Rebecca Knaak's stoppage-time goal moved Manchester City within one win of their first Women's Super League title in a decade, as they edged out Liverpool 1-0 at Joie Stadium.

Andree Jeglertz's team knew two victories from their final two games would see them crowned champions, but anything less would open the door for Arsenal, who still have four matches to play.

It looked as though they would be kept at bay by Liverpool goalkeeper Jennifer Falk, who made several outstanding saves, but in the first of six additional minutes, she let Knaak's header squirm past her to spark jubilant celebrations among the City players.

With City making a tentative start, Liverpool were unfortunate not to take an early lead. Ayaka Yamashita tipped Denise O'Sullivan's drive around her right-hand upright, and after the resulting corner was flicked behind for another set-piece, Grace Fisk's side-footed effort bounced off the foot of the post.

City only had three shots throughout the first half, only one of which hit the target as Falk got down to thwart Khadija Shaw following good work from Lauren Hemp.

They stepped up the tempo at the start of the second half, but Falk did brilliantly to stand tall and deny Kerolin one-v-one, while Shaw steered another dangerous Hemp delivery the wrong side of the post.

Falk produced more heroics at the start of stoppage time, flinging herself towards her own crossbar to tip Shaw's bullet header over, but from the resulting corner, the Swede got two hands to Knaak's diving attempt and only succeeded in pushing it into the net.

City now know a win over West Ham on May 16 will wrap up the title, and the crown could be theirs before then, should Arsenal drop points even once. 

What a moment  pic.twitter.com/IihjFhlgEa

— Manchester City Women (@ManCityWomen) May 3, 2026

Data Debrief: City find a way

City's victory was their 12th in as many home WSL matches dating back to last season, setting a new club record for consecutive victories on their own turf in the competition.

But they had to do things the hard way as their usually fluid attack underperformed. City only had 14 shots with an expected goals (xG) total of 1.13, while Liverpool had nine shots worth 1.4 xG.

Once again, City's set-piece prowess shone through, as they scored their 13th goal from a corner this season – more than twice as many as any other WSL team. 

The Opta supercomputer rated their title chances at 92.5% coming into this weekend, and after this huge win, their hopes stand at 95.2%.