Liverpool vs Chelsea, 2022-23 English Women's Super League

· English Women's Super League

Liverpool

67': Katie Lampson (P)
87': Katie Lampson (P)

FT
2 - 1

Chelsea

3': Fran Kirby (P)

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Game Information

Competition: English Women's Super League

Venue: Prenton Park
Location: Birkenhead, England
Attendance: 3,006

Women's Super League Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Manchester City	17	+34	43
2	Manchester United	16	+19	34
3	Chelsea	16	+16	33
4	Arsenal	15	+18	32

Full Table

Line-Ups

Liverpool

No.	Name
1	Rachael Laws (GK)
25	Gilly Flaherty
6	Jasmine Matthews
5	Niamh Fahey
2	Emma Koivisto
7	Missy Bo Kearns
12	Taylor Hinds
18	Ceri Holland
11	Melissa Lawley
9	Leanne Kiernan
24	Katie Lampson

Liverpool Substitutes:

Rhiannon Roberts, Megan Campbell, Faye Kirby, Carla Humphrey, Yana Daniels, Hannah Silcock, Leighanne Robe, Eartha Cummings, Rachel Furness.

Chelsea

No.	Name
1	Zecira Musovic (GK)
4	Millie Bright
16	Magdalena Eriksson
26	Kadeisha Buchanan
21	Niamh Charles
22	Erin Cuthbert
5	Sophie Ingle
14	Fran Kirby
11	Guro Reiten
20	Sam Kerr
10	Lauren James

Chelsea Substitutes:

Katerina Svitková, Jess Carter, Johanna Rytting Kaneryd, Jelena Cankovic, Ève Périsset, Bethany England, Maren Mjelde, Ann-Katrin Berger, Pernille Harder.

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