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Manchester City’s winning start to the Women’s Super League season continued as they comfortably beat Birmingham City for a fourth WSL win from four.
A deflected strike from England midfielder Keira Walsh put the hosts ahead in quiet, drab first half.
Man City were much livelier after the break and Tessa Wullaert turned in from Janine Beckie’s cross, before Lee Geum-min’s finish from Lauren Hemp’s ball.
The result puts them top of the table, with Arsenal facing Chelsea on Sunday.
Man City have won their first seven games in all competitions this term, keeping four clean sheets from a possible four in the league.
By contrast, Marta Tejedor’s visitors remain without a goal or a point in the WSL this term, although they have a game in hand.
Belgium’s Wullaert and England winger Hemp both hit the post for the hosts, who were excellent after the break.
At the other end, Birmingham rarely threatened to pull one back and failed to have a single effort on target.
The hosts’ afternoon was capped off by a first goal in English football for substitute Lee Geum-min, after the South Korea forward’s summer move from Gyeongju KHNP.
The Gunners and Nick Cushing’s leaders are the only WSL sides to boast 100% records and they will both resume their Women’s Champions League campaigns this week.
- Line-ups
- Match Stats
- Live Text
Line-ups
Man City Women
- 26Roebuck
- 2MannionSubstituted forVeiga Santiago Fidalgoat 87′minutes
- 6Houghton
- 4BonnerBooked at 74mins
- 5Campbell
- 8ScottSubstituted forParkat 80′minutes
- 24Walsh
- 19Weir
- 11BeckieSubstituted forLeeat 71′minutes
- 25Wullaert
- 15Hemp
Substitutes
- 3Stokes
- 12Toland
- 16Park
- 17Lee
- 28Bissell
- 34Benameur
- 35Veiga Santiago Fidalgo
B’ham City Women
- 1Hampton
- 2Mayling
- 6Harrop
- 25Holloway
- 15Jordan
- 7Arthur
- 18Scofield
- 11Grant
- 10Visalli
- 20WalkerSubstituted forScottat 71′minutes
- 8WilliamsSubstituted forWhippat 79′minutes
Substitutes
- 3Scott
- 13Brooks
- 17Logan
- 19Whipp
- 27Jones
Match Stats
- Possession
- Home54%
- Away46%
- Shots
- Home10
- Away2
- Shots on Target
- Home6
- Away0
- Corners
- Home4
- Away5
- Fouls
- Home8
- Away9
Live Text
Match ends, Manchester City Women 3, Birmingham City Women 0.
Full Time
Second Half ends, Manchester City Women 3, Birmingham City Women 0.
Foul by Megan Campbell (Manchester City Women).
Abbi Grant (Birmingham City Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Substitution
Substitution, Manchester City Women. Matilde Fidalgo replaces Aoife Mannion.
Attempt saved. Tessa Wullaert (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Foul by Lee Geum-Min (Manchester City Women).
Adrienne Jordan (Birmingham City Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Corner, Birmingham City Women. Conceded by Stephanie Houghton.
Corner, Birmingham City Women. Conceded by Aoife Mannion.
Keira Walsh (Manchester City Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Abbi Grant (Birmingham City Women).
Foul by Keira Walsh (Manchester City Women).
Connie Scofield (Birmingham City Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Substitution
Substitution, Manchester City Women. Jessica Park replaces Jill Scott.
Goal!
Goal! Manchester City Women 3, Birmingham City Women 0. Lee Geum-Min (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lauren Hemp with a cross.
Substitution
Substitution, Birmingham City Women. Lucy Whipp replaces Rachel Williams.
Lee Geum-Min (Manchester City Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Sarah Mayling (Birmingham City Women).
Foul by Jill Scott (Manchester City Women).
Sarah Mayling (Birmingham City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Booking
Gemma Bonner (Manchester City Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Gemma Bonner (Manchester City Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Abbi Grant (Birmingham City Women).
Substitution
Substitution, Manchester City Women. Lee Geum-Min replaces Janine Beckie.
Substitution
Substitution, Birmingham City Women. Harriet Scott replaces Claudia Walker.
Keira Walsh (Manchester City Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Brianna Visalli (Birmingham City Women).
Corner, Birmingham City Women. Conceded by Janine Beckie.
Tessa Wullaert (Manchester City Women) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box.
Attempt saved. Janine Beckie (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Foul by Jill Scott (Manchester City Women).
Brianna Visalli (Birmingham City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Keira Walsh (Manchester City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Brianna Visalli (Birmingham City Women).
Foul by Tessa Wullaert (Manchester City Women).
Adrienne Jordan (Birmingham City Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Aoife Mannion (Manchester City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Abbi Grant (Birmingham City Women).
Attempt missed. Claudia Walker (Birmingham City Women) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
