Manchester City vs Chelsea, 2025-26 English Women's League Cup, Semifinals

· English Women's League Cup
Manchester City
    FT
    0 - 1
    Chelsea
    • 41': Wieke Kaptein

    About

    Manchester City are hosting Chelsea at Joie Stadium, Manchester, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English Women's League Cup.

    Match Timeline

    • 21': Lucy Bronze (Chelsea) Yellow Card at 21'
    • 41': Wieke Kaptein (Chelsea) Goal at 41'
    • 61': Lauren James (Chelsea) Substitution at 61'
    • 64': Laura Coombs (Manchester City) Substitution at 64'
    • 80': Kerstin Casparij (Manchester City) Yellow Card at 80'
    • 81': Guro Reiten (Chelsea) Substitution at 81'
    • 87': Iman Beney (Manchester City) Substitution at 87'
    • 89': Johanna Rytting Kaneryd (Chelsea) Substitution at 89'

    Statistics

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    4 Fouls 4
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 0
    15 Corner Kicks 5
    5 Saves 2
    51.9 Possession 48.1
    14 SHOTS 19
    3 ON GOAL 5
    0.2 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    0 Accurate Passes 0
    0 Passes 0
    0.0 Pass Completion % 0.0
    0 Accurate Crosses 0
    0 Crosses 0
    0.0 Cross % 0.0
    0 Long Balls 0
    0 Accurate Long Balls 0
    0.0 Long Balls % 0.0
    6 Blocked Shots 3
    0 Effective Tackles 0
    0 Tackles 0
    0.0 Tackle % 0.0
    0 Interceptions 0
    0 Effective Clearances 0
    0 Clearances 0

    Game Information

    Competition: English Women's League Cup

    Venue: Joie Stadium
    Location: Manchester, England
    Attendance: 1,967

    Line-Ups

    MNC Manchester City (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    31 Ayaka Yamashita (GK)
    27 Rebecca Knaak
    4 Jade Rose
    5 Alex Greenwood
    18 Kerstin Casparij Yellow Card
    10 Vivianne Miedema
    19 Laura Blindkilde Brown
    25 Yui Hasegawa
    9 Khadija Shaw
    11 Lauren Hemp
    6 Grace Clinton
    Manchester City Substitutes:
    Sacha Lewis, Leila Ouahabi, Laura Coombs, Lily Murphy, Rachael Adedini, Iman Beney, Gracie Prior, Khiara Keating, Codie Thomas.

    CHE Chelsea (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    24 Hannah Hampton (GK)
    4 Millie Bright
    16 Naomi Girma
    22 Lucy Bronze Yellow Card
    6 Sjoeke Nüsken
    8 Erin Cuthbert
    18 Wieke Kaptein
    17 Sandy Baltimore
    2 Ellie Carpenter
    12 Alyssa Thompson
    20 Sam Kerr
    Chelsea Substitutes:
    Guro Reiten, Johanna Rytting Kaneryd, Lexi Potter, Aggie Beever-Jones, Veerle Buurman, Livia Peng, Rebecca Spencer, Lauren James.

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