Manchester City 4–2 Liverpool, WSL Matchday 3

Manchester City v Liverpool

Manchester City1st 9 pts

L. Hemp 13′, 90+5′
K. Shaw 45+2′
G. Fisk 90′ og

4

4–2

Full time

Fri 18 Sep

Liverpool3rd 4 pts

A. Bergström 19′
V. Endemann 28′

2

Fri 18 Sep, 2:00 pm EDT Joie Stadium WSL 2026/2027, Matchday 3

The match story

Photo from Manchester City — Courtesy Manchester City

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Key moments

13′Goal L. Hemp (Manchester City)1–0
19′Goal A. Bergström (Liverpool)1–1
28′Goal V. Endemann (Liverpool)1–2
45+2′Goal K. Shaw (Manchester City)2–2
90′Own goal G. Fisk (Liverpool)3–2
90+5′Goal L. Hemp (Manchester City)4–2

An own goal shows the scorer’s club and counts for the other club.

Top performers

Manchester City

L. HempMMCIshirt 112G5SH
K. ShawFMCIshirt 91G9SH
A. FujinoMCIshirt 20, came off the bench0G1SH

Liverpool

V. EndemannMLIVshirt 91G4SH
A. BergströmMLIVshirt 251G2SH
B. OlssonFLIVshirt 110G2SH

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

What it means

Manchester City

1stNo change

Top of the table, 5 points above Chelsea, with 22 to play.

Liverpool

3rdNo change

5 points behind Manchester City, the leaders, with 22 to play.

Team stats

MCI LIV

Possession: Manchester City: 58%; Liverpool: 42%
Shots: Manchester City: 18; Liverpool: 11
Corners: Manchester City: 8; Liverpool: 3

WSL table 2026–27

Standings →

WSL table
#	Club	P	GD	Pts
1	Manchester City	3	+7	9
2	Chelsea	2	+5	4
3	Liverpool	3	+2	4
4	Tottenham Hotspur	2	+2	4
5	Arsenal	2	+1	4
5	Crystal Palace	2	+1	4
7	London City Lionesses	2	0	3
8	Everton	2	0	3
9	West Ham United	2	−1	3
10	Brighton & Hove Albion	2	−1	1
11	Birmingham City	2	−2	1
12	Aston Villa	2	−3	1
13	Charlton Athletic	2	−5	0
14	Manchester United	2	−6	0

After this result

By the numbers

Liverpool have 1 home win from 3 at home, and 1 from 5 away. 1.7 points a match at home, 0.6 away.

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

Manchester City are 8 matches unbeaten. Unbeaten all season.

Liverpool have 4 points from last 5, in step with their season. 0.8 a match, against 1.0 all season. WSL average 1.4.

The match on the pitch

Manchester City: 58% possession; 99 possessions; 16% ended in a shot; 33% reached the box; 6.4 actions each
Liverpool: 42% possession; 96 possessions; 11% ended in a shot; 25% reached the box; 5.0 actions each

Where each team won the ball

Manchester City

Liverpool

Where each possession began, both teams attacking right. Manchester City started 15% of their possessions in the final third, Liverpool 17%.

Where the shots came from

Manchester CityLiverpool

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

How each team moved the ball

Manchester City

Liverpool

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 CityLiverpool

Share of possessions by number of actions.

Longer possessions shot more

Manchester CityLiverpool

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 CityLiverpool

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. 1,817 events in the record.

Period Minute 97 Only the 5 minutes up to it

Manchester City attack right, Liverpool 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.

70 events shown.

Events shown, in recorded order
Time	Player	Team
4:54	L. Hemp	Manchester City
7:24	M. Fowler	Manchester City
9:03	S. Kerr	Liverpool
9:27	A. Bergström	Liverpool
12:26	L. Hemp	Manchester City
16:08	G. Fisk	Liverpool
17:35	K. Shaw	Manchester City
18:12	A. Bergström	Liverpool
20:30	F. Nagano	Liverpool
20:41	A. Yamashita	Manchester City
22:19	Alejandra Bernabé	Liverpool
22:55	K. Shaw	Manchester City
24:19	V. Endemann	Liverpool
24:43	Alejandra Bernabé	Liverpool
26:44	S. Kerr	Liverpool
27:22	A. Yamashita	Manchester City
27:50	V. Endemann	Liverpool
30:09	V. Endemann	Liverpool
32:01	V. Endemann	Liverpool
33:11	Natalia Ramos	Liverpool

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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: 24 I. Beney, 4 J. Rose, 5 A. Greenwood, 37 C. Wamser. Line 2: 19 L. Blindkilde Brown, 25 Y. Hasegawa. Line 3: 8 M. Fowler, 7 B. Mead, 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
24	I. Beney, off at 62′	62	0
37	C. Wamser	90	0
25	Y. Hasegawa	90	0
4	J. Rose	90	0
5	A. Greenwood	90	0
8	M. Fowler, off at 62′	62	0
19	L. Blindkilde Brown, off at 62′	62	0
9	K. Shaw	90	1
7	B. Mead, off at 76′	76	0
11	L. Hemp	90	2
Substitutes
6	G. Clinton, on at 76′	14	0
17	S. Coffey, on at 62′	28	0
18	K. Casparij, on at 62′	28	0
20	A. Fujino, on at 62′	28	0
Team			3

Unused: E. Cumings Budd, L. Wienroither, G. Prior, M. Davies, 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
24	I. Beney, off at 62′	62	0	0	0	81%	1	1
37	C. Wamser	90	0	0	3	90%	1	0
25	Y. Hasegawa	90	0	0	1	92%	1	0
4	J. Rose	90	0	1	0	88%	1	0
5	A. Greenwood	90	0	0	0	90%	0	0
8	M. Fowler, off at 62′	62	0	0	1	64%	1	0
19	L. Blindkilde Brown, off at 62′	62	0	0	0	88%	1	2
9	K. Shaw	90	1	9	0	73%	0	0
7	B. Mead, off at 76′	76	0	1	0	75%	1	0
11	L. Hemp	90	2	5	4	72%	2	1
Substitutes
1	E. Cumings Budd	–
6	G. Clinton, on at 76′	14	0	0	0	73%	0	0
13	L. Wienroither	–
17	S. Coffey, on at 62′	28	0	0	1	85%	1	0
18	K. Casparij, on at 62′	28	0	1	0	68%	0	0
20	A. Fujino, on at 62′	28	0	1	1	77%	1	1
28	G. Prior	–
53	M. Davies	–
66	S. Davis	–
Team			3	18	12	84%	11	5

Manchester City goalkeeper
#	Goalkeeper	Min	Saves	SOT faced	Save %	GA	Claims
31	A. Yamashita	90	2	4	50%	2	0

LiverpoolFormation 4-1-4-1

Liverpool, 4-1-4-1, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 12 K. Keating. Line 1: 24 S. Kerr, 17 J. Clark, 4 G. Fisk, 29 A. Bernabé. Line 2: 8 F. Nagano. Line 3: 25 A. Bergström, 7 C. Kapocs, 6 N. Ramos, 9 V. Endemann. Line 4: 11 B. Olsson.

Liverpool 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
12	K. Keating	90	0
24	S. Kerr, off at 90+3′	90	0
29	A. Bernabé	90	0
8	F. Nagano	90	0
17	J. Clark	90	0
4	G. Fisk	90	0
25	A. Bergström	90	1
7	C. Kapocs	90	0
11	B. Olsson, off at 77′	77	0
6	N. Ramos, off at 90+3′	90	0
9	V. Endemann, off at 90+3′	90	1
Substitutes
10	S. Haug, on at 90+3′	1	0
14	M. Höbinger, on at 90+3′	1	0
23	S. Agrež, on at 90+3′	1	0
27	A. Csillag, on at 77′	13	0
Team			2

Unused: F. Kirby, M. Enderby, L. Woodham, I. Breen, M. Trueman

All player stats

Liverpool lineup: 10 outfield starters, then 9 substitutes, then the team, with every figure for this match
#	Player	Min	G	Sh	CC	Pass %	Tkl	Int
24	S. Kerr, off at 90+3′	90	0	0	0	73%	0	0
29	A. Bernabé	90	0	0	1	82%	0	2
8	F. Nagano	90	0	1	1	93%	0	1
17	J. Clark	90	0	0	0	85%	0	0
4	G. Fisk	90	0	1	0	86%	0	0
25	A. Bergström	90	1	2	2	68%	3	1
7	C. Kapocs	90	0	0	1	81%	0	0
11	B. Olsson, off at 77′	77	0	2	0	63%	0	0
6	N. Ramos, off at 90+3′	90	0	1	1	65%	1	0
9	V. Endemann, off at 90+3′	90	1	4	1	60%	2	0
Substitutes
22	F. Kirby	–
10	S. Haug, on at 90+3′	1	0	0	0	0%	0	0
13	M. Enderby	–
14	M. Höbinger, on at 90+3′	1	0	0	0	0%	0	0
16	L. Woodham	–
23	S. Agrež, on at 90+3′	1	0	0	0	50%	0	0
27	A. Csillag, on at 77′	13	0	0	0	50%	1	0
48	I. Breen	–
87	M. Trueman	–
Team			2	11	7	78%	7	4