Manchester City moved degree on factors with rivals Manchester United within the race to succeed in the Women’s Champions League with victory over West Ham.
Gareth Taylor’s aspect bristled with confidence after seven straight wins in all competitions, and Georgia Stanway swept them forward inside eight minutes.
Khadija Shaw sealed one other City win with a easy second-half header.
With 4 WSL video games left, solely objective distinction retains them in fourth, behind United and the Champions League spots.
“West Ham are a group who’ve solely misplaced twice at residence all season so it lays down a marker,” Taylor stated as he mirrored on his fiftieth victory answerable for City.
“We had flying machines on the prime of the pitch and at instances, we used that. We had good vitality and it was a very necessary win for us.”
A City victory regarded a formality within the opening quarter as they dominated the opening exchanges.
Hayley Raso rounded Arnold inside two minutes however received closed out, and Shaw actually ought to have scored when she was slid by means of seconds later however Mackenzie Arnold smothered brilliantly.
Stanway has a high-quality document of seven objectives in 9 appearances towards West Ham, and her coolly-taken end gave City the lead their play deserved.
The Hammers, although, could be cussed opponents below coach Olli Harder – they beat City in the reverse fixture – and so they dug in, albeit benefiting from some City wastefulness and a very good show from goalkeeper Arnold.
They briefly threatened, with Claudia Walker heading over after which denying her personal group a golden alternative by touching the ball when offside as an alternative of leaving it to team-mate Adriana Leon to run by means of on objective.
For City, Shaw lastly made it comfy within the second half with the simplest of headers from Caroline Weir’s nook, and it’s now greater than eight hours since they final conceded.
These two sides face one another once more of their subsequent fixture, contesting one of many FA Women’s Cup semi-finals on Saturday, 16 April, with the match reside on BBC One (12:30, BST).
Line-ups
West Ham Women
Formation 3-5-2
- 1Arnold
- 23Cissoko
- 5Flaherty
- 22Fisk
- 7EvansSubstituted forSnerleat 76′minutes
- 15Parker
- 32Brynjarsdóttir
- 14Hasegawa
- 12LonghurstSubstituted forWyneat 83′minutes
- 13YallopSubstituted forWalkerat 45′minutes
- 19Leon
Substitutes
- 2Wyne
- 4Stringer
- 8Snerle
- 9Walker
- 17Filis
- 18Leat
- 20Joel
- 25Garrard
- 33Houssein
Man City Women
Formation 4-3-3
- 26Roebuck
- 20Bronze
- 33Kennedy
- 5Greenwood
- 3Stokes
- 24Walsh
- 10StanwaySubstituted forCoombsat 59′minutes
- 19WeirSubstituted forAngeldahlat 82′minutes
- 13RasoSubstituted forKellyat 59′minutes
- 21ShawSubstituted forWhiteat 76′minutes
- 15Hemp
Substitutes
- 7Coombs
- 9Kelly
- 12Angeldahl
- 16Park
- 18White
- 30Mace
- 35Keating
- 41Blakstad
- Referee:
- Lucy May
- Attendance:
- 1,475
Live Text
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Match ends, West Ham United Women 0, Manchester City Women 2.
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Second Half ends, West Ham United Women 0, Manchester City Women 2.
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Foul by Demi Stokes (Manchester City Women).
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Adriana Leon (West Ham United Women) wins a free kick within the attacking half.
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Attempt blocked. Alex Greenwood (Manchester City Women) header from the centre of the field is blocked. Assisted by Chloe Kelly with a cross.
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Corner, Manchester City Women. Conceded by Mackenzie Arnold.
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Attempt saved. Lauren Hemp (Manchester City Women) left footed shot from the best aspect of the field is saved within the prime proper nook. Assisted by Filippa Angeldahl.
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Attempt missed. Lauren Hemp (Manchester City Women) proper footed shot from outdoors the field is simply too excessive.
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Corner, Manchester City Women. Conceded by Hawa Cissoko.
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Ellie Roebuck (Manchester City Women) wins a free kick within the defensive half.
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Gilly Flaherty (West Ham United Women).
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Corner, West Ham United Women. Conceded by Demi Stokes.
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Attempt missed. Claudia Walker (West Ham United Women) proper footed shot from outdoors the field is simply too excessive.
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Alanna Kennedy (Manchester City Women) wins a free kick within the defensive half.
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Foul by Claudia Walker (West Ham United Women).
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Attempt missed. Emma Snerle (West Ham United Women) proper footed shot from outdoors the field is excessive and extensive to the best.
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Attempt blocked. Emma Snerle (West Ham United Women) proper footed shot from outdoors the field is blocked.
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Substitution, West Ham United Women. Zaneta Wyne replaces Kate Longhurst.
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Substitution, Manchester City Women. Filippa Angeldahl replaces Caroline Weir.
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Attempt blocked. Caroline Weir (Manchester City Women) left footed shot from outdoors the field is blocked. Assisted by Chloe Kelly.