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

· English Women's Super League

Chelsea

31': Aggie Beever-Jones
64': Maika Hamano

FT
2 - 1

Manchester City

70': Niamh Charles (OG)

Champions Chelsea edge Man City in WSL opener

Chelsea celeb vs. Man City WSL [1296x729]

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.

Match Timeline

31': Agnes Beever-Jones (Chelsea) Goal at 31'
56': Sydney Lohmann (Manchester City) Yellow Card at 56'
62': Catarina Macario (Chelsea) Substitution at 62'
64': Maika Hamano (Chelsea) Goal at 64'
70': Niamh Charles (Chelsea) Own Goal at 70'
77': Johanna Rytting Kaneryd (Chelsea) Substitution at 77'
77': Oriane Jean-François (Chelsea) Substitution at 77'
77': Laura Blindkilde Brown (Manchester City) Substitution at 77'
85': Iman Beney (Manchester City) Substitution at 85'
86': Sjoeke Nüsken (Chelsea) Substitution at 86'
90'+4': Leila Ouahabi (Manchester City) Substitution at 94'

Statistics

MNC		CHE
7	Fouls	5
1	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
3	Corner Kicks	5
1	Saves	5
48.3	Possession	51.7
17	SHOTS	8
5	ON GOAL	3
0.3	On Target %	0.4
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
3	Blocked Shots	2
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: Stamford Bridge
Location: London, England
Attendance: 14,182

Women's Super League Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Manchester City	9	+14	24
2	Chelsea	8	+11	20
3	Manchester United	9	+10	17
4	Arsenal	8	+10	15

Full Table

Line-Ups

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	Aggie 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.

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
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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