English Women's Super League

FT Sunday, September 13, 2026
Chelsea LWWWD 5
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Manchester United LDDLL 0
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Match Report

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Chelsea get WSL season back on track by thrashing Man United

Chelsea thrashed Manchester United 5-0 to bounce back from their opening day frustration and kick-start their WSL campaign.

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Team Stats

7
Fouls
4
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
5
Offsides
4
6
Corner Kicks
1
1
Saves
6
62.9
Possession
37.1
25
SHOTS
2
11
ON GOAL
1
0.4
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
542
Accurate Passes
296
620
Passes
382
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
11
Accurate Crosses
0
33
Crosses
4
0.3
Cross %
0.0
43
Long Balls
37
24
Accurate Long Balls
10
0.6
Long Balls %
0.3
3
Blocked Shots
1
4
Effective Tackles
7
12
Tackles
11
0.3
Tackle %
0.6
16
Interceptions
7
7
Effective Clearances
48
7
Clearances
48

Head to Head

CHE leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

MAN · 4-2-3-1

  1. 91Phallon Tullis-JoyceG
  2. 17Dominique JanssenCD-L
  3. 4Maya Le TissierCD-R
  4. 6Andrea MedinaLB
  5. 5Hanna LundkvistRB
  6. 7Ella TooneAM
  7. 20Hinata MiyazawaLM
  8. 15Julia Zigiotti OlmeRM
  9. 10Elisabeth TerlandF
  10. 23Monica Jusu BahAM-L
  11. 8Jess ParkAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 24Lea SchüllerSUB
  2. 22Scarlett HillSUB
  3. 47Jessica AndersonSUB
  4. 16Rebeca BernalSUB
  5. 13Simi AwujoSUB
  6. 26Jess SimpsonSUB
  7. 36Mared GriffithsSUB
  8. 25Janina LeitzigSUB
  9. 2Anna SandbergSUB

CHE · 4-3-3

  1. 24Hannah HamptonG
  2. 26Kadeisha BuchananCD-L
  3. 22Lucy BronzeCD-R
  4. 15Katie McCabeLB
  5. 2Ellie CarpenterRB
  6. 21Keira WalshCM
  7. 6Sjoeke NüskenLM
  8. 32Lexi PotterRM
  9. 10Lauren JamesF
  10. 12Alyssa ThompsonLF
  11. 19Wieke KapteinRF

Substitutes

  1. 16Giulia DragoniSUB
  2. 23Maika HamanoSUB
  3. 5Veerle BuurmanSUB
  4. 1Livia PengSUB
  5. 14Nathalie BjörnSUB
  6. 17Nelly LasSUB
  7. 33Aggie Beever-JonesSUB
  8. 11Sandy BaltimoreSUB

Timeline

  1. 21' Goal! Manchester United Women 0, Chelsea Women 1. Sjoeke Nüsken (Chelsea Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Wieke Kaptein.
  2. 32' Goal! Manchester United Women 0, Chelsea Women 2. Keira Walsh (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lucy Bronze.
  3. 43' Delay in match because of an injury Alyssa Thompson (Chelsea Women).
  4. 43'
  5. 44' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  6. 44'
  7. 50' Delay in match because of an injury Alyssa Thompson (Chelsea Women).
  8. 50'
  9. 51' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  10. 51'
  11. 53' Delay in match because of an injury Andrea Medina (Manchester United Women).
  12. 53'
  13. 54' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  14. 54'
  15. 56' Substitution, Manchester United Women. Anna Sandberg replaces Andrea Medina because of an injury.
  16. 61' Goal! Manchester United Women 0, Chelsea Women 3. Lauren James (Chelsea Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Keira Walsh with a through ball.
  17. 62' Substitution, Manchester United Women. Rebeca Bernal replaces Ella Toone.
  18. 62' Substitution, Manchester United Women. Simi Awujo replaces Monica Jusu Bah.
  19. 65' Goal! Manchester United Women 0, Chelsea Women 4. Ellie Carpenter (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
  20. 71' Substitution, Chelsea Women. Veerle Buurman replaces Katie McCabe.
  21. 71' Substitution, Chelsea Women. Maika Hamano replaces Lauren James.
  22. 72' Substitution, Chelsea Women. Sandy Baltimore replaces Alyssa Thompson.
  23. 80' Substitution, Manchester United Women. Lea Schüller replaces Elisabeth Terland.
  24. 80' Substitution, Chelsea Women. Giulia Dragoni replaces Wieke Kaptein.
  25. 84' Rebeca Bernal (Manchester United Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  26. 84' Substitution, Chelsea Women. Nelly Las replaces Ellie Carpenter.
  27. 90'+4' Kadeisha Buchanan (Chelsea Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  28. 90'+6' Goal! Manchester United Women 0, Chelsea Women 5. Lucy Bronze (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Sjoeke Nüsken following a corner.

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