Chelsea vs Manchester City, 2025-26 English Women's Super League

· English Women's Super League
Chelsea
  • 31': Agnes Beever-Jones
  • 64': Maika Hamano
FT
2 - 1
Manchester City
  • 70': Niamh Charles (OG)

Champions Chelsea edge Man City in WSL opener

Chelsea held off Manchester City to begin defence of their Women's Super League title with a hard-fought 2-1 win at Stamford Bridge.

Game Information

Competition: English Women's Super League

Venue: Stamford Bridge
Location: London, England
Attendance: 14,182

Women's Super League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Manchester United 2 +8 6
2 Arsenal 2 +7 6
3 Manchester City 3 +4 6
4 Chelsea 2 +3 6
Full Table

Line-Ups

CHE Chelsea (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
24 Hannah Hampton (GK)
4 Millie Bright
21 Niamh Charles
14 Nathalie Björn
8 Erin Cuthbert
30 Keira Walsh
17 Sandy Baltimore
2 Ellie Carpenter
33 Agnes Beever-Jones
23 Maika Hamano
18 Wieke Kaptein
Chelsea Substitutes:
Livia Peng, Veerle Buurman, Catarina Macario, Johanna Rytting Kaneryd, Oriane Jean-François, Sjoeke Nüsken, Lexi Potter, Sam Kerr, Guro Reiten.

MNC Manchester City (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
31 Ayaka Yamashita (GK)
28 Gracie Prior
4 Jade Rose
5 Alex Greenwood
18 Kerstin Casparij
10 Vivianne Miedema
25 Yui Hasegawa
22 Sydney Lohmann Yellow Card
9 Khadija Shaw
46 Lily Murphy
11 Lauren Hemp
Manchester City Substitutes:
Sacha Lewis, Naomi Layzell, Laura Blindkilde Brown, Khiara Keating, Laura Coombs, Laura Wienroither, Codie Thomas, Iman Beney, Leila Ouahabi.

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