Manchester City Women 3-1 Birmingham City Women: result and goals
Manchester City Women beat Birmingham City Women 3-1 on Sunday, 6 September 2026 in the WSL.
Goals: Mary Fowler 49', Khadija Shaw 55', Khadija Shaw 86', Oceane Hurtre 90'.
Manchester City Women sit 1st on 18 points.
Birmingham City Women sit 13th on 3 points.
Manchester City Women have 4 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat in their last 5 matches.
Birmingham City Women have 4 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat in their last 5 matches.
Last 5 meetings: Manchester City Women won 5, Birmingham City Women won 0, 0 drawn.
- Competition
- Women's Super League
- Kick-off
- Sunday, 6 September 2026, 14:30 (UK time)
- Venue
- Joie Stadium, Manchester
Goals and cards
Live commentary
- Match ends, Manchester City Women 3, Birmingham City Women 1.
- 90'+4'Second Half ends, Manchester City Women 3, Birmingham City Women 1.
- 90'+3'Chancelle Effa Effa (Birmingham City Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+3'Sam Coffey (Manchester City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3'Foul by Chancelle Effa Effa (Birmingham City Women).
- 90'+3'Attempt missed. Océane Hurtré (Birmingham City Women) left footed shot from more than 40 yards on the left wing misses to the left. Assisted by Suzu Amano following a fast break.
- 90'Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 90'Goal! Manchester City Women 3, Birmingham City Women 1. Océane Hurtré (Birmingham City Women) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 88'Aoba Fujino (Manchester City Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 88'Foul by Neve Herron (Birmingham City Women).
- 86'Goal! Manchester City Women 3, Birmingham City Women 0. Khadija Shaw (Manchester City Women) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Beth Mead with a cross following a corner.
- 85'Corner, Manchester City Women. Conceded by Millie Turner.
- 84'Substitution, Birmingham City Women. Suzu Amano replaces Lee Geum-Min.
- 83'Attempt missed. Lauren Hemp (Manchester City Women) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Sam Coffey following a fast break.
- 83'Beth Mead (Manchester City Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 83'Foul by Beth Mead (Manchester City Women).
- 83'Océane Hurtré (Birmingham City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83'Attempt missed. Beth Mead (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sam Coffey with a cross following a corner.
- 82'Corner, Manchester City Women. Conceded by Rebecca McKenna.
- 81'Corner, Manchester City Women. Conceded by Millie Turner.
- 80'Beth Mead (Manchester City Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 80'Foul by Chelsea Cornet (Birmingham City Women).
- 77'Attempt missed. Beth Mead (Manchester City Women) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
- 76'Corner, Manchester City Women. Conceded by Neve Herron.
- 74'Substitution, Manchester City Women. Carlotta Wamser replaces Alex Greenwood.
- 74'Substitution, Manchester City Women. Sam Coffey replaces Laura Blindkilde Brown.
- 72'Substitution, Birmingham City Women. Chancelle Effa Effa replaces Veatriki Sarri.
- 72'Attempt missed. Alex Greenwood (Manchester City Women) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Lauren Hemp.
- 71'Attempt blocked. Khadija Shaw (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 68'Attempt saved. Beth Mead (Manchester City Women) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Sophie Baggaley (Birmingham City Women). Assisted by Lauren Hemp.
- 68'Attempt saved. Khadija Shaw (Manchester City Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Sophie Baggaley (Birmingham City Women). Assisted by Lauren Hemp.
- 65'Attempt saved. Lauren Hemp (Manchester City Women) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Sophie Baggaley (Birmingham City Women). Assisted by Aoba Fujino.
- 65'Attempt saved. Lily Crosthwaite (Birmingham City Women) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Ayaka Yamashita (Manchester City Women). Assisted by Océane Hurtré.
- 63'Beth Mead (Manchester City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63'Foul by Chelsea Cornet (Birmingham City Women).
- 62'Offside, Birmingham City Women. Océane Hurtré is caught offside.
- 62'Foul by Iman Beney (Manchester City Women).
- 62'Veatriki Sarri (Birmingham City Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 61'Substitution, Manchester City Women. Beth Mead replaces Mary Fowler.
- 61'Substitution, Manchester City Women. Iman Beney replaces Kerstin Casparij.
- 60'Attempt missed. Aoba Fujino (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alex Greenwood.
- 59'Attempt missed. Veatriki Sarri (Birmingham City Women) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Neve Herron.
- 59'Attempt blocked. Millie Turner (Birmingham City Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 59'Attempt blocked. Veatriki Sarri (Birmingham City Women) left footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Chelsea Cornet.
- 59'Attempt blocked. Chelsea Cornet (Birmingham City Women) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Millie Turner with a headed pass.
- 58'Corner, Birmingham City Women. Conceded by Gracie Prior.
- 57'Substitution, Birmingham City Women. Chelsea Cornet replaces Wilma Leidhammar.
- 57'Attempt missed. Khadija Shaw (Manchester City Women) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Yui Hasegawa.
- 55'Goal! Manchester City Women 2, Birmingham City Women 0. Khadija Shaw (Manchester City Women) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kerstin Casparij with a cross following a corner.
- 55'Corner, Manchester City Women. Conceded by Lily Crosthwaite.
- 54'Attempt blocked. Mary Fowler (Manchester City Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yui Hasegawa.
- 53'Attempt blocked. Khadija Shaw (Manchester City Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 53'Corner, Manchester City Women. Conceded by Rebecca McKenna.
- 51'Attempt missed. Mary Fowler (Manchester City Women) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Laura Blindkilde Brown.
- 49'Goal! Manchester City Women 1, Birmingham City Women 0. Mary Fowler (Manchester City Women) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 48'Foul by Gracie Prior (Manchester City Women).
- 48'Lee Geum-Min (Birmingham City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48'Corner, Manchester City Women. Conceded by Millie Turner.
- 46'Aoba Fujino (Manchester City Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 46'Foul by Veatriki Sarri (Birmingham City Women).
- 45'Substitution, Birmingham City Women. Asato Miyagawa replaces Lisa Naalsund.
- 45'Second Half begins Manchester City Women 0, Birmingham City Women 0.
- 45'+2'First Half ends, Manchester City Women 0, Birmingham City Women 0.
- 45'Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 44'Attempt saved. Océane Hurtré (Birmingham City Women) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the top centre of the goal by Ayaka Yamashita (Manchester City Women).
- 43'Mary Fowler (Manchester City Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 43'Foul by Marie Levasseur (Birmingham City Women).
- 43'Attempt missed. Alex Greenwood (Manchester City Women) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high.
- 42'Alex Greenwood (Manchester City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42'Foul by Lily Crosthwaite (Birmingham City Women).
- 41'Attempt blocked. Khadija Shaw (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mary Fowler.
- 41'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 41'Delay in match (Manchester City Women).
- 36'Lauren Hemp (Manchester City Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 36'Foul by Marie Levasseur (Birmingham City Women).
- 35'Corner, Manchester City Women. Conceded by Sophie Baggaley.
- 35'Attempt saved. Aoba Fujino (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Sophie Baggaley (Birmingham City Women). Assisted by Mary Fowler with a through ball.
- 33'Attempt missed. Veatriki Sarri (Birmingham City Women) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Océane Hurtré with a cross.
- 32'Attempt missed. Lauren Hemp (Manchester City Women) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Khadija Shaw.
- 31'Attempt missed. Lily Crosthwaite (Birmingham City Women) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Veatriki Sarri.
- 29'Gracie Prior (Manchester City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29'Foul by Veatriki Sarri (Birmingham City Women).
- 28'Corner, Birmingham City Women. Conceded by Alex Greenwood.
- 28'Attempt blocked. Lily Crosthwaite (Birmingham City Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Veatriki Sarri.
- 26'Foul by Kerstin Casparij (Manchester City Women).
- 26'Rebecca McKenna (Birmingham City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25'Attempt missed. Kerstin Casparij (Manchester City Women) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lauren Hemp with a cross.
- 24'Yui Hasegawa (Manchester City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24'Foul by Veatriki Sarri (Birmingham City Women).
- 23'Attempt saved. Alex Greenwood (Manchester City Women) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Sophie Baggaley (Birmingham City Women). Assisted by Kerstin Casparij with a cross.
- 22'Attempt blocked. Aoba Fujino (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 22'Corner, Manchester City Women. Conceded by Neve Herron.
- 21'Offside, Manchester City Women. Laura Blindkilde Brown is caught offside.
- 19'Laura Blindkilde Brown (Manchester City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19'Foul by Océane Hurtré (Birmingham City Women).
- 19'Attempt saved. Khadija Shaw (Manchester City Women) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Sophie Baggaley (Birmingham City Women). Assisted by Lauren Hemp with a cross.
- 18'Attempt missed. Khadija Shaw (Manchester City Women) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kerstin Casparij with a cross.
- 16'Attempt missed. Khadija Shaw (Manchester City Women) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kerstin Casparij.
- 12'Foul by Kerstin Casparij (Manchester City Women).
- 12'Rebecca McKenna (Birmingham City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10'Attempt blocked. Mary Fowler (Manchester City Women) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lauren Hemp.
- 7'Attempt saved. Khadija Shaw (Manchester City Women) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal by Sophie Baggaley (Birmingham City Women). Assisted by Lauren Hemp with a cross.
- 5'Attempt missed. Océane Hurtré (Birmingham City Women) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is close, but misses to the right.
- 3'Jade Rose (Manchester City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3'Foul by Océane Hurtré (Birmingham City Women).
- 1'Attempt blocked. Marie Levasseur (Birmingham City Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 1'Corner, Birmingham City Women. Conceded by Yui Hasegawa.
- First Half begins.
- Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Commentary: ESPN
Starting line-ups
Manchester City Women · 4-2-3-1
Substitutes
1Eartha CummingsSUB
Birmingham City Women · 4-2-3-1
Substitutes
Match stats
MNCBIR
74.7Possession (%)25.3
28Shots13
10Shots on target3
9Corners3
5Fouls12
1Yellow cards1
0Red cards0
1Offsides1
2Saves7
Last 5 matches
Manchester City Women
L@ Brighton & Hove Albion3-225 Apr 2026
WLiverpool1-03 May 2026
W@ Chelsea3-210 May 2026
W@ West Ham United4-116 May 2026
W@ Brighton & Hove Albion4-031 May 2026
Birmingham City Women
W@ Aston Villa3-321 Nov 2025
WSporting Khalsa6-014 Dec 2025
W@ Hull City6-218 Jan 2026
WChatham Town8-021 Feb 2026
LManchester City1-06 Apr 2026
Head-to-head record
5
Man City
0
Draws
0
Birmingham
Last meetings
6 Apr 2026Birmingham City0 – 1Manchester City
4 May 2022Manchester City6 – 0Birmingham City
12 Dec 2021Birmingham City2 – 3Manchester City
2 May 2021Manchester City4 – 0Birmingham City
28 Feb 2021Birmingham City0 – 4Manchester City
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Man City | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | +11 | 18 | LWWWW |
| 2 |  Chelsea | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | +15 | 16 | WWWWW |
| 3 |  London City | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | +11 | 15 | LWWWW |
| 4 |  Spurs | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | +3 | 10 | WWLLL |
| 5 |  Man Utd | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 10 | LDWWW |
| 6 |  Arsenal | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 9 | DLLDW |
| 7 |  Everton | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 9 | WWLWL |
| 8 |  Brighton | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | +3 | 8 | DLWLW |
| 9 |  Liverpool | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +2 | 7 | DLWLL |
| 10 |  Aston Villa | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -6 | 6 | LDLDW |
| 11 |  C Palace | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -7 | 6 | DLDDL |
| 12 |  West Ham | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -8 | 6 | LLLWL |
| 13 |  Birmingham | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -5 | 3 | WWWWL |
| 14 |  Charlton | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -15 | 0 | LLLLL |
WSL: upcoming fixtures
FAQ
What was the score in Manchester City Women v Birmingham City Women?
Manchester City Women beat Birmingham City Women 3-1 on Sunday 6 September (WSL).
Who scored in Manchester City Women v Birmingham City Women?
Goals: Mary Fowler 49', Khadija Shaw 55', Khadija Shaw 86' and Oceane Hurtre 90'.
When do Manchester City Women play next?
Manchester City Women play Manchester United Women on Sunday 25 October at 18:00 (UK time).
When do Birmingham City Women play next?
Birmingham City Women play Charlton Athletic Women on Sunday 25 October at 14:00 (UK time).
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