English Women's Super League

FT Sunday, October 18, 2026
Everton WWWLW 1
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London City Lionesses WWWWW 2
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EVE011
LCL202
RELOC8 EM Community Stadium · 4,044 att.

Match Report

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London City Lionesses survive late Everton rally to stay in touch at top of WSL

London City Lionesses kept themselves in touch at the top of the Women's Super League with a 2-1 win over Everton at the Copperjax Community Stadium.

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Team Stats

5
Fouls
7
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
9
3
Corner Kicks
4
3
Saves
2
45.5
Possession
54.5
6
SHOTS
16
3
ON GOAL
5
0.5
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
353
Accurate Passes
440
450
Passes
545
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
4
13
Crosses
12
0.2
Cross %
0.3
47
Long Balls
62
19
Accurate Long Balls
25
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
1
Blocked Shots
2
18
Effective Tackles
23
26
Tackles
27
0.7
Tackle %
0.9
16
Interceptions
12
17
Effective Clearances
5
17
Clearances
5

Head to Head

Series tied 1-1

Lineups

LCL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 77Elene LeteG
  2. 13Elena LinariCD-L
  3. 4Isa KardinaalCD-R
  4. 7Lucía CorralesLB
  5. 2Jana FernándezRB
  6. 10Daniëlle van de DonkAM
  7. 16Daniela ArquesLM
  8. 88Grace GeyoroRM
  9. 14Freya GodfreyF
  10. 20Delphine CascarinoAM-L
  11. 21Kadidiatou DianiAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 17Nikita ParrisSUB
  2. 11Alexia PutellasSUB
  3. 76Rosa KafajiSUB
  4. 23Isobel GoodwinSUB
  5. 97Janni ThomsenSUB
  6. 6María PérezSUB
  7. 19Nicole AnyomiSUB
  8. 27Mary EarpsSUB
  9. 50Aya El BerguiSUB

EVE · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Courtney BrosnanG
  2. 3Rion IshikawaCD-L
  3. 5Naomi LayzellCD-R
  4. 33Mayumi PachecoLB
  5. 2Hannah BlundellRB
  6. 8Rosa van GoolAM
  7. 7Clare WheelerLM
  8. 30Ruby MaceRM
  9. 9Holly McnamaraF
  10. 18Ornella VignolaAM-L
  11. 29Yuka MomikiAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 17Noémie MouchonSUB
  2. 11Hannah CainSUB
  3. 6Honoka HayashiSUB
  4. 22Aurora GalliSUB
  5. 15Jutta RantalaSUB
  6. 25Hannah SilcockSUB
  7. 20Megan FinniganSUB
  8. 24Rylee FosterSUB

Timeline

  1. 24' Goal! London City Lionesses 1, Everton Women 0. Delphine Cascarino (London City Lionesses) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Daniëlle van de Donk.
  2. 35' Goal! London City Lionesses 2, Everton Women 0. Freya Godfrey (London City Lionesses) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Grace Geyoro.
  3. 43' Substitution, London City Lionesses. Janni Thomsen replaces Lucía Corrales because of an injury.
  4. 63' Substitution, London City Lionesses. Nicole Anyomi replaces Freya Godfrey.
  5. 64' Substitution, London City Lionesses. Alexia Putellas replaces Delphine Cascarino.
  6. 64' Substitution, Everton Women. Hannah Cain replaces Ornella Vignola.
  7. 64' Substitution, Everton Women. Noémie Mouchon replaces Rosa van Gool.
  8. 64' Substitution, Everton Women. Aurora Galli replaces Clare Wheeler.
  9. 71' Goal! London City Lionesses 2, Everton Women 1. Hannah Cain (Everton Women) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Holly McNamara with a cross.
  10. 79' Nicole Anyomi (London City Lionesses) is shown the yellow card.
  11. 90'+2' Substitution, London City Lionesses. Nikita Parris replaces Kadidiatou Diani.
  12. 90'+2' Substitution, London City Lionesses. María Pérez replaces Daniela Arques.

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