Lauren Hemp double as Manchester City defeat Liverpool in Women's Super League
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Lauren Hemp scored twice as Manchester City overcame a lively Liverpool side in the Women's Super League.
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Attributed to original sourceManchester City continued their winning start to the new Women’s Super League season but the defending champions needed a 90th-minute own goal from Grace Fisk to help them edge past an ever-improving Liverpool side after an entertaining game in which Lauren Hemp scored twice.
Fisk inadvertently turned Grace Clinton’s dangerous cross into her own net to put City 3-2 up and then – with Liverpool searching for an equaliser and committing players forward deep in stoppage time – Hemp added another on the counterattack to make it 4-2 and widen the margin of victory, but that slightly masked how well the visitors had played. Gareth Taylor – taking on his former side – will have taken significant encouragement from his Liverpool team’s performance, on a night when they made the league leaders dig deep.
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What happened
Manchester City secured a Women's Super League victory over Liverpool, with Lauren Hemp netting both goals in a win that highlighted City's attacking quality. Liverpool were described as lively, suggesting they posed a threat despite the defeat. The result adds three points to Manchester City's WSL campaign.
Chance analysis
A comfortable home win for Manchester City against a Liverpool side that showed enough enterprise to suggest they will trouble opponents this season. Hemp's brace underlines her importance to City's attacking output, and the result reinforces City's status as title challengers while Liverpool's performance offers encouragement despite the loss.
Manchester City gain three points and a confidence boost in the WSL title race; Liverpool take encouragement from their performance despite the defeat.