English Women's Super League

FT Saturday, September 19, 2026
Birmingham City WWLLD 0
–
Chelsea WWWDW 2
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CHE112
Stamford Bridge · 4,793 att.

Team Stats

4
Fouls
10
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
3
1
Corner Kicks
12
6
Saves
3
28
Possession
72
5
SHOTS
22
3
ON GOAL
8
0.6
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
181
Accurate Passes
595
258
Passes
676
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
6
14
Crosses
26
0.1
Cross %
0.2
41
Long Balls
48
16
Accurate Long Balls
27
0.4
Long Balls %
0.6
0
Blocked Shots
4
9
Effective Tackles
11
13
Tackles
14
0.7
Tackle %
0.8
14
Interceptions
8
31
Effective Clearances
10
31
Clearances
10

Head to Head

CHE leads series 5-0

Lineups

CHE · 3-4-3

  1. 24Hannah HamptonG
  2. 26Kadeisha BuchananCD
  3. 5Veerle BuurmanCD-L
  4. 22Lucy BronzeCD-R
  5. 32Lexi PotterCM-L
  6. 21Keira WalshCM-R
  7. 6Sjoeke NüskenLM
  8. 2Ellie CarpenterRM
  9. 19Wieke KapteinF
  10. 11Sandy BaltimoreCF-L
  11. 12Alyssa ThompsonCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 15Katie McCabeSUB
  2. 17Nelly LasSUB
  3. 9Melvine MalardSUB
  4. 14Nathalie BjörnSUB
  5. 30Victoria RudzSUB
  6. 1Livia PengSUB
  7. 16Giulia DragoniSUB
  8. 23Maika HamanoSUB
  9. 4Naomi GirmaSUB

BIR · 4-2-3-1

  1. 23Sophie BaggaleyG
  2. 30Neve HerronCD-L
  3. 21Millie TurnerCD-R
  4. 18Rebecca McKennaLB
  5. 3Marie LevasseurRB
  6. 7Lee Geum-MinAM
  7. 26Asato MiyagawaLM
  8. 8Lisa NaalsundRM
  9. 10Wilma LeidhammarF
  10. 22Oceane HurtreAM-L
  11. 16Lily CrosthwaiteAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 20Chancelle EffaSUB
  2. 19Chelsea CornetSUB
  3. 15Rebecca HollowaySUB
  4. 14Suzu AmanoSUB
  5. 6Shannon CookeSUB
  6. 27Veatriki SarriSUB
  7. 2Martha HarrisSUB
  8. 1Lucy ThomasSUB
  9. 4Jade RastocleSUB

Timeline

  1. 8' Goal! Chelsea Women 1, Birmingham City Women 0. Lexi Potter (Chelsea Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
  2. 29' Delay in match because of an injury Wilma Leidhammar (Birmingham City Women).
  3. 29'
  4. 30' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  5. 30'
  6. 40' Delay in match because of an injury Wieke Kaptein (Chelsea Women).
  7. 40'
  8. 40' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  9. 40'
  10. 63' Substitution, Chelsea Women. Melvine Malard replaces Sandy Baltimore.
  11. 66' Substitution, Birmingham City Women. Suzu Amano replaces Lee Geum-Min.
  12. 71' Goal! Chelsea Women 2, Birmingham City Women 0. Melvine Malard (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
  13. 72' Substitution, Chelsea Women. Maika Hamano replaces Wieke Kaptein.
  14. 77' Substitution, Birmingham City Women. Veatriki Sarri replaces Lily Crosthwaite.
  15. 77' Substitution, Birmingham City Women. Shannon Cooke replaces Neve Herron.
  16. 77' Substitution, Birmingham City Women. Chancelle Effa Effa replaces Wilma Leidhammar.
  17. 87' Substitution, Chelsea Women. Katie McCabe replaces Alyssa Thompson.
  18. 87' Substitution, Chelsea Women. Nathalie Björn replaces Kadeisha Buchanan.
  19. 87' Substitution, Chelsea Women. Giulia Dragoni replaces Sjoeke Nüsken.
  20. 90'+1' Keira Walsh (Chelsea Women) is shown the yellow card.

Women's Super League News

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