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.

Every recorded action

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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