English Women's Super League

FT Sunday, September 27, 2026
Arsenal WWDDW 0
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Chelsea WDWWW 1
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Stamford Bridge · 19,349 att.

Match Report

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Thompson goal sees Chelsea end Arsenal's 20-game unbeaten WSL run

Chelsea ended Arsenal's 20-game unbeaten run in the Women's Super League with a 1-0 win over their London rivals at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
9
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
5
4
Corner Kicks
3
6
Saves
2
44.6
Possession
55.4
18
SHOTS
13
2
ON GOAL
7
0.1
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
346
Accurate Passes
456
406
Passes
523
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
5
Accurate Crosses
6
25
Crosses
15
0.2
Cross %
0.4
51
Long Balls
40
28
Accurate Long Balls
18
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
12
Blocked Shots
0
14
Effective Tackles
15
18
Tackles
22
0.8
Tackle %
0.7
12
Interceptions
9
15
Effective Clearances
28
15
Clearances
28

Highlights

02:05 Kassouf: Thompson is the best US forward in the last year Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

CHE · 4-4-2

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

Substitutes

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

ARS · 4-2-3-1

  1. 28Anneke BorbeG
  2. 7Steph CatleyCD-L
  3. 6Leah WilliamsonCD-R
  4. 22Ona BatlleLB
  5. 2Emily FoxRB
  6. 10Kim LittleAM
  7. 4Georgia StanwayLM
  8. 32Kyra Cooney-CrossRM
  9. 23Alessia RussoF
  10. 8Mariona CaldenteyAM-L
  11. 19Lisa BaumAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 16Misa RodríguezSUB
  2. 11Olivia SmithSUB
  3. 14Géraldine ReutelerSUB
  4. 31Smilla HolmbergSUB
  5. 29Selina CerciSUB
  6. 18Chloe KellySUB
  7. 3Lotte Wubben-MoySUB
  8. 9Caitlin FoordSUB
  9. 25Stina BlacksteniusSUB

Timeline

  1. 30' Delay in match because of an injury Georgia Stanway (Arsenal Women).
  2. 30'
  3. 31' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  4. 31'
  5. 39' Goal! Chelsea Women 1, Arsenal Women 0. Alyssa Thompson (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
  6. 45' Katie McCabe (Chelsea Women) is shown the yellow card.
  7. 45'+3' Lucy Bronze (Chelsea Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 59' Delay in match because of an injury Emily Fox (Arsenal Women).
  9. 59'
  10. 61' Substitution, Arsenal Women. Chloe Kelly replaces Lisa Baum.
  11. 61' Substitution, Arsenal Women. Caitlin Foord replaces Mariona Caldentey.
  12. 61' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  13. 61'
  14. 61' Substitution, Arsenal Women. Stina Blackstenius replaces Georgia Stanway.
  15. 67' Substitution, Chelsea Women. Sjoeke Nüsken replaces Lauren James.
  16. 80' Substitution, Chelsea Women. Aggie Beever-Jones replaces Melvine Malard.
  17. 81' Substitution, Arsenal Women. Selina Cerci replaces Ona Batlle.
  18. 82' Substitution, Arsenal Women. Géraldine Reuteler replaces Kim Little.
  19. 89' Substitution, Chelsea Women. Sandy Baltimore replaces Alyssa Thompson.
  20. 89' Substitution, Chelsea Women. Veerle Buurman replaces Katie McCabe.

Women's Super League News

All news
ESPN PA Man United net late equaliser to end Man City's perfect WSL record Elisabeth Terland struck a superb late leveller to give Manchester United a 1-1 Women's Super League derby draw against Manchester City. News Emily Keogh Tottenham boss: WSL refereeing 'has got worse' after dubious Arsenal penalty Tottenham Hotspur manager Martin Ho said that refereeing in the Women's Super League (WSL) "has got worse" following a contentious penalty awarded in Arsenal's favour. ESPN Emily Keogh Arsenal finally get some luck to beat Spurs, but they need to start playing as a team Arsenal eased the pressure on manager Renee Slegers with a 2-1 win over rivals Tottenham in the WSL, but a wonder strike and a lucky penalty were the difference. ESPN PA Alessia Russo penalty leads Arsenal past Tottenham in WSL Arsenal recorded their first Women's Super League win since the opening day of the season as they came from behind in contentious circumstances to beat Tottenham 2-1 in the north London derby.