Man City 6-0 Leicester: Miedema scores two as league leaders run riot

Manchester City took another step towards winning the Women's Super League title after they thrashed Leicester City 6-0.

Khadija Shaw and Yui Hasegawa scored either side of Vivianne Miedema's brace in the first half before Kerolin and Aoba Fujino wrapped up the victory at Joie Stadium to see City move 11 points clear at the WSL summit.

Leicester almost took a surprise lead when Alisha Lehmann struck the inside of the right post, while Miedema hit the woodwork at the other end before Shaw eventually opened the scoring in the 22nd minute with a diving header from Lauren Hemp's cross.

Miedema got her first soon when firing in from the edge of the box after Kerstin Casparij regained possession, and the Netherlands international doubled her tally with a clinical header from another Hemp cross.

Hasegawa converted from Kerolin's cutback before the Brazilian thundered a strike past Olivia Clark from outside the box just three minutes into the second half.

The Foxes were then punished shortly after the hour mark when they tried to play out from the back as Hasegawa won the ball before Fujino rounded the goalkeeper and added a sixth, while Julie Thibaud prevented a seventh when she blocked a shot from Shaw on the line.

Data Debrief: Miedema and Hemp star in dominant win

It was a ruthless performance from Andree Jeglertz's side, who produced 4.58 expected goals from 31 shots to Leicester's 1.43 from seven attempts.

Miedema was substituted off after 58 minutes, but she had more than made her mark for City. She recorded a match-high 11 shots and 18 touches in the box, while also completing four of her six dribbles and winning nine of her 13 duels.

It was also an incredible performance from Hemp, who created nine chances. Six of those came in the first half, with only Fran Kirby in September 2021 (for Chelsea vs Everton) creating more in the opening 45 minutes of a WSL game.