English Women's Super League

FT Sunday, October 18, 2026
Tottenham Hotspur WLWWL 2
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Chelsea WWWDW 6
1st2ndT
TOT112
CHE156
Stamford Bridge · 7,814 att.

Match Report

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Lauren James inspires Chelsea to 6-2 WSL win over Tottenham

Chelsea stepped up the pace at the top of the Women's Super League as a storming second-half performance saw them ease to a 6-2 win over Tottenham at Stamford Bridge.

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
6
3
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
4
Offsides
3
5
Corner Kicks
6
2
Saves
5
45.5
Possession
54.5
13
SHOTS
17
7
ON GOAL
8
0.5
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
295
Accurate Passes
359
353
Passes
420
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
3
10
Crosses
14
0.2
Cross %
0.2
45
Long Balls
44
18
Accurate Long Balls
24
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
4
13
Effective Tackles
15
15
Tackles
27
0.9
Tackle %
0.6
15
Interceptions
13
17
Effective Clearances
20
17
Clearances
20

Head to Head

CHE leads series 5-0

Lineups

CHE · 4-1-2-1-2

  1. 24Hannah HamptonG
  2. 26Kadeisha BuchananCD-L
  3. 22Lucy BronzeCD-R
  4. 32Lexi PotterDM
  5. 15Katie McCabeLB
  6. 2Ellie CarpenterRB
  7. 21Keira WalshAM
  8. 12Alyssa ThompsonLM
  9. 19Wieke KapteinRM
  10. 10Lauren JamesCF-L
  11. 9Melvine MalardCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 5Veerle BuurmanSUB
  2. 16Giulia DragoniSUB
  3. 1Livia PengSUB
  4. 6Sjoeke NüskenSUB
  5. 33Aggie Beever-JonesSUB
  6. 8Erin CuthbertSUB
  7. 14Nathalie BjörnSUB
  8. 23Maika HamanoSUB
  9. 11Sandy BaltimoreSUB

TOT · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Lize KopG
  2. 6Amanda NildénCD-L
  3. 32Toko KogaCD-R
  4. 41Julie BlakstadLB
  5. 3Ella MorrisRB
  6. 23Victoria PelovaAM
  7. 24Drew SpenceLM
  8. 8Signe GaupsetRM
  9. 9Cathinka TandbergF
  10. 11Olivia HoldtAM-L
  11. 13Matilda VinbergAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 22Hanna WijkSUB
  2. 25Eveliina SummanenSUB
  3. 18Lenna Gunning-WilliamsSUB
  4. 4Caitlin DijkstraSUB
  5. 14Matilda NildénSUB
  6. 19Shekiera MartinezSUB
  7. 5Alice SombathSUB
  8. 12Selma PanengstuenSUB
  9. 16Kirsty HansonSUB

Timeline

  1. 18' Amanda Nildén (Tottenham Hotspur Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 25' Goal! Chelsea Women 1, Tottenham Hotspur Women 0. Lauren James (Chelsea Women) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal.
  3. 41' Goal! Chelsea Women 1, Tottenham Hotspur Women 1. Matilda Vinberg (Tottenham Hotspur Women) header from the right side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Julie Blakstad.
  4. 55' Victoria Pelova (Tottenham Hotspur Women) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 58' Goal! Chelsea Women 2, Tottenham Hotspur Women 1. Ellie Carpenter (Chelsea Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Alyssa Thompson following a fast break.
  6. 60' Substitution, Chelsea Women. Maika Hamano replaces Wieke Kaptein.
  7. 61' Substitution, Chelsea Women. Sjoeke Nüsken replaces Melvine Malard.
  8. 61' Substitution, Chelsea Women. Erin Cuthbert replaces Lexi Potter.
  9. 62' Goal! Chelsea Women 3, Tottenham Hotspur Women 1. Lauren James (Chelsea Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lucy Bronze following a fast break.
  10. 67' Goal! Chelsea Women 4, Tottenham Hotspur Women 1. Sjoeke Nüsken (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Keira Walsh with a through ball.
  11. 68' Substitution, Chelsea Women. Nathalie Björn replaces Lucy Bronze.
  12. 71' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur Women. Eveliina Summanen replaces Victoria Pelova.
  13. 71' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur Women. Kirsty Hanson replaces Olivia Holdt.
  14. 72' Substitution, Chelsea Women. Aggie Beever-Jones replaces Lauren James.
  15. 79' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur Women. Lenna Gunning-Williams replaces Matilda Vinberg.
  16. 79' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur Women. Alice Sombath replaces Ella Morris.
  17. 79' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur Women. Shekiera Martinez replaces Cathinka Tandberg.
  18. 82' Erin Cuthbert (Chelsea Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  19. 86' Goal! Chelsea Women 5, Tottenham Hotspur Women 1. Maika Hamano (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Alyssa Thompson.
  20. 87' Goal! Chelsea Women 5, Tottenham Hotspur Women 2. Signe Gaupset (Tottenham Hotspur Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  21. 90' Delay in match because of an injury Shekiera Martinez (Tottenham Hotspur Women).
  22. 90'
  23. 90'+1' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  24. 90'+1'
  25. 90'+1' Goal! Chelsea Women 6, Tottenham Hotspur Women 2. Ellie Carpenter (Chelsea Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Keira Walsh.
  26. 90'+5' Toko Koga (Tottenham Hotspur Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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