Manchester City and Chelsea meet again with the hosts out for a measure of revenge as they host the first leg of their Women’s Champions League quarter-final.
This is the second of four encounters between the two sides in a matter of 12 days, with the two legs falling either side of a WSL fixture and following quickly after Saturday’s League Cup final. The Derby decider saw Chelsea triumph at Pride Park to secure their first trophy under Sonia Bompastor, with a quadruple still a possibility with the Londoners streaking clear at the top of the table domestically.
Familiarity with their foes could prove useful for Manchester City, though, as they target a place in the semi-finals. While the replacing of Gareth Taylor with Nick Cushing did not provide immediate impact in the cup final, the interim boss led the side to four trophies in his first stint and will hope to throw the visitors of course ahead of next week’s second leg at Stamford Bridge.
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Manchester City 2-0 Chelsea, 90 + 4 minutes
Time ticking away for the visitors as Manchester City win a free kick, which they are in no hurry to take.
Manchester City 2-0 Chelsea, 90 + 1 minutes
We’ve played the first of five additional minutes. Chelsea earn a corner.
Maika Hameno plays it short, from where it can be launched into the box. Nathalie Bjorn gets her head to it but the contact is meagre. Goal kick.
GOAL! MANCHESTER CITY 2-0 Chelsea (Vivianne Miedema, 89 minutes)
Big game player! Vivianne Miedema has her second and Manchester City are snapping Chelsea’s unbeten streak!
Kerolin is the creator, the Brazilian a danger all night down that right hand side. Her driving run affords space for her centre forward near the penalty spot, but it still takes some finishing. Miedema lets the ball come across her and finds the corner perfectly – 2-0!
Manchester City 1-0 Chelsea, 86 minutes
A crucial save from Hannah Hampton – or not! It wouldn’t have counted. The goalkeeper wouldn’t have known that Vivianne Miedema was offside, though, when she somehow thrust out her left leg to get a toe to the Dutchwoman’s shot.
Manchester City 1-0 Chelsea, 85 minutes
Another chance! Ayaka Yamashita produces a top stop down low to her left to deny Wieke Kaptein, who has been lively since her introduction.
Manchester City 1-0 Chelsea, 84 minutes
Chelsea are upping the urgency. Sandy Baltimore’s cross flies across the face of the Manchester City goal with no teammate positioned to turn it in, before Aggie Beever-Jones forces a save.
Manchester City 1-0 Chelsea, 82 minutes
This scoreline would set up the second leg rather nicely, of course. Can Manchester City hold on to deal Chelsea their first defeat of the season?
OFF THE WOODWORK! Manchester City 1-0 Chelsea, 80 minutes
Rattles the crossbar! That’s as close as Chelsea have come, Johanna Rytting Kaneryd finding space on the right side of the box and thundering against the woodwork. Ayaka Yamashita hadn’t a hope – but Manchester City survive.