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Man City 3-1 Birmingham City
Lindsay Johnson
Former Everton defender on Sky Sports
This epitomises Birmingham City's ethos of let's press. Hurtre gets the rewards from that.
3-1 looks a lot better than 3-0.
Summary
Manchester City 3-1 Birmingham City - Fowler slots opener, Shaw headeddouble, Hurtre scores late for visitors
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FT: Brighton 0-1 Arsenal - debutant Baum scores winner
FT: Tottenham 3-1 West Ham - Hanson scores double for Spurs
FT: Charlton 0-4 Liverpool - Fisk twice, Endemann and Kapocs for Reds
FT: Crystal Palace 1-0 Everton - Lloyd-Smith with winner for promoted side
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Oceane Hurtre (90 mins)
It's a defensive disaster for Man City!
Jade Rose takes far too long on the ball with her goalkeeper shouting for a back pass, Oceane Hurtre nicks the ball off her toes and slots into the unguarded net.
It's terrible from a Man City point of view, but Birmingham deserve to get on the scoresheet.
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Man City 3-0 Birmingham City
Beth Mead looks to be lining up a shot from a free-kick, but instead she chips towards the far post.
It's a curling ball, difficult to defend, but Khadija Shaw can't quite reach it on the slide. She wants her hat-trick.
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Man City 3-0 Birmingham City
Lindsay Johnson
Former Everton defender on Sky SportsBeth Mead, really good wicked powerful delivery, Khadija Shaw's got a lot to do though. Her movement is so good, coming away from the goal, then heading it back towards the goal. Right in the corner, Sophie Baggaley's got no chance.
Really well executed set piece from Manchester City.
GOAL - Man City 3-0 Birmingham Citypublished at 16:12 BST
Khadija Shaw (86 mins)
It's going to take something or someone special to stop Khadija Shaw from winning the Golden Boot yet again this season.
Beth Mead whips in a corner from the left and Shaw flicks a powerful header into the far corner.
Two headers, two goals. Lethal.
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Man City 2-0 Birmingham City
Beth Mead gets the ball on the left and cuts inside to run at Millie Turner. Mead is pushed slightly wide and lashes her shot narrowly over the crossbar.
No debut goal yet for the Lioness.
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Man City 2-0 Birmingham City
Image source, Getty ImagesMan City debutant Beth Mead is booked for bringing down Oceane Hurtre as Birmingham looked to launch a counter-attack.
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Man City 2-0 Birmingham City
Lindsay Johnson
Former Everton defender on Sky SportsIn this second half, Manchester City have really come together as a unit. It looks like a well-oiled machine.
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Man City 2-0 Birmingham City
The pace has gone out of the game a bit.
Birmingham are still looking to get forward and get back into this game, but it's been a while since they have troubled Man City at the back.
Lauren Hemp and Beth Mead have had a few shots but nothing to seriously test Sophie Baggaley.
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Man City 2-0 Birmingham City
Lindsay Johnson
Former Everton defender on Sky SportsI think Effa Effa will offer something different for Birmingham City. She'll look to get into those spaces, she's young, quick and explosive. We might se a slight change for them now.
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Man City 2-0 Birmingham City
Image source, Getty ImagesSome nice stats for you.
Mary Fowler's opener was Manchester City's 1,000th goal as a professional club.
Last season City scored 18 goals from set-pieces, 15 of which were from corners, the most in the WSL.
Khadija Shaw's header gets them off the mark this season in that respect.
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Man City 2-0 Birmingham City
Lindsay Johnson
Former Everton defender on Sky SportsManchester City's front four are so fluid in their movement. As a defender, it's so hard to communicate with each other when they are moving so well.
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Man City 2-0 Birmingham City
Two changes for Man City.
Sam Coffey comes on for Laura Blindkilde Brown, while Carlotta Wamser makes her Man City debut in place of Alex Greenwood.
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Man City 2-0 Birmingham City
Birmingham youngster Chancelle Effa Effa comes on in place of Veatriki Sarri.
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Man City 2-0 Birmingham City
Lauren Hemp cuts the ball back into the path of Alex Greenwood, but the Man City skipper scoops her strike over the crossbar.
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Man City 2-0 Birmingham
Lindsay Johnson
Former Everton defender on Sky Sports
Image source, PA MediaThis is a massive milestone for Lauren Hemp: her 200th appearance for Man City.
She's a huge part of why their attack is successful.
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Crystal Palace 1-0 Everton
All over in London and Crystal Palace return to the top flight with a victory thanks to Lexi Lloyd-Smith's first-half goal.
Everton came close late on but struggled to find the target for too much of the game.
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Man City 2-0 Birmingham City
How's that not gone in?
Lauren Hemp gets to the byline and has all the time in the world to square for Khadija Shaw, but here side-foot effort lacks pace and is saved.
Sophie Baggaley then makes her seventh save of the day to deny Beth Mead a debut goal.
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Crystal Palace 1-0 Everton
A late change for Crystal Palace as Kirsty Howat replaces Shannon O'Brien.
We're in the last minute of stoppage time now.
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Crystal Palace 1-0 Everton
Another HUGE bit of defending from Crystal Palace.
Ruby Mace rifles towards goal but Bethany Eland clears it off the line.
Women's Super League Scores and fixtures
Sunday 6th September
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Women's Super League
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| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
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| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
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| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
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| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
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| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
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| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
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| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
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| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
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| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
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| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0 |
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Key
- Position 1, 2: UEFA Champions League
- Position 3: UEFA Champions League Qualifiers
- Position 13: Relegation Play-off
- Position 14: Relegation
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