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Manchester City Women have confirmed stars Steph Houghton and Filippa Angeldahl have signed extensions to their contracts and will remain at the club for at least another year.Houghton was the first to sign a new one-year deal, which was announced on Monday and will see her complete more than ten years with the club.

Manchester City Women held off a spirited comeback from Everton to claim victory on the final day of the WSL season.Two goals from Bunny Shaw and a spectacular strike from Lauren Hemp put the blues 3-0 up.But Everton fought back and a goal 11 minutes from time, followed by a second strike deep in injury time, put the possibility of a final three points in jeopardy.

Khadija Shaw's two goals sandwiched a Lauren Hemp stunner as Manchester City clinched a final day win over Everton.Victory saw City end the campaign level on points with Arsenal in fourth, while the Toffees, who were flattered by the scoreline, finished up sixth.There was a relaxed atmosphere at the Academy Stadium, with a tinge of emotion as Everton midfielder Izzy Christiansen played her final match against her former club before retirement.

Manchester United's Lucia Garcia scored an injury-time winner in a dramatic derby against Manchester City to keep the Red Devils' faint Women's Super League title hopes alive.Line-ups
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Goal! Manchester United Women 2, Manchester City Women 1. Lucía García (Manchester United Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.

Khadija Shaw struck an 89th-minute winner as Manchester City overcame Brighton to keep their Women's Super League title hopes alive.Shaw, the WSL's top-scorer, finished off a slick move to put the visitors in front after 21 minutes before Elisabeth Terland levelled for Brighton 12 minutes later.City were the dominant side for much of the game but despite spending the majority of the second half in Brighton territory, looked like they would have to settle for a point.

Two own goals from Reading captain Emma Mukandi handed Manchester City victory in the Women's Super League at the Select Car Leasing Stadium.City lacked cutting edge in places but it was consistent pressure from Lauren Hemp that resulted in Mukandi's two second-half mistakes.Bunny Shaw's header from Mary Fowler's cross - her seventh goal in six league games - wrapped up the points.

Manchester City Women have brought forward a move to change the colour of their shorts to help players "feel more comfortable" while on their periods.The Women's Super League club initially announced on Tuesday that the change would come into effect next season.But they will now play in their burgundy change shorts for the rest of the 2022-23 campaign to help players "perform at their highest level".

Manchester City Women welcome Everton to the Academy Stadium as they look to put the disappointment of last weekend's derby defeat behind them.The blues can still finish in a Champions League slot, however, they will need to beat the Toffees and hope Arsenal lose, while gaining an 11 goal swing in their favour to finish third.

It's a huge weekend at the top of the WSL as the top four play each other in the two most crucial games of the season.While Chelsea and Arsenal will battle it out in London, Manchester City will be looking to dent neighbours and rival Manchester United 's title hopes as they travel across the City to face the reds on Sunday evening.

Manchester City Women affirmed their position in the WSL title race with a convincing win over reigning champions Chelsea at the Academy Stadium.First half goals from Filippa Angeldahl and Lauren Hemp secured a 2-0 victory for the blues, their first WSL victory over Chelsea under Gareth Taylor.City made two changes from the team that lost 2-1 to Aston Villa in the FA Cup, with Steph Houghton and Laura Coombs returning to the side at the expense of Kerstin Casparij and Deyna Castellanos as City looked to maintain their title charge.

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Manchester City Women lost valuable ground on the top three as the blues laboured to a 1-1 draw with Aston Villa.Deyna Castellanos scored her first WSL goal since moving to the Academy Stadium, but her strike was cancelled out within moments by a goal from Kirsty Hanson.And the visitors could have taken all three points home had Hanson's curling shot hit the back of the goal instead of the upright in the second half as City struggled to break down Carly Ward's disciplined side.

Bunny Shaw continued her rich goal-scoring form as Manchester City Women earned a hard-fought three points at the Chigwell Construction Stadium.The Jamaican star kept her cool to round Mackenzie Arnold to secure the points for the blues to keep them in touch with the three teams above them.After leaders Chelsea drew at Arsenal and United hammered Liverpool 6-0.

Manchester City Women take on Chelsea on Sunday lunchtime in a crucial battle at the top of the WSL.City have forced their way into the title reckoning, but have always struggled against Chelsea under manager Gareth Taylor.They have never beaten Chelsea in the WSL under the former striker and their only win was a 3-1 League Cup victory last season.

Manchester City Women were knocked out of the FA Cup after Aston Villa scored an extra-time winner to claim a semi-final place.Rachel Daly pounced in the 97th minute to claim the win for the home side after Deyna Castellanos had equalised following Rachel Corsie's opener.The blues lost 4-3 to a Daly-inspired Villa on the opening day of the season and failed to beat the Clarets when the two teams met in January.

Manchester City Women were knocked out of the League Cup on Wednesday after losing 1-0 to Arsenal.An Extra-time winner from Stina Blackstenius was enough to secure passage to the final and break the blue girl's hearts, who were looking for a second consecutive League Cup final.It was a difficult pill to swallow on a cold night at Borehamwood after a game that had been back and forth throughout.

After the Women's FA Cup fourth round whittles 32 teams down to the final 16, the draw for the fifth round will take place, with teams discovering the next opponent standing between them and Wembley.WSL teams entered in the previous round, and the fifth round sees proceedings really start to hot up with the quarter finals now just a game away.

A second-half header from Laura Coombs gave Manchester City a share of the spoils as the blues came from behind to earn a point against United at the Etihad Stadium.Leah Galton had given the reds a first-half lead, which was cancelled by the in-form City midfielder as the 100% record for City's home and United's away matches both went at the same time.

Manchester City Women welcome neighbours and City rivals United to the Etihad Stadium on Sunday afternoon as they look to continue their winning run against the high-flying reds.City are just three points behind United after an incredible winning run that has seen them claim victory in their last nine games in all competitions, with Wednesday night's 2-0 Conti-cup win at Liverpool being the latest.

Manchester City Women won their eighth consecutive match as they beat Brighton 3-1 at the Academy Stadium.An own goal by Veatriki Sarri was added to by Julie Blakstad and Laura Coombs in a blistering first half-hour that threatened to blow the visitors away.However, the only goal that was added in the contest was a strike by Lee Geum-min in the final minute that gave the visitors a little respectability in the scoreline.

Manchester City kept up the pressure on the top three in the Women's Super League with a comfortable home win over Brighton.All three goals for the hosts came inside the first 26 minutes as Gareth Taylor's fourth-placed side made a blistering start at the Academy Stadium.City were imperious in the first half with England forward Chloe Kelly at the heart of everything.

Manchester City Women welcome Brighton and Hove Albion Women to the Academy Stadium on Sunday, eager for the three points that will keep them in touch with the top three.United's 5-0 home win over Villa and Arsenal's 1-0 home victory over Everton was added to as Chelsea thrashed bottom club Leicester 8-0 away from home.

Manchester City Women secured their 7th straight victory as they brushed Sunderland aside at the Academy Stadium.Goals from Julie Blakstad, Hayley Raso and Bunny Shaw saw off the Lady Black Cats on a sunny afternoon that saw the City faithful lean their support to former blue Jill Scott, who appeared in the final of TV's I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
Manager Gareth Taylor restored Alex Greenwood to a starting line-up that also saw Steph Houghton don the blue shirt once more.

Manchester City Women look to keep the pressure on the top three as they travel to Merseyside to face Everton.The blues are just three points behind third-placed Manchester United and face a mid-table Everton side who they beat four times last season.City enjoyed a rich goal-scoring spree against the Toffees in those games, winning both league matches 4-0 and hitting the same scoreline in the FA Cup quarter-final.

Manchester City Women travel to Reading as they look to continue their good form with victory at Reading.The blues have forced their way up the table following three successive victories, which have been enough to see manager Gareth Taylor nominated for Manager of the Month for October.Reading Have won just one and lost four of their opening five matches so far, and only got their first win of the season last weekend as they beat Leicester 2-1 at home.

Manchester City Women welcome Liverpool Women to the Academy Stadium on Sunday as they look for their fourth successive victory.After losing their first two matches, the blues have won three in a row without conceding a goal and victory will see the blues close in on the top three.Liverpool are back in the WSL after suffering relegation in 2020 and will be hoping to make a better impact this time around.

Manchester City Women started the defence of their title in fine form as they thrashed Blackburn Rovers 6-0 at the Academy Stadium.Mary Fowler and Julie Blakstad helped themselves to a brace each, while Hayley Raso and Vicky Losada weighed in with a goal apiece.It was City's opening match of group B which also contains Liverpool, Leicester City and Sunderland, with the Mersey reds currently occupying top spot with two wins from two.