Shaw Scores Fastest WSL Hat-Trick in City's 5-2 Win
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- Khadija Shaw scored three goals in 13 minutes against Tottenham, setting a new WSL record for the fastest hat-trick and surpassing Kelly Smith's mark of 16 minutes against Bristol Academy set in 2014.
- Manchester City sit eight points clear at the top of the WSL table and need three wins from their final four matches to clinch their first title in a decade, starting with a derby at second-placed Manchester United next Saturday.
- Shaw's contract expires this summer and City fans chanted 'sign her up' after each goal, with manager Andree Jeglertz saying he 'hopes so' but could offer no guarantees on a renewal.
- Shaw now has 18 goals in 18 WSL matches this season and 16 goal involvements against Tottenham across her five-year spell in England, with Saturday's treble her fourth successive hat-trick against Spurs at Joie Stadium.
- Tottenham were without starting centre-backs Clare Hunt and Toko Koga, who are away at the Asian Cup, leaving a makeshift defence that Spurs boss Martin Ho conceded could not contain the Jamaica international.
- City teammate Sam Coffey said playing alongside Shaw felt 'like watching a video game' and praised her pressing as among the best in the world for a number nine, while Ho called Shaw 'the best forward in the world by a mile.'
Why it matters: Manchester City are three wins from their first WSL title in a decade, but that pursuit hangs on retaining Shaw, whose contract expires this summer — and her 18 goals in 18 league matches this season underline just how much City's title push depends on the league's most lethal striker choosing to stay.
