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Manchester City

3 — 2 Oct 18, 2026 · 07:00 PM IST

Brighton

WSL · Round 6

Venue Joie Stadium, Manchester

Referee Leigh Doughty

Attendance 3,141

Player of the Match Khadija Shaw 8.9 90' played

Match Events

5' Home ⚽ Khadija Shaw — 1-0

16' Home ⚽ Khadija Shaw — 2-0

17' Home ⚽ Niamh Charles — 3-0

31' Away ⚽ Olivia Garcia — 3-1

37' Away ⚽ Caitlin Hayes — 3-2

HT

60' Home ↔ Mary Fowler → Niamh Charles

60' Home ↔ Carlotta Wamser → Grace Clinton

66' Away ↔ Emilie Marie Joramo → Olaug Tvedten

76' Away ↔ Marisa Olislagers → Jelena Čanković

76' Away ↔ Maelys Mpomé → Marit Auée

88' Away ↔ Emily Murphy → Gabrielle George

90 + 4' Away Manuela Vanegas

FT

Match Stats

58 42

Ball possession

2.50 1.03

Expected goals (xG)

17 9

Total shots

8 3

Shots on target

36 14

Touches in opposition box

3 2

Big chances

1 0

Big chances missed

526 (89%) 354 (83%)

Accurate passes

0 1

Yellow cards

8 1

Corners

Lineups

Manchester City (4-2-3-1)

Coach: Andreé Jeglertz

Starting XI

31 Ayaka Yamashita 6.4

18 Kerstin Casparij 6.8

4 Jade Rose 6.9

5 Alex Greenwood 7.2

21 Niamh Charles 7.7

19 Laura Blindkilde 7.9

25 Yui Hasegawa 8.1

20 Aoba Fujino 7.3

6 Grace Clinton 7.1

11 Lauren Hemp 8.6

9 Khadija Shaw 8.9

Substitutes

37 Carlotta Wamser 6.8

8 Mary Fowler 6.6

1 Eartha Cumings

28 Gracie Prior

13 Laura Wienroither

53 Mayzee Davies

27 Rebecca Knaak

47 Sacha Lewis

24 Iman Beney

Brighton (4-2-3-1)

Coach: Arturo Ruiz

Starting XI

16 Chiamaka Nnadozie 6.6

23 Marit Auée 5.8

18 Caitlin Hayes 7.6

6 Gabrielle George 5.2

2 Manuela Vanegas 5.8

10 Jelena Čanković 6.6

8 Maisie Symonds 6.9

11 Kiko Seike 7.2

14 Fran Kirby 7.4

21 Olivia Garcia 6.8

20 Olaug Tvedten 6.6

Substitutes

15 Emilie Marie Joramo 5.9

5 Maelys Mpomé 6.3

19 Marisa Olislagers 5.8

35 Emily Murphy

28 Melina Loeck

64 Emilie Gay

41 Taylor Warren

17 Rebecca Rayner

27 Sophie Peskett