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

· English Women's Super League
Chelsea
  • 7': Aggie Beever-Jones
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Leicester City

    Aggie Beever-Jones nets as Chelsea beat Leicester to stay perfect in WSL

    Aggie Beever-Jones' early goal and a fine save from Hannah Hampton in stoppage time helped Chelsea maintain their perfect WSL start.

    Match Timeline

    • 7': Aggie Beever-Jones (Chelsea) Goal at 7'
    • 12': Julie Thibaud (Leicester City) Yellow Card at 12'
    • 34': Emily van Egmond (Leicester City) Yellow Card at 34'
    • 37': Erin Cuthbert (Chelsea) Yellow Card at 37'
    • 45': Maika Hamano (Chelsea) Substitution at 45'
    • 45': Alyssa Thompson (Chelsea) Substitution at 45'
    • 69': Sam Kerr (Chelsea) Substitution at 69'
    • 76': Jutta Rantala (Leicester City) Substitution at 76'
    • 81': Heather Payne (Leicester City) Yellow Card at 81'
    • 84': Rosella Ayane (Leicester City) Substitution at 84'
    • 87': Johanna Rytting Kaneryd (Chelsea) Substitution at 87'
    • 87': Guro Reiten (Chelsea) Substitution at 87'
    • 90'+1': Keira Walsh (Chelsea) Yellow Card at 91'

    Statistics

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    10 Fouls 11
    3 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    6 Offsides 3
    1 Corner Kicks 4
    7 Saves 2
    41.8 Possession 58.2
    9 SHOTS 10
    2 ON GOAL 8
    0.2 On Target % 0.8
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    293 Accurate Passes 440
    373 Passes 539
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    3 Accurate Crosses 2
    15 Crosses 9
    0.2 Cross % 0.2
    51 Long Balls 55
    24 Accurate Long Balls 22
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
    2 Blocked Shots 1
    12 Effective Tackles 10
    28 Tackles 18
    0.4 Tackle % 0.6
    8 Interceptions 5
    21 Effective Clearances 20
    21 Clearances 20

    Game Information

    Competition: English Women's Super League

    Venue: Kingsmeadow
    Location: Kingston upon Thames, England
    Attendance: 3,174

    Women's Super League Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Manchester City 2 +5 6
    2 Chelsea 2 +5 4
    3 Liverpool 2 +4 4
    4 Tottenham Hotspur 2 +2 4
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    CHE Chelsea (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    24 Hannah Hampton (GK)
    4 Millie Bright
    5 Veerle Buurman
    14 Nathalie Björn
    30 Keira Walsh Yellow Card
    8 Erin Cuthbert Yellow Card
    17 Sandy Baltimore
    2 Ellie Carpenter
    33 Aggie Beever-Jones
    9 Catarina Macario
    18 Wieke Kaptein
    Chelsea Substitutes:
    Guro Reiten, Livia Peng, Maika Hamano, Johanna Rytting Kaneryd, Alyssa Thompson, Oriane Jean-François, Chloe Sarwie, Mara Alber, Sam Kerr.

    LEI Leicester City (3-4-1-2)

    No. Name
    1 Janina Leitzig (GK)
    6 Celeste Boureille
    17 Julie Thibaud Yellow Card
    11 Janice Cayman
    23 Olivia Mcloughlin
    3 Sam Tierney
    5 Emily van Egmond Yellow Card
    12 Asmita Ale
    15 Heather Payne Yellow Card
    14 Hlín Eiríksdóttir
    21 Hannah Cain
    Leicester City Substitutes:
    Rosella Ayane, Katie Keane, Nelly Las, Noémie Mouchon, Chantelle Swaby, Olivia Clark, Simone Sherwood, Jutta Rantala, Cecily Wellesley-Smith.

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