City have now won eight matches in a row after losing away to Chelsea. Courtesy from this site.
Saki Kumagai (8) played as a defensive midfielder and scored two goals. Courtesy from this site.
West Ham achieved their first win at the ninth match of the season. Courtesy from this site.
Tottenham achieved a clean sheet despite being overwhelmed. Courtesy from this site.
Overall review: With eight straight wins, City have extended their lead over second-placed Chelsea to three points. From third to sixth place, there is a tight race with four teams in just two points difference. While United and Arsenal are also competing in tough schedules in the Women’s Champions League, Tottenham and London City have made notable progress. West Ham won for the first time of the season, which was only one among the lower-ranked teams. Liverpool continues their difficult road without a win.
Match 1: The Manchester Derby at the Etihad Stadium was won 3-0 by home team City. Perhaps due to fatigue from the Women’s Champions League, United were sluggish, but they still had 60% ball possession and equal touches inside the opposition box. However, none of their 11 shots were on target. City, who had more shots, scored three goals in the first half to decide the match. Ayaka Yamashita, Yui Hasegawa, Aoba Fujino, and Hinata Miyazawa played the full game.
Match 2: Aston Villa hosted London City at Villa Park in a 1-3 loss. Aston Villa had more ball possession and more touches inside the opposition box, but were unable to secure victory. Saki Kumagai played the full game, scoring two goals.
Match 3: Brighton & Hove hosted Leicester City at their home ground, the American Express Stadium, and won 4-1. Brighton dominated the ball possession and had more touches in the opposition box, resulting in a well-deserved victory. Kiko Seike played well as the player of the match, scoring one goal and providing one assist. Moeka Minami played the full game.
Match 4: Liverpool hosted Chelsea at their home stadium, St Helens Stadium, and the match ended in a 1-1 draw. Chelsea had a much higher ball possession rate and more touches inside the opposition box, but there was not much difference in the number of shots, and Liverpool had more shots on target. Fuka Nagano played the full game.
Match 5: West Ham hosted Everton at their home ground, Chigwell Construction Stadium, and won 3-1. It was West Ham’s first win of the season. Everton had more ball possession, but West Ham had more touches inside the opposition box and more shots. Riko Ueki contributed two assists. Rion Ishikawa played the full game.
Match 6: The North London Derby, played at Tottenham’s home ground, BetWright Stadium, in front of a crowd of 6,788, ended in a 0-0 draw. Despite being outnumbered by Arsenal in terms of touches inside the opposition box and shots, Tottenham managed to keep a clean sheet. Toko Koga played the full game.
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