Lauren Hemp fired Manchester City two ahead of Chelsea in the first half
Manchester City leapfrogged defending champions Chelsea to go second in the Women’s Super League with an impressive victory over the Blues on Sunday.
Filippa Angeldahl’s brilliantly lofted 20th-minute strike put City ahead, before Lauren Hemp doubled the lead.
City’s first league win over Chelsea since 2017 means they only trail leaders Manchester United on goal difference at the top of the table.
Chelsea are a point back in third but have a game in hand.
This was their first WSL defeat since the opening game of the season, while City remain unbeaten in the league since a defeat by Chelsea last September.
The meeting of the title contenders, which marked Women’s Football Weekend, was watched by 5,222 fans at Academy Stadium, just shy of City’s record crowd at their home stadium.
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Line-ups
Man City Women
Formation 4-3-3
1Roebuck
14Morgan6Houghton5Greenwood4Aleixandri
12Angeldahl25Hasegawa7Coombs
9Kelly21Shaw11Hemp
1Roebuck
14Morgan
6Houghton
5Greenwood
4Aleixandri
12Angeldahl
25Hasegawa
7Coombs
9KellyBooked at 84mins
21Shaw
11HempBooked at 73minsSubstituted forBlakstadat 78′minutes
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