Birmingham City 0-1 Manchester City result - Visitors win after early Khadija Shaw strike

Adobe Women's FA Cup / Matchday 1
St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park / 06.04.2026
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19:00 PM
19:00 PM
CITY SET UP CHELSEA SEMI-FINAL WITH ROUTINE WIN
Birmingham City are top of the league in the WSL2 and had plenty of good form behind them as they welcomed Manchester City.
The problem for the home side was that the visitors are also top of their league - the WSL.
The quality of Man City told relatively quickly, as Khadija Shaw struck in the first half with the only goal of the game.
Birmingham had the odd glimpse of goal, but the WSL leaders were rarely in panic mode, and created a succession of chances as Yui Hasegawa struck the woodwork late on.
There is some concern for City after Shaw left the pitch with what looked to be an ankle injury, which may complicate the rest of their season.
However, their attention will soon turn to the semi-finals, with Chelsea already decided as their opponents.
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Full time
FULL TIME: BIRMINGHAM CITY 0-1 MANCHESTER CITY
That's that for the match.
Manchester City move into the FA Cup semi-finals after a relatively comfortable afternoon.
90+5'
Dangerous shot
90+5'
Dangerous shot
GREENWOOD VOLLEY
A corner is cleared to the edge of the box, and with time to see the ball dropping, she connects well with a volley, but sends the ball high and over. That could be that.
89'
Dangerous shot
89'
Dangerous shot
THOMAS SAVE
An excellent dink forward from Kerolin picks out Hasegawa, whose volley is stopped well by Thomas, and she produces another stop seconds later from a Knaak header from a corner.
Seven minutes of added time are indicated.
86'
86'
CITY IN CONTROL
The away side have dominated, but they are still only one goal ahead. A little mistake could change everything for either side.

83'
Substitution
83'
Substitution
BIRMINGHAM TRIPLE SUB

82'
82'
COOK BLOCK
She stops Fowler getting a shot away after good work from Hemp down the left.
It's a corner, but it's punched away by Thomas and Sarri clears.
80'
Dangerous shot
80'
Dangerous shot
HASEGAWA CHANCE
Hasegawa strikes the crossbar with a wicked shot, and Thomas pushes it on the woodwork before catching and clearing.
She launches the ball forward for Crosthwaite to chase, and Keating rushes out to clear, before her momentum leads her to clean out the Birmingham forward. Both seem OK to continue.
75'
Substitution
75'
Substitution
ANOTHER BIRMINGHAM CHANGE

74'
74'
KEATING SAVE
Crosthwaite crosses into the box, but it's too close to Keating.
The keeper - obstructed by the sun's glare - does well to collect.
69'
Substitution
69'
Substitution
DOUBLE CHANGE FOR CITY

67'
67'
SHAW CLUTCHES ANKLE
City's leading goalscorer moves awkwardly to evade a challenge, and it seems like she may have rolled it.
She gets back to her feet, and looks a little awkward. She may be going off any moment...
63'
Substitution
63'
Substitution
CHANGE FOR CITY

62'
Substitution
62'
Substitution
SARRI ON FOR BIRMINGHAM

55'
Dangerous shot
55'
Dangerous shot
CITY MIX-UP
Shaw, Coombs and Hemp all fail to take advantage of being high up, in and around the box, and they contrive to be crowded out instead of getting a shot away. The momentum drifted away as soon as Shaw failed to properly control a high ball and move the ball swiftly.
A minute later, Coffey finds Fujino with a ball over the top, and Thomas saves well.

49'
49'
KEATING CLEARANCE
The keeper has to rush out about 30 yards from her penalty box to boot away a ball into space.
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46'
2nd Period
46'
2nd Period
WE GO AGAIN
The teams are back in action.
45+1'
Whistle
Half-time
45+1'
Whistle
HALF-TIME - BIRMINGHAM CITY 0-1 MANCHESTER CITY
Straightforward for the WSL title chasers so far, but occasional hints of threat from the home side.
43'
43'
CITY PUSH FOR ANOTHER
They're looking for an opening but Birmingham are staying compact.
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