Otherwise, that’s us – thanks for your company and enjoy the rest of the weekend. Ta-ra.
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Elsewhere, Wissa has scored in injury-time to put Brentford 2-1 up at West Ham, while Palace-Leicester has finished 2-2.
That was an extremely enjoyable game – another extremely enjoyable game, because already this season we’ve had loads – with a shock result that was extremely well-earned. If West Ham carry on playing like that, they’ll cause every team bother, while City need a reset because they were poor today.
Full-time: Manchester City 0-2 West Ham United
City lose their second home game in a row! They now sit ninth in the table, while West Ham move up to fourth!
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90+6 min We’ve seen this game so many times, a team sitting back then finding a way to score. But West Ham have done it so, so well, limiting chances without forgetting to create their own.
WHAT A GOAL! Manchester City 0-2 West Ham United (Hasegawa (90+4 min)
OH MY DAYS! Hasegawa, who’s been really good when given the ball, puts Stokes under, and when the ensuing pass is short, she seizes upon it, taking a touch then clipping a luscious lob over Taieb to secure the points! West Ham have been perfect today!
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90+3 min Now it’s Coombs trying her luck, driving from the edge, and again Arnold is equal to the effort, shovelling behind then flapping the corner clear.
90+3 min Greenwood plops up a dolly, lacking in pace and venom, so Arnold – who’s doesn’t need asking twice – comes for it and punches clear, again.
90+2 min I say that, but Cissoko sticks one on Shaw, so Greenwood will swerve in a free-kick 25 yards out, left of centre; Cissoko is booked...
90 min City win a corner down the left, Park with it, but it’s headed clear at the front post. We’ve not been told how long’s to go but West Ham are almost there.
90 min Hemp turns up in the middle, just outside the box, and she spins then clobbers left-footer that kisses the post! That’s a brilliant effort, but this is West Ham’s day!
90 min Beckie’s had a quiet second half but she’s trying her best to redeem that, sticking in a dangerous cross that’s cleared.
88 min There’ve been so many great performances from West Ham players today, and Arnold is one of them; this time, she saves from Shaw, turning her shot around the post, and the corner is eventually cleared.
88 min Hemp moves away from Brynjardottir and from the edge of the box tries to clip a finish back the other way to the far corner ... but Arnold dives to punch clear.
87 Beckie looks to find Park down the right, but puts too much on the pass, and it zips into touch despite her despairing slide.
86 min City were 1/12 to win today – I know this because they formed part of my accumulator. Happily, Ajax have ruined it for me already by losing at home to Utrecht.
84 min Flaherty walks to the side – she’ll be back when the ref waves her back – and this is a decent chance to mention how well she’s played today, controlling her team’s defence. Cissoko has also been terrific.
83 min Flaherty takes a ball to the phizog and sits down for a little r&r. She’ll be fine, I think.
82 min West Ham have done a superb job shutting City down. Hemp missed a one-on-one just before the goal, but I can’t think of too many other opportunities allowed.
82 min Bowen has equalised for West Ham men, who are now level at 1-1 with Brentford.
81 min Another change for West Ham, Parker replacing Svitkova.
80 min Stokes finds space down the left and delivers a gorgeous low cross, but Shaw can’t quite reach it – I think she was on her heels there.
78 min Weir slides a ball into the box with Shaw and Hemp in pursuit, the latter deemed to have shoved Cissoko. That looked soft to me, but Cissoko takes the opportunity to resolve some cramp, eliminating time in the process.
76 min Unless White is injured, I’ve no idea why Taylor took her off. I mean I do, he wants to play 4-3-3, but there’s no point being implacably wedded to a formation because football is a dynamic game that requires different elements in different circumstances. One striker against three centre-backs doesn’t seem like the best odds to me, and 4-4-2 is a pretty good method against 3-5-2.
74 min The sun’s out now, so when Greenwood pumps a free-kick into the box, Arnold punches clear, then when the ball comes back she somehow slides in and clears with her foot!
73 min These last few minutes have been quiet, exactly what West Ham were after.
72 min And Palace have equalised against Leicester, Schlupp coming off the bench to score – and their first goal was bagged by Michael Olise, who also started as sub.
71 min Lucas Moura has put Spurs 2-1 up against Villa, who were level for about a minute.
69 min Goodness me, here come West Ham again, Hasegawa crossing for Yallop to cushion a header seeking the far corner ... which drifts only just wide.
69 min Shaw scored three in midweek so I’m not surprised to see her given a go, but am a bit surprised it’s instead of, not alongside White.
68 min A double change for City, Shaw and Stanway replacing Angeldahl and White.
67 min City look much livelier now and Coombs finds Angeldahl, who powers towards the box then shanks over the bar.
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66 min At Spurs, Ollie Watkins has equalised for Villa, while Palace have halved their deficit against Leicester.
65 min West Ham need to just sit in here, but here’s Leon bustling through a pair of challenges and almost playing Yallop through as she scrabbles on the ground trying to find the poke that’ll stick her mate in.
64 min Here come City again, Weir driving through midfield and lamping a left-footer that flies over the top of Arnold’s bar.
GOAL DISALLOWED! Manchester City 0-1 West Ham United
Give Ellen White chances and she’ll score! But this goal is all about Lauren Hemp, who chases back at Leon, unloads her, and slides a pass to meet the run, White pulling left then drilling a precise finish into the far corner from eight yards. She’s an expert! But an expert who strayed offside!
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61 min Leon gets involved immediately, coming deep and turning to feed wide for Yallop. She sees Svitkova on the overlap, but Hemp tracks back well enough to stop collection of the pass.
60 min Change for West Ham, Leon replacing Walker – who’s seen little of the ball but put in some serious yards.
60 min West Ham are shutting down the spaces pretty easily now.
58 min But her they come again, Park whizzing down the right and crossing, only for White to make minimal contact with brow on ball, sending it skidding square rather than punished towards goal.
57 min Stokes does well to win the ball and Hemp sets off looking for a pass. But she wants it inside and it goes outside, thereby ending another City attack.
56 min Beckie wins a throw and uses it to find White, who tries to flick past Flaherty and spin, but the ball runs away from her.
55 min West Ham are seeking a second and Yallop finds Hasegawa at inside-left, but her shot is straight at Taieb, who saves at her near post.
53 min City look like a struggling side here. The cohesion isn’t there, but beyond that, they don’t have many players able to make a goal out of nothing – certainly not when compared to Chelsea and Arsenal.
52 min Cissoko, who’s having a fine game, is limping. I think it’s a knock rather than a pull, but we’ll see.
51 min City need to get White into the game but in the meantime, Angeldahl finds Coombs, who sticks a ball in behind for Park to chase ... but she can’t catch up with it, and West Ham will lap the ensuing goalkick right up.
49 min West Ham win a free-kick out on the left touchline, midway inside the City half, and Wyne swerves in a decent ball that’s just too high for Walker and Brynjardottir. But they were the two who really wanted it – City’s defenders did almost nothing to stop them.
47 min A cross from the right, aimed at White, makes its way through to Weir at the back post ... but from close range, she can’t quite wrap her foot around it, and Arnold makes another telling stop.
47 min This is a crucial 45 for City – if they can’t turn no points into three points, their title bid will be close to over, just five games into the season.
46 min City have made a change, Coombs replacing Walsh.
46 min We go again.
Half-time: Manchester City 0-1 West Ham United
That was a terrific half from West Ham, who’ve worked hard and kept discipline, denying City chances and space. Gareth Taylor has a lot of work to do.
45+1 min Faced up by Cissoko, Hemp bends a cross around her ... that Arnold flaps away effectively enough.
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45 min There’ll be one additional minute.
45 min There’s much more intensity about City now, who could do without half-time.
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44 min This is better from City, who gets bodies into the box as Park dips and wriggles to work a shooting opportunity, lifting her effort above Arnold, who does well to claw it away.
43 min But here they are now, Weir spreading to Park who shoots low and early, looking for the far corner ... but Arnold, who’s been excellent so far, watches it well to tip around the post. The resultant corner comes to nowt.
43 min City have really lacked zip so far today. They looked good for two or three minutes at the start, but otherwise there’s not been the coherence you’d expect.
42 min Jamie Vardy has put Leicester 2-0 up at Palace.
41 min That goal was the height of football, and the kind of thing you rarely get in other team sports because scores are too frequent – basketball – or the game is too physical – rugby.
GOAL! Manchester City 0-1 West Ham (Brynjardottir 39)
Well! Hasegawa crosses nicely from the right and at the back post, Brynjardottir does superbly to retain composure and head powerfully down, picking out the space between keeper and near post. City are in all sorts!
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38 min More City pressure after a relatively quiet spell, White unable to direct a shot on target and another corner flying menacingly across the box.
37 min Aaaaarrrrggghhh! Flaherty looks to shove out to Wyne but doesn’t get enough on it and Hemp reads her intention, intercepting, mooching into the box ... and Arnold sprawls to save. She shouldn’t have smelt it, but.
36 min Somehow, City’s corner goes all the way back to halfway, but then they win a free-kick on the left touchline that Weir will mixer ... and someone, White I think, gets the first touch on it. But it’s a flick, so West Ham will clear via goalkick.
35 min Beckie is a good outlet for City and she gets away again, but Longhurst reads her shoulder-drop, following her outside after she feints inside and blockign behind to concede a corner.
34 min A little more West Ham pressure, Svitkova crossing from the right ... and missing everyone.
32 min Hmmmm, Park looks to hit the line and Longhurst, caught out, gently introduces her to the turf with a a little hand in the back. With VAR, that might be a penalty, but I can see why the ref said no without the security of being able to overturn the call.
31 min Iheanacho has put Leicester ahead at Palace. Follow that one here...
30 min Back in the Premier League Spurs have been second-best against Villa but lead thanks to Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg’s goal.
29 min Nice, quick passing in midfield allows Hemp to nash down the left – she needs more of the ball really – but Cissoko does superbly to follow her, slide in, and not only win the tackle but a goalkick with it.
28 min West Ham are starting to fancy this and a poor clearance allows Brynjardottir to cross for Walker ... whose shot is blocked. That’s a warning.
27 min I know City are wedded to 4-3-3, but if I’m Gareth Taylor I’m thinking that 4-4-2 wouldn’t cede midfield control and would provide an additional target and presence in the box.
26 min City win another corner, this time down the left, but Park’s delivery isn’t as good this time and West Ham make first contact, Flaherty – I think – flinging a header clear.
24 min Bryan Mbuemo has given Brentford the lead away to West Ham. What a start to the season they’ve made and are making.
22 min A decent ball in from Park flies flat across the face of goal but there’s no one on-hand to stick it home. So City come again and Arnold does well to race out and smother at Weir’s feet as she chases a ball into the box.
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21 min City work it left to right and Angeldahl tries a cross, which flicks off Wyne and wins a corner.
20 min City have done ok out wide, but they need more third-player runs from their midfield because White is isolated and fighting for balls across with at least 73 West Ham defenders.
19 min City will be low on confidence, so starting to wonder, and as I type that Scott ploughs through Brynjardottir, doing well to avoid a booking.
17 min Beckie is playing very high now, trying to work angles with Park. But West Ham are growing in confidence and starting to play a few passes of their own.
16 min City get the corner away easily enough.
16 min Stokes gives it away and Wyne sticks one in behind for Walker, forcing Greenwood to come across and block her shot behind for a corner.
14 min Weir and Walsh prompt, White coming deep to get involved in the play, but West Ham shut down the space well enough so that when she spins, there’s no angle to find her again.
13 min Hemp turns up on the right and burrows towards the box, but a bum touch allows Flaherty to unload her.
12 min That said, they’ll have taken 0-0 after 12.
11 min West Ham badly need to find themselves an out-ball, whether that’s playing into feet with Walker holding up or hoping Svitkova or Hasegawa can take it for a walk, because at the moment every time they get it away it comes straight back.
10 min Now here come City again, Weir releasing Beckie with a lovely ball inside Wyne, but the resultant cross somehow misses everyone in the middle ... then Hemp, arriving at the back post, can’t direct her effort goalwards.
9 min Stokes drives forward and wins a free-kick which goes wide to Beckie; she lumps it forward, but White can’t control on her chest and West Ham have a throw deep inside their own half. In the context, it’s a pretty decent goalscoring opportunity.
7 min West Ham are starting to press City’s defenders as little, but one straight pass from Angeldahl gets them out. As it goes, though, City might’ve scored twice in the first couple of minutes, but since then their possession has been largely unthreatening.
5 min I don’t think West Ham have had a touch in the City half yet.
4 min West Ham just can’t get out, Brynjardottir passing straight to Walsh when her team win the ball back.
4 min Yup, the pattern is set: City knocking it about, West Ham chasing the previous pass.
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2 min Here they come again, Hemp again making ground down the left and sliding a low cross into White’s path, but she can’t quite catch up with it and West Ham have a goalkick.
1 min West Ham have been looking to start games more quickly this season, but it’s City who take the ball and keep it, probing for angles as Stokes releases Hemp. But he cross can’t find White, so City retrieve possession and build once more.
1 min Off we go!
Right, here we go and here come the teams!
Our game can be watched, for free, on the FA Player. That’s the good news, and the better news is that the muzak has started meaning coverage should soon be with us.
My guess is that West Ham will stick with their 3-5-2 formation, so City will look for overloads out wide – they’ve got excellent full-backs in Beckie and Stokes, along with a striker who thrives on crosses. I’m sure Weir will be looking to play through midfield, but I’d expect the broad plan to focus on the flanks.
Meanwhile in men’s Ligue 1, Rennes lead PSG 2-0 with only the dregs of injury-time left. Paris are sill six points clear at the top, but I’m not sure how you play Pochettino football with Neymar and Messi in your front three.
We’ve also got some gee-gees.
Elsewhere, Leicester are at Palace – you can follow that here:
Emma Hayes is brilliant, part 903,792:
Jonas Eidevall already looks an inspired appointment by Arsenal. Here they are yesterday.
Already this weekend, Arsenal and Chelsea have won convincingly and look the class of this season’s field. City don’t quite have the firepower or options to rival them, while Manchester United are paying for the disrespectful shambles that prompted Casey Stoney’s resignation.
City also smashed Leicester in their last game, 6-0 in the cup; they replace Stanway, Losada and Shaw with Stokes, Walsh and White as Gareth Taylor searches for the blend.
West Ham make three changes to the team which beat Leicester 4-0 last time out. Parker and Leon drop to the bench, with Wyne and Svitkova, both of whom came on that game, replacing them.
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Teams!
West Ham United: Arnold, Longhurst, Cissoko, Flaherty, Wyne, Stringer, Brynjarsdottir, Yallop, Svitkova, Hasegawa, Walker. Subs: Leat, Parker, Joel, Cairns, Filis, Leon.
Manchester City: Taieb, Beckie, Scott, Greenwood, Stokes, Walsh, Angeldahl, Weir, Park, Hemp, White. Subs: Keating, Coombs, Stanway, Shaw, Kennedy, Mace.
Preamble
We’re only in the fourth weekend of the season, but this is an indisputably colossal match. Over the last few years, City have been a mainstay of the WSL, champions in 2016 and there or thereabouts most of the rest of the time. But last Sunday they were absolutely deconstructed by a rampant Arsenal having lost their previous game to Spurs and are already out of the Champions League, so desperately need to get themselves going.
And they should manage that against a West Ham side still establishing themselves in the upper echelon of the game – the Irons have beaten Leicester, but drawn with Villa and lost to Brighton, all sides inferior to City – who gubbed them 5-1 in the cup. But they’ll know that this is a good chance to assert themselves, so will be ready to make things nasty.
Kick-off: 2pm BST
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