Manchester City 3–1 Birmingham City, WSL Matchday 1

Manchester City v Birmingham City

Manchester City2nd 3 pts

M. Fowler 49′
K. Shaw 55′, 86′

3

3–1

Full time

Sun 6 Sep

Birmingham City12th 0 pts

O. Hurtré 90′

1

Sun 6 Sep, 9:30 am EDT Joie Stadium WSL 2026/2027, Matchday 1

The match story

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Key moments

49′Goal M. Fowler (Manchester City)1–0
55′Goal K. Shaw (Manchester City)2–0
86′Goal K. Shaw (Manchester City)3–0
90′Goal O. Hurtré (Birmingham City)3–1

Top performers

Manchester City

K. ShawFMCIshirt 92G11SH
M. FowlerMMCIshirt 81G4SH
A. FujinoMMCIshirt 200G3SH

Birmingham City

O. HurtréMBIRshirt 221G4SH
L. CrosthwaiteMBIRshirt 160G3SH
V. SarriFBIRshirt 270G3SH

Three per club, chosen from the match record: goals, then shots.

What it means

Manchester City

2nd

Level on points with Liverpool, the leaders, with 24 to play.

Birmingham City

12th

3 points behind Liverpool, the leaders, with 24 to play.

Team stats

MCI BIR

Possession: Manchester City: 73%; Birmingham City: 27%
Shots: Manchester City: 28; Birmingham City: 13
Corners: Manchester City: 9; Birmingham City: 3

WSL table 2026–27

Standings →

WSL table
#	Club	P	GD	Pts
1	Liverpool	1	+4	3
2	Manchester City	1	+2	3
2	Tottenham Hotspur	1	+2	3
4	London City Lionesses	1	+1	3
5	Arsenal	1	+1	3
5	Crystal Palace	1	+1	3
7	Aston Villa	1	0	1
7	Chelsea	1	0	1
9	Manchester United	1	−1	0
10	Brighton & Hove Albion	1	−1	0
10	Everton	1	−1	0
12	Birmingham City	1	−2	0
12	West Ham United	1	−2	0
14	Charlton Athletic	1	−4	0

After this result

By the numbers

Manchester City have scored 22 goals, the 3rd most in the WSL. 2.8 a match. WSL average 1.6.

Birmingham City have 1 home win from 4 at home, and 0 from 4 away. 1.3 points a match at home, 0.3 away.

Manchester City are 8 matches unbeaten. Unbeaten all season.

Birmingham City have 5 points from last 5, in step with their season. 1.0 a match, against 0.8 all season. WSL average 1.4.

The match on the pitch

Manchester City: 73% possession; 90 possessions; 27% ended in a shot; 46% reached the box; 8.5 actions each
Birmingham City: 27% possession; 88 possessions; 13% ended in a shot; 16% reached the box; 3.5 actions each

Where each team won the ball

Manchester City

Birmingham City

Where each possession began, both teams attacking right. Manchester City started 13% of their possessions in the final third, Birmingham City 8%.

Where the shots came from

Manchester CityBirmingham City

Manchester City attack right, Birmingham City left. A larger ringed dot is a goal. Own goals are not shots.

How each team moved the ball

Manchester City

Birmingham City

Passes between 20 zones, both teams attacking right. Forward moves in the team colour, backward moves dark, sideways moves pale; line weight is the share of the team’s passes.

How long possessions ran

Manchester CityBirmingham City

Share of possessions by number of actions.

Longer possessions shot more

Manchester CityBirmingham City

Of the possessions with each number of actions, the share that produced a shot. A gap marks too few possessions to rate.

Where play slowed down

Manchester CityBirmingham City

Mean seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, by where the action happened.

Every recorded action

Observed match events

Every action recorded in this match, where it happened: what was seen on the pitch, not a simulated path. 1,756 events in the record.

Period Minute 93 Only the 5 minutes up to it

Manchester City attack right, Birmingham City left. Passes are arrows to where they ended, dashed when not completed; a ringed start is a restart. A dot is a shot, a larger ringed dot a goal; a diamond is a take-on, a square a keeper action. Showing the whole match.

Choose an action on the pitch or in the list to see everything recorded about it.

78 events shown.

Events shown, in recorded order
Time	Player	Team
0:44	M. Levasseur	Birmingham City
0:46	K. Shaw	Manchester City
3:40	M. Turner	Birmingham City
3:52	A. Fujino	Manchester City
4:55	O. Hurtré	Birmingham City
4:59	O. Hurtré	Birmingham City
6:21	A. Fujino	Manchester City
6:58	K. Shaw	Manchester City
8:45	A. Greenwood	Manchester City
9:01	M. Fowler	Manchester City
9:22	S. Baggaley	Birmingham City
9:35	R. McKenna	Birmingham City
9:37	R. McKenna	Birmingham City
10:08	A. Fujino	Manchester City
14:31	M. Fowler	Manchester City
15:10	K. Shaw	Manchester City
15:12	K. Shaw	Manchester City
16:02	V. Sarri	Birmingham City
17:19	K. Shaw	Manchester City
17:25	S. Baggaley	Birmingham City

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Lineups

Manchester CityFormation 4-2-3-1

Manchester City, 4-2-3-1, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 31 A. Yamashita. Line 1: 18 K. Casparij, 4 J. Rose, 28 G. Prior, 5 A. Greenwood. Line 2: 19 L. Blindkilde Brown, 25 Y. Hasegawa. Line 3: 8 M. Fowler, 20 A. Fujino, 11 L. Hemp. Line 4: 9 K. Shaw.

Manchester City lineup: 11 starters, then 4 substitutes who came on, then the team, with minutes, goals, assists and expected goals for this match
#	Player	Min	G
31	A. Yamashita	90	0
18	K. Casparij, off at 61′	61	0
5	A. Greenwood, off at 74′	74	0
25	Y. Hasegawa	90	0
4	J. Rose	90	0
28	G. Prior	90	0
8	M. Fowler, off at 61′	61	1
19	L. Blindkilde Brown, off at 74′	74	0
9	K. Shaw	90	2
20	A. Fujino	90	0
11	L. Hemp	90	0
Substitutes
7	B. Mead, on at 61′	29	0
17	S. Coffey, on at 74′	16	0
24	I. Beney, on at 61′	29	0
37	C. Wamser, on at 74′	16	0
Team			3

Unused: E. Cumings Budd, L. Wienroither, M. Davies, C. Beckinsale, S. Davis

All player stats

Manchester City lineup: 10 outfield starters, then 9 substitutes, then the team, with every figure for this match
#	Player	Min	G	Sh	CC	Pass %	Tkl	Int
18	K. Casparij, off at 61′	61	0	1	4	74%	0	1
5	A. Greenwood, off at 74′	74	0	3	1	85%	0	3
25	Y. Hasegawa	90	0	0	1	92%	2	0
4	J. Rose	90	0	0	0	93%	1	1
28	G. Prior	90	0	0	0	95%	1	0
8	M. Fowler, off at 61′	61	1	4	2	73%	1	1
19	L. Blindkilde Brown, off at 74′	74	0	0	1	92%	3	0
9	K. Shaw	90	2	11	1	63%	1	0
20	A. Fujino	90	0	3	1	86%	5	0
11	L. Hemp	90	0	3	7	82%	2	0
Substitutes
1	E. Cumings Budd	–
7	B. Mead, on at 61′	29	0	3	1	84%	0	0
13	L. Wienroither	–
17	S. Coffey, on at 74′	16	0	0	2	86%	1	0
24	I. Beney, on at 61′	29	0	0	0	75%	1	0
37	C. Wamser, on at 74′	16	0	0	0	79%	0	0
53	M. Davies	–
63	C. Beckinsale	–
66	S. Davis	–
Team			3	28	21	88%	18	6

Manchester City goalkeeper
#	Goalkeeper	Min	Saves	SOT faced	Save %	GA	Claims
31	A. Yamashita	90	2	3	67%	1	0

Birmingham CityFormation 4-2-3-1

Birmingham City, 4-2-3-1, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 23 S. Baggaley. Line 1: 3 M. Levasseur, 21 M. Turner, 30 N. Herron, 18 R. McKenna. Line 2: 7 L. Geum-Min, 8 L. Naalsund. Line 3: 16 L. Crosthwaite, 10 W. Leidhammar, 22 O. Hurtré. Line 4: 27 V. Sarri.

Birmingham City lineup: 11 starters, then 4 substitutes who came on, then the team, with minutes, goals, assists and expected goals for this match
#	Player	Min	G
23	S. Baggaley	90	0
3	M. Levasseur	90	0
18	R. McKenna	90	0
8	L. Naalsund, off at 46′	45	0
21	M. Turner	90	0
30	N. Herron	90	0
16	L. Crosthwaite	90	0
7	L. Geum-Min, off at 84′	84	0
27	V. Sarri, off at 72′	72	0
10	W. Leidhammar, off at 57′	57	0
22	O. Hurtré	90	1
Substitutes
14	S. Amano, on at 84′	6	0
19	C. Cornet, on at 57′	33	0
20	C. Effa Effa, on at 72′	18	0
26	A. Miyagawa, on at 46′	45	0
Team			1

Unused: L. Thomas, K. Startup, M. Harris, S. Cooke, R. Holloway

All player stats

Birmingham City lineup: 10 outfield starters, then 9 substitutes, then the team, with every figure for this match
#	Player	Min	G	Sh	CC	Pass %	Tkl	Int
3	M. Levasseur	90	0	1	0	77%	2	1
18	R. McKenna	90	0	0	0	85%	1	2
8	L. Naalsund, off at 46′	45	0	0	0	67%	0	1
21	M. Turner	90	0	1	1	100%	0	0
30	N. Herron	90	0	0	1	74%	0	1
16	L. Crosthwaite	90	0	3	0	53%	1	1
7	L. Geum-Min, off at 84′	84	0	0	0	79%	0	2
27	V. Sarri, off at 72′	72	0	3	2	73%	2	0
10	W. Leidhammar, off at 57′	57	0	0	0	73%	0	0
22	O. Hurtré	90	1	4	2	44%	4	0
Substitutes
1	L. Thomas	–
40	K. Startup	–
2	M. Harris	–
6	S. Cooke	–
14	S. Amano, on at 84′	6	0	0	1	33%	0	0
15	R. Holloway	–
19	C. Cornet, on at 57′	33	0	1	0	80%	0	0
20	C. Effa Effa, on at 72′	18	0	0	0	100%	0	0
26	A. Miyagawa, on at 46′	45	0	0	0	85%	1	2
Team			1	13	7	71%	11	10

Birmingham City goalkeeper
#	Goalkeeper	Min	Saves	SOT faced	Save %	GA	Claims
23	S. Baggaley	90	7	10	70%	3	0

Position by matchday

Each club’s place in the table after every matchday, from recorded results.

Manchester City results

Manchester City latest result
R	Date	H/A	Opponent	Score
	Sun 1 Nov	A	London City Lionesses	2–1

Earlier results

Manchester City earlier result
R	Date	H/A	Opponent	Score
	Sun 25 Oct	A	Manchester United	1–1

Earlier results

Manchester City earlier result
R	Date	H/A	Opponent	Score
	Sun 18 Oct	H	Brighton & Hove Albion	3–2

Earlier results

Manchester City earlier result
R	Date	H/A	Opponent	Score
	Sun 4 Oct	H	Arsenal	4–2

Earlier results

Manchester City earlier result
R	Date	H/A	Opponent	Score
	Sat 26 Sep	A	Charlton Athletic	1–0

Birmingham City results

Birmingham City latest result
R	Date	H/A	Opponent	Score
	Sun 1 Nov	H	Tottenham Hotspur	1–4

Earlier results

Birmingham City earlier result
R	Date	H/A	Opponent	Score
	Sun 25 Oct	H	Charlton Athletic	1–0

Earlier results

Birmingham City earlier result
R	Date	H/A	Opponent	Score
	Sat 17 Oct	A	Arsenal	1–1

Earlier results

Birmingham City earlier result
R	Date	H/A	Opponent	Score
	Sun 4 Oct	A	Everton	1–2

Earlier results

Birmingham City earlier result
R	Date	H/A	Opponent	Score
	Sun 27 Sep	H	Crystal Palace	3–3

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