Bunny Shaw broke the deadlock early in the second half by rounding Mary Earps, before Jana Fernandez pulled the home side level with a 72nd-minute header. Just over two minutes after the equalizer, Lauren Hemp secured all three points by turning in a Mary Fowler cross. The result puts Manchester City on 22 points through eight matches, while London City Lionesses remain six points behind in third place. Elsewhere in the league, Arsenal climbed to sixth after Alessia Russo scored an 85th-minute goal to earn a 1-1 draw with Aston Villa.
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Manchester City moved to the top of the Women's Super League table with 22 points after e…: Manchester City moved to the top of the Women's Super League table with 22 points after eight matches.
London City Lionesses remain in third place and now trail Manchester City by six points.: London City Lionesses remain in third place and now trail Manchester City by six points.
Arsenal's late draw moved them up to sixth place with 10 points, sitting two points behin…: Arsenal's late draw moved them up to sixth place with 10 points, sitting two points behind Manchester United.
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LONDON, Nov 1 : Manchester City's Lauren Hemp struck the winner as her side beat London City Lionesses 2-1 away in a thrilling top-of-the-table clash in the Women's Super League on Sunday, with Hemp's decisive goal coming just after the Lionesses had equalised.
The win lifts City past Chelsea and into top spot on 22 points after eight games but they will likely finish the day back in second as Chelsea were playing bottom side Charlton Athletic later in the afternoon.
The Lionesses had plenty of success with their high pressing in the first half but wasted the chances that came their way, and they were punished eight minutes into the second half when Bunny Shaw rounded keeper Mary Earps and kept a cool head before blasting the ball high into the net.
Jana Fernandez equalised for the home side with a brilliant glancing header from a corner in the 72nd minute, but she undid her good work just over two minutes later when she allowed Hemp to steal past her to stab home a cross from Mary Fowler for…
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