Manchester City v Liverpool: Women's Super League
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Manchester City striker Khadija Shaw makes her first start since early December this evening. The 28-year-old spent over a month on the sidelines due to injury before returning to action last month. She then withdrew from City's League Cup match against Arsenal on February 6 after receiving horrific racist and misogynistic abuse just days prior. She scored her first goal in two months against Leicester in the FA Cup last weekend after coming off the bench, but now she is back in the starting line-up. Share
Manchester City starting XI: Ayaka Yamashita; Leila Ouahabi, Laia Aleixandri, Rebecca Knaak, Gracie Prior; Jill Roord, Yui Hasegawa; Vivianne Miedema, Aoba Fujino, Mary Fowler, Khadija Shaw. Substitutes: Khiara Keating, Naomi Layzell, Laura Wienroither, Kerolin, Jess Park, Laura Blindkilde Brown, Aemu Oyama, Lily Murphy, Mayzee Davies.
Liverpool starting XI: Teagan Micah; Jenna Clark, Grace Fisk, Gemma Evans; Lucy Parry, Taylor Hinds; Sam Kerr, Ceri Holland, Marie Höbinger; Leanne Kiernan, Sophie Román Haug. Substitutes: Rachael Laws, Cornelia Kapocs, Fūka Nagano, Mia Enderby,
Yana Daniëls, Gemma Bonner, Alejandra Bernabé, Zara Shaw. Share
Hello, good evening and welcome to coverage of Manchester City vs Liverpool in the Women's Super League. These two teams last went head-to-head in October, when Gareth Taylor's side took all three points courtesy of a late Khadija Shaw winner. Back then, City were widely considered title challengers. However, fast-forward four months and they are now battling for a place in the top three.
Liverpool, on the other hand, have struggled this season. Last term they beat Manchester United to fourth in the table, making them 'best of the rest' in the WSL. But this campaign things just haven't been going their way. Both teams will be desperate for three points this evening, especially now we are approaching the back-end of the season.
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