WSL, only trailing Chelsea on goal difference.
Former City player Lee Geum-min added a late consolation for Brighton, who remain eight points above the relegation place.
The visitors immediately assumed dominance of possession as Brighton sat deep, but had to be patient before finding the breakthrough on 27 minutes.
Jess Park had space in midfield to turn and thread a through ball for Hemp to chase and finish from the corner of the six-yard area.
Brighton keeper Sophie Baggaley should have done better, either in coming out to the through ball or in stopping Hemp’s shot, which squeezed under her body and over the line.
The three points were all but secured five minutes before half-time, when a slick team move ended in Hemp’s fine cross from the left being finished by the sliding Fowler in acres of space.
Hemp came close to her second and City’s third early in the second half when she struck the post from the edge of the area, before Shaw did make it 3-0 by heading in Yui Hasegawa’s deep cross at the far post.
The fourth came when Coombs coolly finished Fowler’s cut-back from the edge of the area – although City could not find the six goals which would have moved them above Chelsea on goal difference.
Instead Brighton scored the game’s final goal in stoppage time, Lee turning home a low cross from close range.
More follows.
Line-ups
Brighton Women
Formation 4-3-3
- 32Baggaley
- 14CarabalíBooked at 65minsSubstituted forMcEwanat 82′minutesBooked at 85mins
- 5Bergsvand
- 2ThorisdóttirSubstituted forLiat 45′minutes
- 16Kullberg
- 11Terland
- 6LosadaSubstituted forSymondsat 61′minutesBooked at 90mins
- 10Olme
- 22Robinson
- 21HaleySubstituted forLeeat 61′minutes
- 17Ferreira PintoSubstituted forSarriat 79′minutes
Substitutes
- 7Sarri
- 9Lee
- 18Symonds
- 26Li
- 39Johnson
- 40Startup
- 44McEwan
- 45Dent
Man City Women
Formation 4-3-3
- 35Keating
- 18CasparijSubstituted forMorganat 83′minutes
- 4AleixandriSubstituted forKennedyat 83′minutes
- 5Greenwood
- 15Ouahabi
- 16Park
- 25HasegawaSubstituted forMaceat 83′minutes
- 7CoombsSubstituted forBlindkilde Brownat 79′minutes
- 8Fowler
- 21Shaw
- 11HempSubstituted forKellyat 79′minutes
Substitutes
- 3Stokes
- 6Houghton
- 9Kelly
- 14Morgan
- 17Pritchard
- 19Blindkilde Brown
- 22MacIver
- 30Mace
- 33Kennedy
- Referee:
- Megan Wilson
- Attendance:
- 3,490
Live Text
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Second Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion Women 1, Manchester City Women 4.
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Maisie Symonds (Brighton and Hove Albion Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Jessica Park (Manchester City Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Maisie Symonds (Brighton and Hove Albion Women).
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Attempt blocked. Maisie Symonds (Brighton and Hove Albion Women) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
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Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion Women. Conceded by Jessica Park.
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Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion Women 1, Manchester City Women 4. Lee Geum-Min (Brighton and Hove Albion Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Veatriki Sarri following a set piece situation.
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Foul by Alanna Kennedy (Manchester City Women).
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Elisabeth Terland (Brighton and Hove Albion Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Offside, Manchester City Women. Chloe Kelly is caught offside.
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Delay over. They are ready to continue.
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Delay in match because of an injury Julia Olme (Brighton and Hove Albion Women).
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Attempt blocked. Khadija Shaw (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
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Grace McEwan (Brighton and Hove Albion Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Khadija Shaw (Manchester City Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Grace McEwan (Brighton and Hove Albion Women).
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Substitution, Manchester City Women. Alanna Kennedy replaces Laia Aleixandri.
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Substitution, Manchester City Women. Ruby Mace replaces Yui Hasegawa.
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Substitution, Manchester City Women. Esme Morgan replaces Kerstin Casparij.
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