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At 24 years and 60 days, Lauren Hemp is the youngest player to score 50 WSL goals Manchester City picked up a comfortable Women's Super League victory against West Ham as Jill Roord started her first match since recovering from an anterior cruciate ligament injury. Netherlands midfielder Roord, 27, the club's record signing, came off the bench in last week's 1-0 victory over Brighton but played 45 minutes from the start at Joie Stadium this time around. She contributed to a routine win for City despite manager Gareth Taylor leaving several key players out of the starting XI. With a European tie against Barcelona to come on Wednesday, Taylor handed a first start in 256 days for Roord, who looked sharp on her full return. She linked up well with England international Lauren Hemp, who capped off another impressive display with a goal in the first half. Hemp should have scored more but fired over from close range shortly after half-time and was later denied by two stunning saves from goalkeeper Kinga Szemik. The 24-year-old, who is nominated for this year's Ballon d'Or award, became the youngest player in Women's Super League history to reach 50 goals and it put City in the driving seat before Mary Fowler doubled their lead in the second half. West Ham are still seeking their first victory of the WSL season, while this was a second successive win at home for City. With all eyes on their Women's Champions League group-stage campaign, it was no surprise to see top-scorer Khadija Shaw and summer signings Vivianne Miedema and Aoba Fujino left out of City's starting XI. But Hemp, who will undoubtedly be a key player for them in Europe this season, kept her place in the side and was a constant threat against a more organised West Ham defence. She was the bright spark in a relatively underwhelming first-half performance from City, reacting quickest to Fowler's scrambled pass which fell kindly for Hemp in West Ham's box early on. The Hammers, who have now lost 11 of their last 12 WSL matches against City, were always going to be up against it but did pose a threat on a few occasions in the first half, particularly down the right-hand side through Anouk Denton. City's sloppy start went unpunished though and they went up another gear in the second half with Hemp's effort being tipped onto the bar by Szemik, before Leila Ouahabi fired another shot against the woodwork. When Taylor eventually introduced star players Shaw, Miedema and Fujino after 70 minutes, they did not take long to make an impact, with Jamaica international Shaw teeing up Fowler at the back post for her to nod in City's second goal of the match. That was the ultimate blow for West Ham, who had tired and were starting to crumble under City's relentless attacking threat. Rehanne Skinner's side travel to Everton next, while City have a blockbuster tie with defending European champions Barcelona to navigate, before facing Liverpool at Anfield in their next WSL match. After the opportunity to rate players has closed, the score displayed represents the average from all the submissions by BBC Sport users. Comments can not be loaded To load Comments you need to enable Java Script in your browser Last Updated 6th October 2024 at 15: 30 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Manager: Gareth Taylor Formation: 4 - 3 - 3 Manager: Rehanne Skinner Formation: 4 - 4 - 2 Manager: Gareth Taylor Formation: 4 - 3 - 3 Manager: Rehanne Skinner Formation: 4 - 4 - 2 Women's Super League All competitions All competitions All competitions Match ends, Manchester City Women 2, West Ham United Women 0. Second Half ends, Manchester City Women 2, West Ham United Women 0. Ayaka Yamashita (Manchester City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Manuela Paví (West Ham United Women). Corner, Manchester City Women. Conceded by Kinga Szemik. Attempt saved. Alex Greenwood (Manchester City Women) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is saved in the top right corner. Shannon Cooke (West Ham United Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Khadija Shaw (Manchester City Women) wins a free kick on the right wing. Foul by Shannon Cooke (West Ham United Women). Attempt blocked. Katrina Gorry (West Ham United Women) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Riko Ueki. Attempt saved. Camila Sáez (West Ham United Women) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time. Alanna Kennedy (Manchester City Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Foul by Alanna Kennedy (Manchester City Women). Manuela Paví (West Ham United Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Vivianne Miedema (Manchester City Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Foul by Shannon Cooke (West Ham United Women). Corner, Manchester City Women. Conceded by Amber Tysiak. Attempt blocked. Khadija Shaw (Manchester City Women) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yui Hasegawa. Corner, Manchester City Women. Conceded by Anouk Denton. © 2024 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.