Rebecca Knaak Heads Liverpool Fc Past City in 1-0 Win

Rebecca Knaak headed Manchester City past liverpool fc 1-0 on Sunday, scoring in stoppage time to keep the title race in City’s hands. The win puts City one victory from a first Women’s Super League crown since 2016.

Rebecca Knaak Delivers Late

Manchester City needed the final touch. Knaak, the centre-back, rose to meet the decisive chance and sent a header past Liverpool goalkeeper Jennifer Falk after a match that had stayed level deep into the closing minutes.

That goal ended a tense afternoon at the Joie Stadium, where City had already seen chances come and go. Kerolin had a major opening just past the hour, but Falk made a huge save, and Khadija Shaw was denied later when the Liverpool goalkeeper tipped her header over the bar in stoppage time.

Liverpool Fc Kept City Honest

Before the winner arrived, Liverpool had created their own openings. Aurelie Csillag headed over inside the first five minutes, Denise O’Sullivan forced a strong save from Ayaka Yamashita early on, and Grace Fisk hit the post from a corner. Beata Olsson also headed wide when she was unmarked in the box.

Those moments mattered because Manchester City had already dropped points against Arsenal, Aston Villa and Brighton before this match. City had gone 11 points clear at the top of the WSL in February, and the recent slip-ups had made the title race tighter than it looked a few weeks ago.

West Ham Await City

The result leaves Manchester City needing only a win over West Ham on the final day to take the title. A victory there would give Andree Jeglertz’s side their first WSL title since 2016, after the late header against Liverpool kept them from losing control of the race.

Liverpool, third-from-bottom before kickoff, pushed City longer than the table suggested they might. City did not need style points. They needed one goal, and Knaak delivered it when the game had almost run out.