Women's Super League: Man City 1-0 Man Utd - Caroline Weir scores winner

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Caroline Weir's classy late winner kept Manchester City in the Women's Super League title conversation and dealt a blow to derby rivals Manchester United.

Weir came off the bench to chip Mary Earps and score in a home Manchester derby for a third successive season.

It was a deserved victory for City, who created the better chances as Lauren Hemp missed from close range and Jess Park curled on to a post.

City go fifth, eight points off leaders Arsenal and two behind United in third.

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Line-ups

Man City Women

Formation 4-3-3

26Roebuck
20Bronze
33Kennedy
5Greenwood
3Stokes
17LosadaSubstituted forWeirat 75'minutes
24Walsh
10Stanway
16ParkSubstituted forRasoat 84'minutes
18White
15Hemp

Substitutes

11Beckie
12Angeldahl
13Raso
19Weir
21Shaw
30Mace
35Keating
41Blakstad

Man Utd Women

Formation 4-2-3-1

27Earps
3Thorisdottir
15CaldwellBooked at 54mins
17Batlle
6Blundell
10Zelem
12Ladd
16BruunSubstituted forFusoat 90'minutes
8RisaSubstituted forThomasat 64'minutes
7Toone
23RussoSubstituted forHansonat 78'minutes

Substitutes

2Harris
9Thomas
13Fuso
14Groenen
18Hanson
20Smith
24Jones
32Baggaley

Referee:Kirsty Dowle

Attendance:5,317

Live Text

Match ends, Manchester City Women 1, Manchester United Women 0.
Second Half ends, Manchester City Women 1, Manchester United Women 0.
Substitution, Manchester United Women. Ivana Fuso replaces Signe Bruun.
Attempt missed. Hayley Raso (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Lauren Hemp.
Substitution, Manchester City Women. Hayley Raso replaces Jessica Park.
Goal! Manchester City Women 1, Manchester United Women 0. Caroline Weir (Manchester City Women) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner.
Offside, Manchester City Women. Lauren Hemp tries a through ball, but Ellen White is caught offside.
Substitution, Manchester United Women. Kirsty Hanson replaces Alessia Russo.
Attempt missed. Martha Thomas (Manchester United Women) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Katie Zelem with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Manchester United Women. Conceded by Alex Greenwood.
Foul by Keira Walsh (Manchester City Women).
Martha Thomas (Manchester United Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Manchester City Women. Caroline Weir replaces Vicky Losada.
Corner, Manchester City Women. Conceded by Maria Thorisdottir.
Corner, Manchester City Women. Conceded by Maria Thorisdottir.
Attempt saved. Alex Greenwood (Manchester City Women) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Vicky Losada (Manchester City Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Katie Zelem (Manchester United Women).
Attempt missed. Georgia Stanway (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jessica Park.
Foul by Alanna Kennedy (Manchester City Women).