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

· English Women's Super League
Chelsea
  • 6': Ellie Carpenter
  • 90'+4': Sam Kerr
FT
2 - 0
London City Lionesses

    Chelsea beat London City Lionesses to remain top of WSL

    Chelsea remain unbeaten in the Women's Super League (WSL) after beating London City Lionesses 2-0 at Stamford Bridge.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Attempt blocked. Erin Cuthbert (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 4': Attempt missed. Grace Geyoro (London City Lionesses) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Isobel Goodwin.
    • 6': Goal! Chelsea Women 1, London City Lionesses 0. Ellie Carpenter (Chelsea Women) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
    • 12': Attempt missed. Ellie Carpenter (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Millie Bright.
    • 13': Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Elena Linari.
    • 13': Attempt blocked. Lucy Bronze (Chelsea Women) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Guro Reiten with a cross.
    • 13': Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Saki Kumagai.
    • 17': Attempt blocked. Isobel Goodwin (London City Lionesses) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jana Fernández with a cross.
    • 19': Elena Linari (London City Lionesses) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 19': Foul by Guro Reiten (Chelsea Women).
    • 21': Attempt missed. Sjoeke Nüsken (Chelsea Women) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Lucy Bronze with a cross.
    • 22': Elena Linari (London City Lionesses) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 22': Foul by Aggie Beever-Jones (Chelsea Women).
    • 23': Foul by Erin Cuthbert (Chelsea Women).
    • 23': Grace Geyoro (London City Lionesses) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 24': Offside, London City Lionesses. Saki Kumagai is caught offside.
    • 28': Foul by Jana Fernández (London City Lionesses).
    • 28': Sandy Baltimore (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Attempt missed. Millie Bright (Chelsea Women) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Lucy Bronze.
    • 32': Elena Linari (London City Lionesses) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 32': Foul by Aggie Beever-Jones (Chelsea Women).
    • 38': Erin Cuthbert (Chelsea Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 38': Attempt missed. Nikita Parris (London City Lionesses) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jana Fernández with a cross.
    • 39': Attempt missed. Isobel Goodwin (London City Lionesses) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Grace Geyoro.
    • 42': Corner, London City Lionesses. Conceded by Sandy Baltimore.
    • 43': Attempt missed. Elena Linari (London City Lionesses) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner following a corner.
    • 45': Delay in match because of an injury Grace Geyoro (London City Lionesses).
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Chelsea Women 1, London City Lionesses 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Chelsea Women 1, London City Lionesses 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Chelsea Women. Niamh Charles replaces Sandy Baltimore.
    • 47': Attempt missed. Jana Fernández (London City Lionesses) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Saki Kumagai.
    • 48': Foul by Grace Geyoro (London City Lionesses).
    • 48': Sjoeke Nüsken (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 48': Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Elena Linari.
    • 49': Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Elena Linari.
    • 50': Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Isobel Goodwin.
    • 51': Attempt saved. Freya Godfrey (London City Lionesses) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Hannah Hampton (Chelsea Women). Assisted by Jana Fernández.
    • 52': Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Grace Geyoro.
    • 54': Foul by Millie Bright (Chelsea Women).
    • 54': Nikita Parris (London City Lionesses) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 55': Substitution, Chelsea Women. Oriane Jean-François replaces Sjoeke Nüsken.
    • 55': Substitution, Chelsea Women. Johanna Rytting Kaneryd replaces Guro Reiten.
    • 57': Foul by Aggie Beever-Jones (Chelsea Women).
    • 57': Rofiat Imuran (London City Lionesses) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 58': Attempt blocked. Jana Fernández (London City Lionesses) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 59': Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Rofiat Imuran.
    • 60': Attempt missed. Nathalie Björn (Chelsea Women) header from very close range is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Erin Cuthbert with a cross following a corner.
    • 62': Attempt blocked. Aggie Beever-Jones (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Johanna Rytting Kaneryd.
    • 62': Aggie Beever-Jones (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 62': Foul by Wassa Sangaré (London City Lionesses).
    • 62': Wassa Sangaré (London City Lionesses) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 63': Attempt missed. Aggie Beever-Jones (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
    • 65': Attempt missed. Erin Cuthbert (Chelsea Women) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ellie Carpenter with a cross.
    • 66': Substitution, London City Lionesses. Sanni Franssi replaces Freya Godfrey.
    • 66': Attempt blocked. Erin Cuthbert (Chelsea Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aggie Beever-Jones.
    • 68': Attempt missed. Aggie Beever-Jones (Chelsea Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Niamh Charles.
    • 70': Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Elena Linari.
    • 70': Attempt missed. Keira Walsh (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
    • 73': Attempt saved. Isobel Goodwin (London City Lionesses) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Hannah Hampton (Chelsea Women). Assisted by Jana Fernández with a through ball.
    • 73': Attempt missed. Niamh Charles (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ellie Carpenter with a cross.
    • 74': Substitution, Chelsea Women. Sam Kerr replaces Ellie Carpenter.
    • 76': Offside, Chelsea Women. Aggie Beever-Jones is caught offside.
    • 77': Substitution, London City Lionesses. Julia Roddar replaces Nikita Parris.
    • 78': Substitution, London City Lionesses. Poppy Pattinson replaces Grace Geyoro.
    • 79': Delay in match because of an injury Rofiat Imuran (London City Lionesses).
    • 81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 81': Attempt missed. Aggie Beever-Jones (Chelsea Women) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lucy Bronze with a cross.
    • 82': Substitution, London City Lionesses. Lotta Lindström replaces Rofiat Imuran because of an injury.
    • 85': Substitution, Chelsea Women. Wieke Kaptein replaces Aggie Beever-Jones.
    • 88': Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Poppy Pattinson.
    • 90': Attempt missed. Isobel Goodwin (London City Lionesses) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sanni Franssi with a cross.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Johanna Rytting Kaneryd (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Sam Kerr with a headed pass.
    • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Poppy Pattinson (London City Lionesses) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Hannah Hampton (Chelsea Women).
    • 90'+4': Goal! Chelsea Women 2, London City Lionesses 0. Sam Kerr (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Chelsea Women 2, London City Lionesses 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Chelsea Women 2, London City Lionesses 0.

    Statistics

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    3 Fouls 6
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 1
    1 Corner Kicks 9
    0 Saves 3
    43.2 Possession 56.8
    11 SHOTS 17
    3 ON GOAL 3
    0.3 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    276 Accurate Passes 391
    359 Passes 471
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    5 Accurate Crosses 7
    16 Crosses 26
    0.3 Cross % 0.3
    44 Long Balls 57
    17 Accurate Long Balls 23
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
    2 Blocked Shots 3
    17 Effective Tackles 13
    35 Tackles 25
    0.5 Tackle % 0.5
    9 Interceptions 12
    24 Effective Clearances 19
    24 Clearances 19

    Game Information

    Competition: English Women's Super League

    Venue: Stamford Bridge
    Location: London, England
    Attendance: 10,441

    Women's Super League Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Manchester City 14 +29 39
    2 Manchester United 14 +16 28
    3 Chelsea 14 +12 27
    4 Arsenal 13 +15 26
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    CHE Chelsea (3-1-4-2)

    No. Name
    24 Hannah Hampton (GK)
    14 Nathalie Björn
    4 Millie Bright
    22 Lucy Bronze
    30 Keira Walsh
    6 Sjoeke Nüsken
    8 Erin Cuthbert Yellow Card
    17 Sandy Baltimore
    2 Ellie Carpenter
    11 Guro Reiten
    33 Aggie Beever-Jones
    Chelsea Substitutes:
    Alyssa Thompson, Catarina Macario, Naomi Girma, Niamh Charles, Sam Kerr, Wieke Kaptein, Livia Peng, Johanna Rytting Kaneryd, Oriane Jean-François.

    LCL London City Lionesses (4-2-3-1)

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

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