Leicester City vs Chelsea, 2024-25 English Women's Super League

· English Women's Super League

Leicester City

20': Missy Goodwin

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Chelsea

77': Wieke Kaptein

Chelsea's WSL winning streak ended by 1-1 draw at Leicester

WSL Leicester jubilant post Chelsea draw [1296x729]

Chelsea's winning start to the Women's Super League (WSL) season came to a shuddering halt on Saturday when lowly Leicester City held them to a 1-1 draw at the King Power stadium, ending a run of nine straight league victories for Sonia Bompastor's side.

Match Timeline

11': Missy Goodwin (Leicester City) Substitution at 11'
20': Missy Goodwin (Leicester City) Goal at 20'
45'+1': Sophie Howard (Leicester City) Yellow Card at 46'
45': Catarina Macario (Chelsea) Substitution at 45'
45': Niamh Charles (Chelsea) Substitution at 45'
62': Aggie Beever-Jones (Chelsea) Substitution at 62'
68': Shannon O'Brien (Leicester City) Substitution at 68'
68': Nelly Las (Leicester City) Substitution at 68'
75': Alejandra Bernabe (Chelsea) Substitution at 75'
77': Wieke Kaptein (Chelsea) Goal at 77'
84': Shannon O'Brien (Leicester City) Yellow Card at 84'
90': Simone Sherwood (Leicester City) Substitution at 90'

Statistics

CHE		LEI
6	Fouls	12
0	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
20	Corner Kicks	1
0	Saves	5
71.4	Possession	28.6
28	SHOTS	2
6	ON GOAL	1
0.2	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
11	Blocked Shots	1
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: English Women's Super League

Venue: King Power Stadium
Location: Leicester, England
Attendance: 2,619

Women's Super League Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Chelsea	8	+11	20
2	Manchester City	7	+10	18
3	Manchester United	8	+13	17
4	Arsenal	8	+10	15

Full Table

Line-Ups

Leicester City (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Janina Leitzig (GK)
22	Sari Kees
5	Sophie Howard
12	Asmita Ale
17	Julie Thibaud
29	Yuka Momiki
11	Janice Cayman
30	Ruby Mace
6	Saori Takarada
21	Hannah Cain
7	Deanne Rose

Leicester City Substitutes:

Shannon O'Brien, Courtney Nevin, Emilia Pelgander, Simone Sherwood, Missy Goodwin, Nelly Las, Sammy Kaczmar, Lize Kop, Chantelle Swaby.

Chelsea (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
24	Hannah Hampton (GK)
4	Millie Bright
14	Nathalie Björn
12	Ashley Lawrence
22	Lucy Bronze
23	Maika Hamano
18	Wieke Kaptein
6	Sjoeke Nüsken
7	Mayra Ramírez
11	Guro Reiten
19	Johanna Rytting Kaneryd

Chelsea Substitutes:

Zecira Musovic, Lola Brown, Aggie Beever-Jones, Katie Cox, Ève Périsset, Niamh Charles, Oriane Jean-François, Catarina Macario, Alejandra Bernabe.

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