Chelsea vs Leicester City, 2021-22 English Women's FA Cup, 4th Round

· English Women's FA Cup
Chelsea
  • 24': Pernille Harder
  • 36': Pernille Harder
  • 60': Sam Kerr
  • 65': Ji So-Yun
  • 79': Aniek Nouwen
  • 82': Sam Kerr
  • 85': Bethany England
FT
7 - 0
Leicester City
  • Red Card 17': Sophie Howard

About

Chelsea are hosting Leicester City at Kingsmeadow, Kingston upon Thames, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English Women's FA Cup.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Attempt missed. Freya Gregory (Leicester City Women) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Molly Pike.
  • 6': Foul by Sam Tierney (Leicester City Women).
  • 6': Jonna Andersson (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 9': Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Esmee de Graaf.
  • 10': Foul by Esmee de Graaf (Leicester City Women).
  • 10': Ji So-Yun (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 10': Foul by Millie Bright (Chelsea Women).
  • 10': Sam Tierney (Leicester City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Corner, Leicester City Women. Conceded by Millie Bright.
  • 13': Attempt missed. Sophie Howard (Leicester City Women) header from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jemma Purfield with a cross following a corner.
  • 13': Foul by Millie Bright (Chelsea Women).
  • 13': Freya Gregory (Leicester City Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 14': Millie Bright (Chelsea Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 14': Attempt saved. Sophie Howard (Leicester City Women) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Jemma Purfield.
  • 14': Attempt blocked. Sam Tierney (Leicester City Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 14': Attempt blocked. Sam Tierney (Leicester City Women) header from very close range is blocked.
  • 15': Attempt blocked. Freya Gregory (Leicester City Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 15': Corner, Leicester City Women. Conceded by Ji So-Yun.
  • 15': Corner, Leicester City Women. Conceded by Pernille Harder.
  • 17': Foul by Sophie Howard (Leicester City Women).
  • 17': Jonna Andersson (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Sophie Howard (Leicester City Women) is shown the red card.
  • 19': Foul by Jemma Purfield (Leicester City Women).
  • 19': Millie Bright (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Abbie McManus.
  • 21': Offside, Leicester City Women. Shannon O'Brien tries a through ball, but Freya Gregory is caught offside.
  • 22': Attempt blocked. Fran Kirby (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sam Kerr.
  • 22': Attempt blocked. Pernille Harder (Chelsea Women) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked.
  • 22': Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Sam Tierney.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Sam Kerr (Chelsea Women) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Fran Kirby with a cross following a corner.
  • 22': Offside, Leicester City Women. Natasha Flint tries a through ball, but Freya Gregory is caught offside.
  • 24': Goal! Chelsea Women 1, Leicester City Women 0. Pernille Harder (Chelsea Women) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sophie Ingle.
  • 25': Foul by Shannon O'Brien (Leicester City Women).
  • 25': Pernille Harder (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Fran Kirby (Chelsea Women) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sam Kerr with a cross.
  • 31': Foul by Lauren James (Chelsea Women).
  • 31': Shannon O'Brien (Leicester City Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 34': Attempt missed. Pernille Harder (Chelsea Women) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Sam Kerr.
  • 36': Goal! Chelsea Women 2, Leicester City Women 0. Pernille Harder (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sam Kerr.
  • 38': Attempt blocked. Niamh Charles (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ji So-Yun.
  • 39': Foul by Esmee de Graaf (Leicester City Women).
  • 39': Fran Kirby (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Ji So-Yun (Chelsea Women) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sophie Ingle.
  • 42': Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Georgia Brougham.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Millie Bright (Chelsea Women) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Fran Kirby with a cross following a corner.
  • 45': Foul by Aniek Nouwen (Chelsea Women).
  • 45': Natasha Flint (Leicester City Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Chelsea Women 2, Leicester City Women 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Chelsea Women 2, Leicester City Women 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Chelsea Women. Drew Spence replaces Sophie Ingle.
  • 46': Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Abbie McManus.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Sam Kerr (Chelsea Women) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Fran Kirby with a cross following a corner.
  • 49': Attempt saved. Fran Kirby (Chelsea Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sam Kerr.
  • 49': Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Demi Lambourne.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Sam Kerr (Chelsea Women) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jonna Andersson with a cross following a corner.
  • 53': Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Esmee de Graaf.
  • 59': Substitution, Leicester City Women. Missy Goodwin replaces Freya Gregory because of an injury.
  • 60': Goal! Chelsea Women 3, Leicester City Women 0. Sam Kerr (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pernille Harder.
  • 62': Foul by Ji So-Yun (Chelsea Women).
  • 62': Sam Tierney (Leicester City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Foul by Sam Tierney (Leicester City Women).
  • 63': Pernille Harder (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 63': Sam Tierney (Leicester City Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 64': Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Georgia Brougham.
  • 65': Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Abbie McManus.
  • 65': Substitution, Chelsea Women. Jessie Fleming replaces Lauren James.
  • 65': Goal! Chelsea Women 4, Leicester City Women 0. Ji So-Yun (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Pernille Harder following a corner.
  • 67': Attempt saved. Jessie Fleming (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 69': Attempt missed. Sam Kerr (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jessie Fleming.
  • 69': Offside, Chelsea Women. Sam Kerr tries a through ball, but is caught offside.
  • 70': Substitution, Leicester City Women. Sophie Barker replaces Sam Tierney.
  • 71': Substitution, Chelsea Women. Alsu Abdullina replaces Jonna Andersson.
  • 71': Attempt missed. Fran Kirby (Chelsea Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Pernille Harder.
  • 75': Substitution, Chelsea Women. Bethany England replaces Fran Kirby.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Sam Kerr (Chelsea Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bethany England.
  • 77': Offside, Chelsea Women. Sam Kerr tries a through ball, but Pernille Harder is caught offside.
  • 78': Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Missy Goodwin.
  • 79': Goal! Chelsea Women 5, Leicester City Women 0. Aniek Nouwen (Chelsea Women) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Pernille Harder with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 80': Attempt saved. Ji So-Yun (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Drew Spence.
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Pernille Harder (Chelsea Women) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alsu Abdullina.
  • 82': Goal! Chelsea Women 6, Leicester City Women 0. Sam Kerr (Chelsea Women) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jessie Fleming.
  • 83': Foul by Jessie Fleming (Chelsea Women).
  • 83': Missy Goodwin (Leicester City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Pernille Harder (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Sam Kerr.
  • 85': Goal! Chelsea Women 7, Leicester City Women 0. Bethany England (Chelsea Women) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sam Kerr with a cross.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Bethany England (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Sam Kerr.
  • 89': Foul by Natasha Flint (Leicester City Women).
  • 89': Pernille Harder (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90': Offside, Chelsea Women. Drew Spence tries a through ball, but Sam Kerr is caught offside.
  • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Sam Kerr (Chelsea Women) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Millie Bright with a cross.
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Chelsea Women 7, Leicester City Women 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Chelsea Women 7, Leicester City Women 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Chelsea Women 7, Leicester City Women 0.

Game Information

Competition: English Women's FA Cup

Venue: Kingsmeadow
Location: Kingston upon Thames, England
Attendance: 2,723

Line-Ups

CHE Chelsea

No. Name
30 Ann-Katrin Berger (GK)
4 Millie Bright Yellow Card
3 Aniek Nouwen
21 Niamh Charles
25 Jonna Andersson
23 Pernille Harder
10 Ji So-Yun
19 Lauren James
5 Sophie Ingle
20 Sam Kerr
14 Fran Kirby
Chelsea Substitutes:
Jessica Carter, Alsu Abdullina, Zecira Musovic, Drew Spence, Guro Reiten, Bethany England, Jessie Fleming.

LEI Leicester City

No. Name
1 Demi Lambourne (GK)
5 Abbie McManus
15 Sophie Howard Red Card
6 Georgia Brougham
3 Sam Tierney Yellow Card
8 Molly Pike
23 Jemma Purfield
14 Esmee De Graaf
16 Freya Gregory
27 Shannon O'Brien
7 Natasha Flint
Leicester City Substitutes:
Paige Bailey-Gayle, Monique Robinson, Charlie Devlin, Mackenzie Smith, Sophie Barker, Sophie Harris, Missy Goodwin.

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