Match ends, Liverpool Ladies 1, Birmingham City Ladies 0.
Liverpool WomenLiverpool Women1B'ham City WomenBirmingham City Women0
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
Liverpool Women
Formation 4-3-3
- 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
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 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
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Liverpool Ladies 1, Birmingham City Ladies 0.
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Attempt missed. Emma Follis (Birmingham City Ladies) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
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Attempt missed. Natasha Harding (Liverpool Ladies) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Alex Greenwood.
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Aoife Mannion (Birmingham City Ladies) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Natasha Harding (Liverpool Ladies).
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Attempt blocked. Ashley Hodson (Liverpool Ladies) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Niamh Charles.
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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
Substitution, Birmingham City Ladies. Emma Follis replaces Abbey-Leigh Stringer.
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Charlie Wellings (Birmingham City Ladies) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Kate Longhurst (Liverpool Ladies).
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Attempt missed. Andrine Hegerberg (Birmingham City Ladies) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
Substitution
Substitution, Birmingham City Ladies. Isabelle Linden replaces Freda Ayisi.
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Jessica Carter (Birmingham City Ladies) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by Niamh Charles (Liverpool Ladies).
Booking
Freda Ayisi (Birmingham City Ladies) is shown the yellow card.
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Foul by Freda Ayisi (Birmingham City Ladies).
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Alex Greenwood (Liverpool Ladies) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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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
Substitution, Liverpool Ladies. Ashley Hodson replaces Beth England.
