"Manchester City moved four points clear of Chelsea at the top of the Women's Super League with a comprehensive 3-0 derby win over Manchester United at the Etihad Stadium. City were the first team other than Chelsea to start a WSL matchday top of the table this far into a season since the end of 2023-24, when they themselves finished as runners-up to the Blues on goal difference."
"They did exactly that as Rebecca Knaak, Khadija Shaw and Lauren Hemp all scored in the first half, dealing United their second WSL defeat in a row. Yui Hasegawa forced Anna Sandberg into a last-ditch clearance and Vivianne Miedema almost turned Shaw's centre home before Knaak scored the opener in the 26th minute, nodding into the top-left corner after Shaw headed a deep corner back across the box."
"United showed some bright touches without testing Ayaka Yamashita in the City goal, but it was 2-0 in the 43rd minute as Shaw slid Kerstin Casparij's right-wing cross home. City captain Casparij had another assist to her name in the second minute of first-half stoppage time, though the hosts' third goal was all about Hemp as she fired into the top-left corner following a simple offload on the edge of the area."
Manchester City moved four points clear of Chelsea after a 3-0 derby victory over Manchester United at the Etihad Stadium. Rebecca Knaak opened the scoring in the 26th minute, nodding into the top-left corner after Khadija Shaw headed a deep corner back across the box. Shaw slid Kerstin Casparij's right-wing cross home in the 43rd minute, and Lauren Hemp added a third in first-half stoppage time with a top-left finish following a simple offload on the edge of the area. United pushed in the second half, with Jess Park hitting the woodwork, but failed to score. United conceded three first-half goals for only the fourth time in WSL history.
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