English WSL Players Cup

FT Sunday, March 15, 2026
Manchester United WWWWL 0
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Chelsea LLWWW 2
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CHE112
Ashton Gate · 21,619 att.

Match Report

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Chelsea successfully defend Women's League Cup after beating Man Utd

Goals from Lauren James and Aggie Beever-Jones helped Chelsea retain the Women's League Cup with a 2-0 victory over Manchester United at Ashton Gate.

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Team Stats

3
Fouls
7
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
5
Corner Kicks
7
3
Saves
4
45.4
Possession
54.6
15
SHOTS
15
4
ON GOAL
5
0.3
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
4
Blocked Shots
4
0
Effective Tackles
0
0
Tackles
0
0.0
Tackle %
0.0
0
Interceptions
0
0
Effective Clearances
0
0
Clearances
0

Head to Head

CHE leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

CHE · 4-3-3

  1. 24Hannah HamptonG
  2. 5Veerle BuurmanCD-L
  3. 26Kadeisha BuchananCD-R
  4. 17Sandy BaltimoreLB
  5. 22Lucy BronzeRB
  6. 30Keira WalshCM
  7. 6Sjoeke NüskenLM
  8. 8Erin CuthbertRM
  9. 10Lauren JamesF
  10. 12Alyssa ThompsonLF
  11. 19Johanna Rytting KanerydRF

Substitutes

  1. 14Nathalie BjörnSUB
  2. 42Chloe SarwieSUB
  3. 1Livia PengSUB
  4. 33Aggie Beever-JonesSUB
  5. 38Rebecca SpencerSUB
  6. 32Lexi PotterSUB
  7. 18Wieke KapteinSUB

MAN · 4-2-3-1

  1. 91Phallon Tullis-JoyceG
  2. 17Dominique JanssenCD-L
  3. 4Maya Le TissierCD-R
  4. 5Hanna LundkvistLB
  5. 14Jayde RiviereRB
  6. 16Lisa NaalsundAM
  7. 10Elisabeth TerlandLM
  8. 18Julia Zigiotti OlmeRM
  9. 19Ellen WangerheimF
  10. 9Melvine MalardAM-L
  11. 8Jess ParkAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 12Fridolina RolföSUB
  2. 3Gabby GeorgeSUB
  3. 21Millie TurnerSUB
  4. 57Layla DrurySUB
  5. 47Jessica AndersonSUB
  6. 13Simi AwujoSUB
  7. 24Lea SchüllerSUB
  8. 1Kayla RendellSUB
  9. 39Safia Middleton-PatelSUB

Timeline

  1. 19' Lauren James (Chelsea) Goal at 19'
  2. 45' Aggie Beever-Jones (Chelsea) Substitution at 45'
  3. 56' Lauren James (Chelsea) Yellow Card at 56'
  4. 59' Fridolina Rolfö (Manchester United) Substitution at 59'
  5. 59' Lea Schüller (Manchester United) Substitution at 59'
  6. 62' Nathalie Björn (Chelsea) Substitution at 62'
  7. 67' Wieke Kaptein (Chelsea) Substitution at 67'
  8. 76' Aggie Beever-Jones (Chelsea) Goal at 76'
  9. 86' Simi Awujo (Manchester United) Substitution at 86'
  10. 90'+1' Lexi Potter (Chelsea) Substitution at 91'

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