London City Lionesses vs Liverpool, 2025-26 English Women's Super League

· English Women's Super League
London City Lionesses
  • 89': Elena Linari (P)
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Liverpool

    About

    London City Lionesses are hosting Liverpool at RELOC8 EM Community Stadium, Bromley, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English Women's Super League.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 5': Offside, Liverpool Women. Mia Enderby is caught offside.
    • 6': Foul by Fuka Nagano (Liverpool Women).
    • 6': Jana Fernández (London City Lionesses) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 14': Foul by Elena Linari (London City Lionesses).
    • 14': Mia Enderby (Liverpool Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 16': Offside, London City Lionesses. Isobel Goodwin is caught offside.
    • 18': Cornelia Kapocs (Liverpool Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Foul by Grace Geyoro (London City Lionesses).
    • 18': Grace Geyoro (London City Lionesses) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 19': Attempt missed. Nikita Parris (London City Lionesses) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jana Fernández with a cross.
    • 22': Foul by Samantha Kerr (Liverpool Women).
    • 22': Nikita Parris (London City Lionesses) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 23': Foul by Cornelia Kapocs (Liverpool Women).
    • 23': Kosovare Asllani (London City Lionesses) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 24': Foul by Nikita Parris (London City Lionesses).
    • 24': Mia Enderby (Liverpool Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 24': Nikita Parris (London City Lionesses) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 24': Foul by Marie-Therese Höbinger (Liverpool Women).
    • 24': Grace Geyoro (London City Lionesses) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Attempt missed. Fuka Nagano (Liverpool Women) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Risa Shimizu.
    • 30': Offside, Liverpool Women. Mia Enderby is caught offside.
    • 32': Foul by Grace Geyoro (London City Lionesses).
    • 32': Mia Enderby (Liverpool Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 33': Attempt saved. Marie-Therese Höbinger (Liverpool Women) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Elene Lete (London City Lionesses).
    • 35': Corner, Liverpool Women. Conceded by Nikita Parris.
    • 35': Elene Lete (London City Lionesses) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Foul by Mia Enderby (Liverpool Women).
    • 37': Foul by Cornelia Kapocs (Liverpool Women).
    • 37': Jana Fernández (London City Lionesses) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 41': Offside, Liverpool Women. Mia Enderby is caught offside.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 0 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Ceri Holland (Liverpool Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Lucía Corrales (London City Lionesses).
    • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Gemma Bonner (Liverpool Women) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marie-Therese Höbinger with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, London City Lionesses 0, Liverpool Women 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins London City Lionesses 0, Liverpool Women 0.
    • 46': Foul by Isobel Goodwin (London City Lionesses).
    • 46': Gemma Bonner (Liverpool Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Attempt blocked. Isobel Goodwin (London City Lionesses) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 55': Jenna Clark (Liverpool Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Kosovare Asllani (London City Lionesses).
    • 57': Attempt missed. Lucía Corrales (London City Lionesses) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Saki Kumagai.
    • 57': Foul by Mia Enderby (Liverpool Women).
    • 57': Sanni Franssi (London City Lionesses) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 58': Corner, London City Lionesses. Conceded by Jenna Clark.
    • 62': Substitution, Liverpool Women. Beata Olsson replaces Mia Enderby.
    • 66': Substitution, London City Lionesses. Freya Godfrey replaces Sanni Franssi.
    • 67': Offside, London City Lionesses. Freya Godfrey is caught offside.
    • 67': Attempt saved. Grace Geyoro (London City Lionesses) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Rafaela Borggräfe (Liverpool Women).
    • 67': Attempt blocked. Grace Geyoro (London City Lionesses) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 68': Foul by Beata Olsson (Liverpool Women).
    • 68': Wassa Sangaré (London City Lionesses) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 71': Offside, London City Lionesses. Isobel Goodwin is caught offside.
    • 72': Attempt saved. Isobel Goodwin (London City Lionesses) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Rafaela Borggräfe (Liverpool Women). Assisted by Nikita Parris.
    • 72': Foul by Jenna Clark (Liverpool Women).
    • 72': Jana Fernández (London City Lionesses) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 73': Attempt missed. Isobel Goodwin (London City Lionesses) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Kosovare Asllani with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 73': Delay in match because of an injury Wassa Sangaré (London City Lionesses).
    • 74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 74': Attempt saved. Kosovare Asllani (London City Lionesses) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Rafaela Borggräfe (Liverpool Women). Assisted by Isobel Goodwin with a through ball.
    • 76': Ceri Holland (Liverpool Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Foul by Kosovare Asllani (London City Lionesses).
    • 77': Delay in match because of an injury Rafaela Borggräfe (Liverpool Women).
    • 79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 82': Substitution, London City Lionesses. Julia Roddar replaces Kosovare Asllani.
    • 82': Substitution, London City Lionesses. Lotta Lindström replaces Grace Geyoro.
    • 86': Penalty London City Lionesses. Nikita Parris draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 86': Penalty conceded by Rafaela Borggräfe (Liverpool Women) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 86': Delay in match because of an injury Nikita Parris (London City Lionesses).
    • 86': Rafaela Borggräfe (Liverpool Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 89': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 89': Goal! London City Lionesses 1, Liverpool Women 0. Elena Linari (London City Lionesses) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
    • 90': Substitution, Liverpool Women. Sophie Haug replaces Cornelia Kapocs.
    • 90'+1': Substitution, London City Lionesses. Alanna Kennedy replaces Nikita Parris.
    • 90'+2': Delay in match because of an injury Samantha Kerr (Liverpool Women).
    • 90'+4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 90'+7': Foul by Marie-Therese Höbinger (Liverpool Women).
    • 90'+7': Saki Kumagai (London City Lionesses) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+7': Marie-Therese Höbinger (Liverpool Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+8': Second Half ends, London City Lionesses 1, Liverpool Women 0.
    • 0': Match ends, London City Lionesses 1, Liverpool Women 0.

    Statistics

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    11 Fouls 8
    2 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 3
    1 Corner Kicks 1
    3 Saves 1
    47.6 Possession 52.4
    3 SHOTS 9
    1 ON GOAL 5
    0.3 On Target % 0.6
    0 Penalty Goals 2
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
    351 Accurate Passes 399
    437 Passes 479
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    1 Accurate Crosses 6
    6 Crosses 10
    0.2 Cross % 0.6
    58 Long Balls 55
    23 Accurate Long Balls 22
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
    0 Blocked Shots 1
    17 Effective Tackles 9
    21 Tackles 13
    0.8 Tackle % 0.7
    5 Interceptions 4
    11 Effective Clearances 10
    11 Clearances 10

    Game Information

    Competition: English Women's Super League

    Venue: RELOC8 EM Community Stadium
    Location: Bromley, England
    Attendance: 2,471

    Women's Super League Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Manchester City 22 +43 55
    2 Arsenal 22 +39 51
    3 Chelsea 22 +24 49
    4 Manchester United 22 +16 40
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    LCL London City Lionesses (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    77 Elene Lete (GK)
    13 Elena Linari
    26 Wassa Sangaré
    7 Lucía Corrales
    2 Jana Fernández
    88 Grace Geyoro Yellow Card
    8 Saki Kumagai
    17 Nikita Parris Yellow Card
    15 Sanni Franssi
    9 Kosovare Asllani
    23 Isobel Goodwin
    London City Lionesses Substitutes:
    Lotta Lindström, Freya Godfrey, Rofiat Imuran, María Pérez, Katie Zelem, Cerys Brown, Sophie Hillyerd, Alanna Kennedy, Julia Roddar.

    LIV Liverpool (4-1-4-1)

    No. Name
    12 Rafaela Borggräfe (GK) Yellow Card
    17 Jenna Clark
    23 Gemma Bonner
    8 Fuka Nagano
    5 Risa Shimizu
    4 Grace Fisk
    14 Marie Hobinger Yellow Card
    24 Samantha Kerr
    7 Cornelia Kapocs
    18 Ceri Holland
    13 Mia Enderby
    Liverpool Substitutes:
    Faye Kirby, Kirsty Maclean, Sofie Lundgaard, Gemma Evans, Hannah Silcock, Beata Olsson, Sophie Román Haug, Emilia Szymczak.

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