Liverpool v Man City: Women’s Super League – live | Women’s Super League

19 min: As I mentioned earlier, Manchester City have been known to pop up and score out of nowhere at times this season – and this is a perfect example.

Liverpool dominated the opening 10 minutes but just a few moments after the visitors started to take back some control, Hemp was there break the deadlock.

17 min: Shaw drops back to kick off the impressive attack, switching the ball over to Fowler on the right. The winger crosses the ball into the box and Laws attempts to parry it away, but Hemp is there to put the ball in the net.

GOAL! Liverpool 0-1 Manchester City (Hemp, 16)

13 min: Manchester City are starting to grow in confidence now, with Liverpool dropping back.

11 min: Liverpool enjoyed 65% possession in the opening 10 minutes. Meanwhile, Manchester City have barely had a proper look at goal. The hosts need to make the most of this dominant spell as City have been known to score out of nowhere in the past.

9 min: Liverpool look to break forward again as Kiernan looks to play Roman Haug in over the top, but the latter is in an offside position.

This has been a brilliant start for the hosts.

6 min: Höbinger forces Keaing into a save after her cross-cum-shot flies towards the top-right corner. The City goalkeeper has no issues in claiming the ball.

5 min: A very confident move from Laws as she turns Shaw while in possession on the edge of her six-yard box. Very risky, but certainly impressive! I don’t think she’ll be trying that again anytime soon though!

3 min: Liverpool are causing some problems for Manchester City in these early stages. Höbinger is looking very likely in midfield, stretching the City defence with some clever passes.

1 min: Liverpool win an early free kick in a threatening position following a foul on Kiernan. Höbinger sends the ball into the box but Keating comes off her line to punch it clear.

Kick-off

Both teams observe a minute of silence to pay tribute to the 97 people that tragically died at Hillsborough in April 1989.

The teams are out! We’re just a few minutes away from kick-off. Don’t forget, you can email in with your thoughts on the game at any time. I’ll be with you all afternoon!

Elsewhere in the WSL this weekend:

Arsenal, Chelsea, Bristol and Tottenham are not in WSL action this weekend due to the Continental Cup final, which takes place tomorrow.

Chloe Kelly is on the bench once again for Manchester City today. She has not been named in the starting line-up since March 7, with Mary Fowler taking her preferred spot on the right wing. Gareth Taylor addressed the situation last week, saying: “It’s just basically we have good players. We put Mary [Fowler] into the FA Cup game, she scores.

“She scores against Brighton. Mary’s a very good player. She started the first eight or nine games this season for us. Of course, the demands are really high of what we ask for, in kind of goals and assists from those players, without it being all about that. But Mary has taken her opportunity and now what Chloe has to do is work hard every day in training to be ready.”

What do you think, City fans? Does Kelly deserve to be starting given her impressive form this season?

It’s the end of an era for Manchester City. Club legend Steph Houghton has announced that she will retire from professional football at the end of the season. The 35-year-old, who has also played for Sunderland, Leeds and Arsenal, announced the news on social media earlier this week.

In a career that has spanned 20 years she has won 16 domestic trophies and been capped 121 times by England.

Manchester City have made just one change from last weekend’s derby day victory over Manchester United, with Laia Aleixandri stepping back into defence and replacing Leila Ouahabi.

As for Liverpool, two academy stars have been named in the matchday squad for the first time in Maddy Duffy and Mia Leath.

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