Liverpool Ladies 1-0 Birmingham City Ladies

Niamh Charles is an England youth international

A stylish Niamh Charles lob earned Liverpool Ladies a win over Birmingham City Ladies which took them up to third in Women's Super League One.

Both sides missed good openings, with Charles the only player to show true composure when she calmly lobbed keeper Hannah Hampton following a long ball.

Freda Ayisi was at the centre of the away side's best moments.

But she wasted two early chances and, after Charles' first-half goal, hit the bar from close range after the break.

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• Line-ups
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Line-ups

Liverpool Women

• 1Chamberlain
• 3Harris
• 5Bonner
• 4Stoney
• 22Greenwood
• 7LonghurstBooked at 80mins
• 6Ingle
• 8Coombs
• 40Harding
• 11EnglandSubstituted forHodsonat 80'minutes
• 17Charles

Substitutes

• 9Clarke
• 10Weir
• 12Flaherty
• 18Johnson
• 26Fletcher
• 36Hodson

B'ham City Women

• 29Hampton
• 4Carter
• 3Sargeant
• 25Mannion
• 2WilliamsSubstituted forHegerbergat 77'minutes
• 12StringerSubstituted forFollisat 88'minutes
• 26Ladd
• 15Wellings
• 17Williams
• 27Quinn
• 7AyisiBooked at 81minsSubstituted forLindenat 85'minutes

Substitutes

• 10Linden
• 11Hegerberg
• 14Follis
• 18Scofield
• 19Westwood
• 20Cusack
• 28Stenson

Referee:

David Mcnamara

Attendance:

843

Match Stats

Home TeamLiverpool WomenAway TeamB'ham City Women

Possession

Home48%

Away52%

Shots

Home10

Away16

Shots on Target

Home2

Away4

Corners

Home1

Away3

Fouls

Home12

Away6

Live Text

Posted at

Match ends, Liverpool Ladies 1, Birmingham City Ladies 0.

Full Time

Posted at 90'+5'

Second Half ends, Liverpool Ladies 1, Birmingham City Ladies 0.

Posted at 90'+4'

Attempt missed. Emma Follis (Birmingham City Ladies) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.

Posted at 90'+3'

Attempt missed. Natasha Harding (Liverpool Ladies) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Alex Greenwood.

Posted at 90'+2'

Aoife Mannion (Birmingham City Ladies) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 90'+2'

Foul by Natasha Harding (Liverpool Ladies).

Posted at 90'+1'

Attempt blocked. Ashley Hodson (Liverpool Ladies) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Niamh Charles.

Posted at 89'

Attempt saved. Emma Follis (Birmingham City Ladies) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Lucy Quinn with a headed pass.

Substitution

Posted at 88'

Substitution, Birmingham City Ladies. Emma Follis replaces Abbey-Leigh Stringer.

Posted at 87'

Charlie Wellings (Birmingham City Ladies) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Posted at 87'

Foul by Kate Longhurst (Liverpool Ladies).

Posted at 86'

Attempt missed. Andrine Hegerberg (Birmingham City Ladies) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.

Substitution

Posted at 85'

Substitution, Birmingham City Ladies. Isabelle Linden replaces Freda Ayisi.

Posted at 82'

Jessica Carter (Birmingham City Ladies) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Posted at 82'

Foul by Niamh Charles (Liverpool Ladies).

Booking

Posted at 81'

Freda Ayisi (Birmingham City Ladies) is shown the yellow card.

Posted at 81'

Foul by Freda Ayisi (Birmingham City Ladies).

Posted at 81'

Alex Greenwood (Liverpool Ladies) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 81'

Attempt blocked. Lucy Quinn (Birmingham City Ladies) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Freda Ayisi with a cross.

Substitution

Posted at 80'

Substitution, Liverpool Ladies. Ashley Hodson replaces Beth England.

Booking

Posted at 80'

Kate Longhurst (Liverpool Ladies) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Posted at 80'

Charlie Wellings (Birmingham City Ladies) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 80'

Foul by Kate Longhurst (Liverpool Ladies).

Posted at 79'

Corner, Liverpool Ladies. Conceded by Meaghan Sargeant.

Posted at 79'

Attempt blocked. Kate Longhurst (Liverpool Ladies) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Laura Coombs.

Posted at 78'

Andrine Hegerberg (Birmingham City Ladies) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 78'

Foul by Laura Coombs (Liverpool Ladies).

Substitution

Posted at 77'

Substitution, Birmingham City Ladies. Andrine Hegerberg replaces Paige Williams.

Posted at 75'

Freda Ayisi (Birmingham City Ladies) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Rachel Williams.

Posted at 74'

Offside, Liverpool Ladies. Laura Coombs tries a through ball, but Natasha Harding is caught offside.

Posted at 73'

Attempt saved. Lucy Quinn (Birmingham City Ladies) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Rachel Williams.

Posted at 67'

Attempt missed. Hayley Ladd (Birmingham City Ladies) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.

Posted at 66'

Rachel Williams (Birmingham City Ladies) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 66'

Foul by Gemma Bonner (Liverpool Ladies).

Posted at 62'

Attempt missed. Paige Williams (Birmingham City Ladies) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.

Posted at 61'

Freda Ayisi (Birmingham City Ladies) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 61'

Foul by Alex Greenwood (Liverpool Ladies).

Posted at 60'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

Posted at 59'

Delay in match Rachel Williams (Birmingham City Ladies) because of an injury.

Posted at 59'

Delay in match Kate Longhurst (Liverpool Ladies) because of an injury.

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