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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Emillia Hawkins

WSL roundup: Manchester City put four past Brighton to keep pace with Chelsea

Laura Coombs (centre right), Mary Fowler (left) and Khadija Shaw (right) celebrate.
Laura Coombs (centre right), Mary Fowler (left) and Khadija Shaw (right) were all on target for Manchester City. Photograph: Steven Paston/PA

Manchester City bounced back from successive cup defeats to secure a 4-1 win against Brighton at the ­Broadfield Stadium on Sunday and draw level with ­Chelsea at the top of the Women’s Super League. Gareth Taylor’s side completely dominated the match with Lauren Hemp, Yui Hasegawa and Laura Coombs all influential.

Chelsea had opened up a three‑point gap over City on Friday by beating Arsenal 3-1 but that is now closed with only goal difference ­separating the two sides. After City’s win, Taylor was keen to maintain his mantra of one game at a time. “Just the next game,” he told BBC Sport. “We try and keep it as simple as possible, that’s the way to be. We just try and control what we can control.

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