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Hemp has been involved in 13 goals in her last 13 WSL games for City, scoring seven goals and assisting six timesTwo own goals from Reading captain Emma Mukandi handed Manchester City victory in the Women's Super League at the Select Car Leasing Stadium.
City lacked cutting edge in places but it was consistent pressure from Lauren Hemp that resulted in Mukandi's two second-half mistakes.
Bunny Shaw's header from Mary Fowler's cross - her seventh goal in six league games - wrapped up the points.
It is City's fourth consecutive league victory.
Gareth Taylor's side are fourth in the table with 12 points, heading into the international break.
Reading, meanwhile, are second from bottom with three points, having earned their first points of the season last weekend with victory over Leicester, which ended a run of 14 consecutive WSL matches without a win.
Man City get the job done
City were dominant in possession and had chances to see the game off in the first half as Hemp looked lively on the left-hand side and Deyna Castellanos led the attack from midfield.
Their build-up play was clean and concise but Shaw struggled in the first half to find the clinical form that she has demonstrated in recent weeks.
The Jamaica forward had chances to open the scoring when she took a heavy touch from a pinpoint Hemp cross before heading miles over the bar on the stroke of half time.
Hayley Raso, who scored the winner against Liverpool last week, had a chance of her own when she nipped round Royals goalkeeper Jackie Burns and fired a shot hard and low into the corner but Burns dived down to her left and managed to punch the ball away.
Although the two opening goals were poor mistakes by Reading captain Mukandi, it was undeniably as a result of Hemp's consistent and extensive pressure around the penalty area.
The 22-year-old played a one-two with Shaw on the edge of the area and fired a square ball across the box where Mukandi completely mistimed her attempt to clear for the first goal.
Hemp sent in another dangerous ball which was pushed away by goalkeeper Burns but ricocheted off defender Mukandi's thigh into the net for the second.
City were more alert in the final 15 minutes after the arrival of Chloe Kelly and Shaw finally got her goal when Mary Fowler swung in a lofty ball and her team-mate buried her header.
City have won 12 of their last 14 WSL matches.
Line-ups
Reading Women
Formation 3-4-3
- 25Burns
- 3Mukandi
- 5Evans
- 17Caldwell
- 2BrysonSubstituted forCooperat 66'minutes
- 27VanhaevermaetBooked at 12minsSubstituted forPrimmerat 61'minutes
- 51TroelsgaardSubstituted forDowieat 87'minutes
- 28WoodhamSubstituted forWadeat 87'minutes
- 9Eikeland
- 23Rowe
- 7Wellings
Substitutes
- 10Dowie
- 11Wade
- 14Cooper
- 18Jane
- 30Poulter
- 33Meadows-Tuson
- 37Primmer
Man City Women
Formation 4-3-3
- 22MacIver
- 2Casparij
- 4AleixandriSubstituted forGreenwoodat 68'minutes
- 14Morgan
- 3Stokes
- 25Hasegawa
- 10Castellanos
- 7CoombsSubstituted forFowlerat 68'minutes
- 13RasoSubstituted forKellyat 62'minutes
- 21Shaw
- 11HempSubstituted forBlakstadat 81'minutes
Substitutes
- 1Roebuck
- 5Greenwood
- 6Houghton
- 8Fowler
- 9Kelly
- 12Angeldahl
- 15Ouahabi
- 36Hutchings
- 41Blakstad
Live Text
Match ends, Reading Women 0, Manchester City Women 3.
Second Half ends, Reading Women 0, Manchester City Women 3.
Offside, Reading Women. Amalie Eikeland tries a through ball, but Gemma Evans is caught offside.
Foul by Alex Greenwood (Manchester City Women).
Charlie Wellings (Reading Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution, Reading Women. Natasha Dowie replaces Sanne Troelsgaard.
Substitution, Reading Women. Lauren Wade replaces Lily Woodham.
Substitution, Manchester City Women. Julie Blakstad replaces Lauren Hemp.
Attempt missed. Mary Fowler (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
Corner, Manchester City Women. Conceded by Emma Mukandi.
Attempt blocked. Chloe Kelly (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Khadija Shaw with a cross.
Goal! Reading Women 0, Manchester City Women 3. Khadija Shaw (Manchester City Women) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mary Fowler.
Foul by Deyna Castellanos (Manchester City Women).
Lily Woodham (Reading Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Corner, Reading Women. Conceded by Mary Fowler.
Corner, Reading Women. Conceded by Khadija Shaw.
Corner, Reading Women. Conceded by Sandy MacIver.
Attempt missed. Rachel Rowe (Reading Women) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Charlie Wellings following a corner.
Attempt blocked. Charlie Wellings (Reading Women) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Emma Mukandi.
Corner, Reading Women. Conceded by Chloe Kelly.
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