Man City Women 5-0 West Ham United Women: Khadija Shaw hat-trick sinks Hammers at the Joie
Manchester City Women put on a ruthless attacking display at the Joie Stadium, thrashing West Ham United Women 5-0 to keep the pressure on at the top of the Women's Super League table. A Khadija Shaw hat-trick did the bulk of the damage, with Aoba Fujino and Iman Beney also getting on the scoresheet as City moved to second in the league standings.
The breakthrough came just before the break when Shaw turned home a left-footed finish from the centre of the box after Carlotta Wamser picked her out, sending City in 1-0 up at half-time. The game was effectively settled in a devastating second-half spell. Shaw headed in her second on 53 minutes from a Lauren Hemp cross, before Fujino raced through on a fast break to make it three just seven minutes later.
Beney then got in on the act, curling home from outside the box after being teed up by Fujino to put City four clear, and Shaw completed her treble on 74 minutes, drilling a right-footed effort into the top corner after being set up by substitute Grace Clinton. It was a complete rout from City, who could have scored even more given the number of chances created throughout.
There was an early flashpoint when Rebecca Knaak was booked for a bad foul inside the opening ten minutes, with the match also briefly halted for treatment to West Ham's Inès Belloumou. West Ham's Viviane Asseyi picked up a yellow card right at the end of the first half, while Kerstin Casparij was also cautioned for City in the second period, but neither side had anyone sent off.
The statistics tell their own story of City's dominance. They had 54.4% of possession and fired off 20 shots to West Ham's 13, with 10 of those finding the target compared to just two for the visitors. City's passing was also crisp throughout, completing 438 of 490 attempted passes.
The result leaves City on 25 points from nine games, unbeaten with eight wins and a draw, while West Ham remain down in the bottom reaches of the table having now lost six of their nine league matches. In terms of recent form, City's run in the WSL now reads WWDWW, with this big win following a draw at Manchester United and victory away at London City Lionesses. West Ham's sequence has gone the other way, LWLWL, with this heavy defeat their third loss in five.
It was another afternoon to enjoy for City supporters at the Joie, with the front three combining smoothly and Shaw once again proving the difference at the top end of the pitch. With City pushing hard near the summit of the WSL, performances like this will do plenty to maintain belief that silverware is within reach this season.
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