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Manchester City Rout Spurs 5-1 as Grace Clinton Scores on Debut

The victory moves City up to third in the WSL table.

Overview

  • Goals from Aoba Fujino, Vivianne Miedema, Kerstin Casparij, debutant Grace Clinton and Laura Coombs delivered City's second straight league win, with Olivia Holdt netting a late consolation for Spurs.
  • Clinton came off the bench to score within minutes of her introduction and then supplied the pass for Coombs to add the fifth in stoppage time.
  • Lauren Hemp went off in the first half with an ankle problem and was later seen in a protective boot, with the extent of the injury still unknown.
  • Khadija 'Bunny' Shaw had a second‑half penalty saved by Lize Kop before later striking the crossbar as City continued to dominate.
  • The result ended Tottenham's unbeaten start and extended City's run without defeat against Spurs to 11 matches, with both clubs now turning to League Cup games on Wednesday.