Manchester City vs Leicester City, 2025-26 English Women's Super League

· English Women's Super League
Manchester City
  • 22': Khadija Shaw
  • 28': Vivianne Miedema
  • 36': Vivianne Miedema
  • 38': Yui Hasegawa
  • 48': Kerolin
  • 66': Aoba Fujino
FT
6 - 0
Leicester City

    Miedema nets brace as WSL leaders Man City rout Leicester

    Vivianne Miedema scored a brace as Manchester City claimed a dominant 6-0 Women's Super League win over bottom side Leicester at the Joie Stadium.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 4': Foul by Kerstin Casparij (Manchester City Women).
    • 4': Shannon O'Brien (Leicester City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Corner, Manchester City Women. Conceded by Sari Kees.
    • 7': Attempt blocked. Vivianne Miedema (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Greenwood.
    • 10': Foul by Shannon O'Brien (Leicester City Women).
    • 10': Sam Coffey (Manchester City Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 11': Attempt blocked. Vivianne Miedema (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Khadija Shaw with a headed pass.
    • 13': Attempt saved. Khadija Shaw (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Olivia Clark (Leicester City Women). Assisted by Lauren Hemp.
    • 13': Corner, Manchester City Women. Conceded by Olivia Clark.
    • 14': Handball by Rebecca Knaak (Manchester City Women).
    • 16': Alisha Lehmann (Leicester City Women) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Emily van Egmond.
    • 16': Offside, Leicester City Women. Shannon O'Brien is caught offside.
    • 18': Attempt blocked. Sam Coffey (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lauren Hemp.
    • 19': Attempt saved. Khadija Shaw (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Olivia Clark (Leicester City Women). Assisted by Vivianne Miedema.
    • 19': Attempt blocked. Vivianne Miedema (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 20': Vivianne Miedema (Manchester City Women) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Kerolin.
    • 21': Foul by Olivia McLoughlin (Leicester City Women).
    • 21': Sam Coffey (Manchester City Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 21': Attempt saved. Vivianne Miedema (Manchester City Women) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Olivia Clark (Leicester City Women). Assisted by Yui Hasegawa with a cross.
    • 22': Goal! Manchester City Women 1, Leicester City Women 0. Khadija Shaw (Manchester City Women) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lauren Hemp with a cross.
    • 26': Attempt blocked. Olivia McLoughlin (Leicester City Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Noémie Mouchon with a cross.
    • 28': Goal! Manchester City Women 2, Leicester City Women 0. Vivianne Miedema (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal.
    • 29': Attempt saved. Alisha Lehmann (Leicester City Women) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner by Ayaka Yamashita (Manchester City Women). Assisted by Ashleigh Neville with a cross.
    • 29': Shannon O'Brien (Leicester City Women) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box.
    • 31': Foul by Ashleigh Neville (Leicester City Women).
    • 31': Yui Hasegawa (Manchester City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Corner, Manchester City Women. Conceded by Sarah Mayling.
    • 35': Attempt saved. Khadija Shaw (Manchester City Women) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Olivia Clark (Leicester City Women). Assisted by Lauren Hemp with a cross.
    • 36': Attempt blocked. Vivianne Miedema (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Lauren Hemp.
    • 36': Goal! Manchester City Women 3, Leicester City Women 0. Vivianne Miedema (Manchester City Women) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Lauren Hemp with a cross.
    • 37': Offside, Manchester City Women. Khadija Shaw is caught offside.
    • 38': Goal! Manchester City Women 4, Leicester City Women 0. Yui Hasegawa (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kerolin.
    • 45': Foul by Noémie Mouchon (Leicester City Women).
    • 45': Sam Coffey (Manchester City Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Manchester City Women 4, Leicester City Women 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Manchester City Women 4, Leicester City Women 0.
    • 46': Foul by Alex Greenwood (Manchester City Women).
    • 46': Shannon O'Brien (Leicester City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 48': Attempt blocked. Vivianne Miedema (Manchester City Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lauren Hemp.
    • 48': Goal! Manchester City Women 5, Leicester City Women 0. Kerolin (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner.
    • 49': Attempt missed. Lauren Hemp (Manchester City Women) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 50': Foul by Olivia McLoughlin (Leicester City Women).
    • 50': Yui Hasegawa (Manchester City Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 53': Attempt missed. Vivianne Miedema (Manchester City Women) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Lauren Hemp with a cross.
    • 55': Attempt blocked. Vivianne Miedema (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 58': Substitution, Manchester City Women. Aoba Fujino replaces Kerolin.
    • 58': Substitution, Manchester City Women. Grace Clinton replaces Vivianne Miedema.
    • 58': Substitution, Manchester City Women. Leila Ouahabi replaces Alex Greenwood.
    • 59': Substitution, Leicester City Women. Heather Payne replaces Shannon O'Brien.
    • 59': Substitution, Leicester City Women. Rachel Williams replaces Alisha Lehmann.
    • 61': Attempt missed. Lauren Hemp (Manchester City Women) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Aoba Fujino.
    • 62': Aoba Fujino (Manchester City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Foul by Ashleigh Neville (Leicester City Women).
    • 62': Ashleigh Neville (Leicester City Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 63': Offside, Manchester City Women. Lauren Hemp is caught offside.
    • 64': Foul by Olivia McLoughlin (Leicester City Women).
    • 64': Grace Clinton (Manchester City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 64': Attempt saved. Grace Clinton (Manchester City Women) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Olivia Clark (Leicester City Women). Assisted by Sam Coffey.
    • 64': Corner, Manchester City Women. Conceded by Olivia Clark.
    • 65': Attempt missed. Rebecca Knaak (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lauren Hemp with a cross following a corner.
    • 66': Goal! Manchester City Women 6, Leicester City Women 0. Aoba Fujino (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yui Hasegawa.
    • 68': Attempt missed. Grace Clinton (Manchester City Women) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Yui Hasegawa.
    • 69': Substitution, Leicester City Women. Asmita Ale replaces Sari Kees.
    • 71': Foul by Jade Rose (Manchester City Women).
    • 71': Noémie Mouchon (Leicester City Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 75': Attempt blocked. Khadija Shaw (Manchester City Women) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Grace Clinton.
    • 75': Corner, Manchester City Women. Conceded by Julie Thibaud.
    • 77': Attempt saved. Lauren Hemp (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom right corner by Olivia Clark (Leicester City Women). Assisted by Khadija Shaw.
    • 77': Substitution, Manchester City Women. Iman Beney replaces Kerstin Casparij.
    • 77': Substitution, Manchester City Women. Laura Blindkilde Brown replaces Sam Coffey.
    • 80': Attempt missed. Noémie Mouchon (Leicester City Women) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Sarah Mayling.
    • 81': Attempt saved. Noémie Mouchon (Leicester City Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Ayaka Yamashita (Manchester City Women).
    • 81': Attempt missed. Noémie Mouchon (Leicester City Women) left footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high.
    • 82': Attempt missed. Grace Clinton (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lauren Hemp.
    • 83': Foul by Iman Beney (Manchester City Women).
    • 83': Rachel Williams (Leicester City Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 86': Attempt saved. Grace Clinton (Manchester City Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Olivia Clark (Leicester City Women). Assisted by Laura Blindkilde Brown.
    • 86': Foul by Olivia McLoughlin (Leicester City Women).
    • 86': Laura Blindkilde Brown (Manchester City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Corner, Manchester City Women. Conceded by Asmita Ale.
    • 87': Attempt missed. Leila Ouahabi (Manchester City Women) header from very close range is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Lauren Hemp with a cross following a corner.
    • 89': Ashleigh Neville (Leicester City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Foul by Aoba Fujino (Manchester City Women).
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Laura Blindkilde Brown (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Aoba Fujino.
    • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Lauren Hemp (Manchester City Women) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Olivia Clark (Leicester City Women). Assisted by Yui Hasegawa.
    • 90'+3': Offside, Manchester City Women. Khadija Shaw is caught offside.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Manchester City Women 6, Leicester City Women 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Manchester City Women 6, Leicester City Women 0.

    Statistics

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    8 Fouls 6
    1 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 3
    0 Corner Kicks 6
    8 Saves 2
    30.5 Possession 69.5
    7 SHOTS 31
    2 ON GOAL 15
    0.3 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    227 Accurate Passes 600
    293 Passes 660
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    2 Accurate Crosses 11
    7 Crosses 30
    0.3 Cross % 0.4
    46 Long Balls 23
    21 Accurate Long Balls 16
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.7
    1 Blocked Shots 8
    18 Effective Tackles 12
    29 Tackles 20
    0.6 Tackle % 0.6
    9 Interceptions 6
    40 Effective Clearances 6
    40 Clearances 6

    Game Information

    Competition: English Women's Super League

    Venue: Joie Stadium
    Location: Manchester, England
    Attendance: 2,276

    Women's Super League Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Manchester City 22 +43 55
    2 Arsenal 22 +39 51
    3 Chelsea 22 +24 49
    4 Manchester United 22 +16 40
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    MNC 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
    17 Sam Coffey
    25 Yui Hasegawa
    9 Khadija Shaw
    11 Lauren Hemp
    14 Kerolin
    Manchester City Substitutes:
    Gracie Prior, Sydney Lohmann, Aoba Fujino, Laura Blindkilde Brown, Khiara Keating, Leila Ouahabi, Laura Coombs, Iman Beney, Grace Clinton.

    LEI Leicester City (5-4-1)

    No. Name
    13 Olivia Clark (GK)
    31 Chantelle Swaby
    17 Julie Thibaud
    2 Sari Kees
    29 Ashleigh Neville Yellow Card
    20 Sarah Mayling
    5 Emily van Egmond
    23 Olivia Mcloughlin
    27 Shannon O'Brien
    11 Alisha Lehmann
    9 Noémie Mouchon
    Leicester City Substitutes:
    Rachel Williams, Emily Walne, Hannah Cain, Missy Goodwin, Katie Keane, Rosella Ayane, Asmita Ale, Heather Payne.

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