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Khadija Shaw scored three times in the first half to take her Women's Super League total this season to six goalsKhadija Shaw scored a first-half hat-trick as Manchester City blew Tottenham away in the Women's Super League.
Shaw struck three times in 15 minutes to propel City back into the Champions League places and hand Spurs their heaviest WSL defeat.
Laura Coombs scored twice, while Lauren Hemp and Jill Roord also added second-half goals in a superb display by the home side.
Tottenham were helpless in the face of the onslaught as their six-match unbeaten league run was comprehensively ended.
Coombs scored City's seventh deep in second-half stoppage time as they equalled their record margin of victory in a WSL game, previously set with an 8-1 thrashing of Bristol City in November 2020.
City found the breakthrough with their first opening of the game after 23 minutes. A fine cross from the left by Leila Ouahabi was met by a bullet header from Shaw.
The hosts suffered a shock loss to Brighton in their previous home match in the WSL, but were much more flowing and coherent in attack here and deservedly doubled their advantage with another fine attack down the left.
This time Jill Roord knocked in the cross which was turned in by Shaw and she completed her sixth hat-trick in English football four minutes later with the finest goal of the three.
Under pressure in the penalty box, Shaw controlled Laia Aleixandri's cross before firing a venomous low finish beyond Spurs keeper Becky Spencer.
The best goal of the game, however, was scored by Hemp three minutes after the interval with a magnificent curled shot into the top corner from 20 yards.
Roord scored from close range for her fifth goal in eight matches, continuing her fine start to life in English football after moving from Wolfsburg in the summer, before Coombs' double applied more gloss to a remarkable scoreline.
Victory moves Manchester City to third in the WSL, four points ahead of sixth-place Spurs.
More follows.
Line-ups
Man City Women
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 35Keating
- 4Aleixandri
- 33Kennedy
- 5Greenwood
- 15OuahabiSubstituted forStokesat 82'minutes
- 25Hasegawa
- 12AngeldahlBooked at 15minsSubstituted forCoombsat 55'minutes
- 11Hemp
- 20RoordBooked at 27minsSubstituted forCastellanosat 55'minutes
- 9KellySubstituted forParkat 82'minutes
- 21ShawSubstituted forFowlerat 82'minutes
Substitutes
- 1Roebuck
- 3Stokes
- 6Houghton
- 7Coombs
- 8Fowler
- 10Castellanos
- 14Morgan
- 16Park
- 18Casparij
Tottenham Women
Formation 4-3-3
- 22Spencer
- 13AleSubstituted forZadorskyat 63'minutes
- 21Bühler
- 5BartripBooked at 74mins
- 29Neville
- 15James
- 25SummanenSubstituted forPercivalat 79'minutes
- 18ZhangSubstituted forAyaneat 45'minutes
- 14Bizet IldhusøySubstituted forNazat 78'minutes
- 17Thomas
- 8ClintonSubstituted forGrahamat 78'minutes
Substitutes
- 1Votíková
- 3Zadorsky
- 4Turner
- 7Naz
- 11Petzelberger
- 12Percival
- 16Graham
- 23Ayane
- 26Pearse
Live Text
Match ends, Manchester City Women 7, Tottenham Hotspur Women 0.
Second Half ends, Manchester City Women 7, Tottenham Hotspur Women 0.
Attempt missed. Ria Percival (Tottenham Hotspur Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ashleigh Neville with a cross.
Attempt saved. Lauren Hemp (Manchester City Women) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Goal! Manchester City Women 7, Tottenham Hotspur Women 0. Laura Coombs (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Jessica Park.
Yui Hasegawa (Manchester City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Ria Percival (Tottenham Hotspur Women).
Foul by Jessica Park (Manchester City Women).
Molly Bartrip (Tottenham Hotspur Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Lauren Hemp (Manchester City Women).
Kit Graham (Tottenham Hotspur Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Jessica Park (Manchester City Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lauren Hemp.
Offside, Tottenham Hotspur Women. Rosella Ayane tries a through ball, but Martha Thomas is caught offside.
Alex Greenwood (Manchester City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Rosella Ayane (Tottenham Hotspur Women).
Offside, Tottenham Hotspur Women. Jessica Naz tries a through ball, but Martha Thomas is caught offside.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Substitution, Manchester City Women. Mary Fowler replaces Khadija Shaw.
Substitution, Manchester City Women. Jessica Park replaces Chloe Kelly.
Substitution, Manchester City Women. Demi Stokes replaces Leila Ouahabi.
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