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Shaw's late winner sends Man City nine points clear

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At a glance

Khadija Shaw strikes late to send Manchester City nine clear at the top

Kerolin gives Manchester City lead in first half

Isobel Goodwin levels with near post drive after hitting woodwork twice in first half

Defeat leaves London City eighth in the table

Ciara Fleming

BBC Sport journalist

Khadija Shaw struck late on as Manchester City beat London City Lionesses to move nine points clear at the top of the Women's Super League.

Shaw pounced on a loose ball in the box in the 86th minute, smashing into an empty net to secure a 13th consecutive win for the league leaders as they put further space between themselves and reigning champions Chelsea in the title race.

After hitting the woodwork twice in the first half, Isobel Goodwin's fierce near-post strike midway through the second half seemed to have earned a deserved point for London City in their first home league outing under new head coach Eder Maestre.

However Manchester City showed the resolve of would-be champions with Shaw's late goal.

Winger Kerolin had broken the deadlock in the 11th minute for the visitors, racing on to a neat through ball from Vivianne Miedema before slotting a low finish beyond Elena Lete.

Goodwin then twice struck the frame of the goal - first racing clear of the visitors' high line only to be denied by a fingertip save from City keeper Ayaka Yamashita, turning the ball on to the post.

Minutes later, Goodwin climbed above Rebecca Knaak at the back post to thunder a header off the crossbar.

Manchester City controlled proceedings for the most part, spurning several chances to claim a second goal before half-time. The best of those came from a Shaw dart to the byeline but her cutback was cleared before Miedema could turn home.

London City began the second half in identical fashion to the first, pushing high and targeting the space in behind opposing right-back Kerstin Casparij.

Indeed they fashioned two golden chances before pulling level through Goodwin, but captain Kosovare Asllani blazed over and Wassa Sangare had a close range header blocked by a brilliant defensive recovery from eventual matchwinner Shaw.

The defeat leaves London City in eighth place, eight points off the Champions League places.

More to follow.

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Player of the match

F. Godfrey

8.00

London City Lionesses

Manchester City

14F. Godfrey

8.00

9K. Asllani

6.85

23I. Goodwin

6.76

26W. Sangaré

6.52

2Jana Fernández

6.36

33A. Kennedy

6.27

3P. Pattinson

6.13

10D. van de Donk

6.10

7Lucía Corrales

6.07

16J. Roddar

6.04

77Elene Lete

6.04

15S. Franssi

6.00

17N. Parris

5.87

88G. Geyoro

5.79

6María Pérez

5.74

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10V. Miedema

7.82

14Kerolin

7.58

11L. Hemp

7.30

9K. Shaw

7.18

17S. Coffey

7.00

31A. Yamashita

6.78

18K. Casparij

6.74

5A. Greenwood

6.66

25Y. Hasegawa

6.59

4J. Rose

6.50

24I. Beney

6.39

27R. Knaak

6.28

19L. Blindkilde Brown

6.23

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