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

· English Women's Super League
London City Lionesses
  • 68': Freya Godfrey
FT
1 - 2
Manchester City
  • 11': Kerolin
  • 86': Khadija Shaw

About

London City Lionesses are hosting Manchester City 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.
  • 2': Foul by Kosovare Asllani (London City Lionesses).
  • 2': Jade Rose (Manchester City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Attempt missed. Kosovare Asllani (London City Lionesses) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jana Fernández.
  • 4': Corner, Manchester City Women. Conceded by Freya Godfrey.
  • 5': Foul by Rebecca Knaak (Manchester City Women).
  • 5': Isobel Goodwin (London City Lionesses) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 6': Rebecca Knaak (Manchester City Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 6': Foul by Isobel Goodwin (London City Lionesses).
  • 6': Rebecca Knaak (Manchester City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Goal! London City Lionesses 0, Manchester City Women 1. Kerolin (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Vivianne Miedema with a through ball.
  • 17': Corner, Manchester City Women. Conceded by Freya Godfrey.
  • 18': Attempt blocked. Vivianne Miedema (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rebecca Knaak.
  • 18': Attempt blocked. Rebecca Knaak (Manchester City Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 18': Attempt blocked. Kerolin (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Yui Hasegawa.
  • 18': Corner, Manchester City Women. Conceded by Wassa Sangaré.
  • 19': Attempt blocked. Vivianne Miedema (Manchester City Women) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lauren Hemp with a cross.
  • 20': Attempt saved. Khadija Shaw (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Elene Lete (London City Lionesses).
  • 21': Foul by Poppy Pattinson (London City Lionesses).
  • 21': Kerolin (Manchester City Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 22': Attempt blocked. Vivianne Miedema (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Khadija Shaw.
  • 26': Attempt saved. Kosovare Asllani (London City Lionesses) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Ayaka Yamashita (Manchester City Women). Assisted by Lucía Corrales with a cross.
  • 27': Attempt blocked. Lauren Hemp (Manchester City Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 28': Attempt saved. Isobel Goodwin (London City Lionesses) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Ayaka Yamashita (Manchester City Women). Assisted by María Pérez with a through ball.
  • 29': Attempt saved. Lauren Hemp (Manchester City Women) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Elene Lete (London City Lionesses). Assisted by Khadija Shaw.
  • 31': Offside, Manchester City Women. Kerolin is caught offside.
  • 33': Attempt blocked. Vivianne Miedema (Manchester City Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 33': Corner, Manchester City Women. Conceded by Jana Fernández.
  • 35': Corner, London City Lionesses. Conceded by Kerolin.
  • 36': Isobel Goodwin (London City Lionesses) hits the bar with a header from very close range. Assisted by Jana Fernández with a cross following a corner.
  • 36': Attempt missed. Wassa Sangaré (London City Lionesses) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alanna Kennedy with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 36': Foul by Khadija Shaw (Manchester City Women).
  • 36': María Pérez (London City Lionesses) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 38': Foul by Poppy Pattinson (London City Lionesses).
  • 38': Kerstin Casparij (Manchester City Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 39': Corner, Manchester City Women. Conceded by Lucía Corrales.
  • 40': Corner, Manchester City Women. Conceded by Elene Lete.
  • 44': Offside, London City Lionesses. Isobel Goodwin is caught offside.
  • 45': Foul by Khadija Shaw (Manchester City Women).
  • 45': Julia Roddar (London City Lionesses) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Isobel Goodwin (London City Lionesses).
  • 45'+1': Rebecca Knaak (Manchester City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, London City Lionesses 0, Manchester City Women 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins London City Lionesses 0, Manchester City Women 1.
  • 46': Attempt blocked. Kosovare Asllani (London City Lionesses) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Isobel Goodwin.
  • 46': Corner, London City Lionesses. Conceded by Rebecca Knaak.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Freya Godfrey (London City Lionesses) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 50': Foul by Kerolin (Manchester City Women).
  • 50': Julia Roddar (London City Lionesses) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Kosovare Asllani (London City Lionesses) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Lucía Corrales.
  • 56': Foul by Rebecca Knaak (Manchester City Women).
  • 56': Isobel Goodwin (London City Lionesses) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 56': Delay in match because of an injury Isobel Goodwin (London City Lionesses).
  • 56': Delay in match because of an injury Rebecca Knaak (Manchester City Women).
  • 57': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 59': Attempt blocked. Wassa Sangaré (London City Lionesses) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 59': Corner, London City Lionesses. Conceded by Khadija Shaw.
  • 59': Corner, London City Lionesses. Conceded by Yui Hasegawa.
  • 61': Offside, London City Lionesses. Freya Godfrey is caught offside.
  • 62': Attempt blocked. Kerolin (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 62': Corner, Manchester City Women. Conceded by Isobel Goodwin.
  • 63': Foul by Jana Fernández (London City Lionesses).
  • 63': Lauren Hemp (Manchester City Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 64': Foul by Poppy Pattinson (London City Lionesses).
  • 64': Kerolin (Manchester City Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 64': Poppy Pattinson (London City Lionesses) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Khadija Shaw (Manchester City Women) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Vivianne Miedema.
  • 68': Goal! London City Lionesses 1, Manchester City Women 1. Freya Godfrey (London City Lionesses) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Kosovare Asllani following a fast break.
  • 70': Substitution, London City Lionesses. Daniëlle van de Donk replaces Poppy Pattinson.
  • 70': Substitution, London City Lionesses. Grace Geyoro replaces Julia Roddar.
  • 72': Attempt blocked. Vivianne Miedema (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Khadija Shaw.
  • 73': Corner, London City Lionesses. Conceded by Alex Greenwood.
  • 74': Attempt blocked. María Pérez (London City Lionesses) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 74': Attempt blocked. Daniëlle van de Donk (London City Lionesses) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by María Pérez.
  • 75': Ayaka Yamashita (Manchester City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Foul by Isobel Goodwin (London City Lionesses).
  • 76': Substitution, Manchester City Women. Sam Coffey replaces Laura Blindkilde Brown.
  • 78': Substitution, London City Lionesses. Nikita Parris replaces Freya Godfrey.
  • 80': Offside, Manchester City Women. Kerstin Casparij is caught offside.
  • 81': Attempt missed. Khadija Shaw (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Vivianne Miedema following a fast break.
  • 82': Corner, Manchester City Women. Conceded by Daniëlle van de Donk.
  • 84': Corner, Manchester City Women. Conceded by Jana Fernández.
  • 85': Substitution, London City Lionesses. Sanni Franssi replaces Isobel Goodwin.
  • 85': Corner, Manchester City Women. Conceded by Elene Lete.
  • 86': Goal! London City Lionesses 1, Manchester City Women 2. Khadija Shaw (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner following a corner.
  • 89': Corner, Manchester City Women. Conceded by Nikita Parris.
  • 90': Corner, Manchester City Women. Conceded by Lucía Corrales.
  • 90': Corner, Manchester City Women. Conceded by Daniëlle van de Donk.
  • 90': Foul by Daniëlle van de Donk (London City Lionesses).
  • 90': Lauren Hemp (Manchester City Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Corner, Manchester City Women. Conceded by Daniëlle van de Donk.
  • 90'+2': Substitution, Manchester City Women. Iman Beney replaces Kerolin.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Manchester City Women. Conceded by Daniëlle van de Donk.
  • 90'+6': Delay in match because of an injury Kosovare Asllani (London City Lionesses).
  • 90'+7': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+9': Second Half ends, London City Lionesses 1, Manchester City Women 2.
  • 0': Match ends, London City Lionesses 1, Manchester City Women 2.

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/soccer/500/19257.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=originMNC LCLhttps://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/soccer/500/21053.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=origin
5 Fouls 9
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 2
15 Corner Kicks 5
2 Saves 2
68.5 Possession 31.5
15 SHOTS 12
4 ON GOAL 3
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
478 Accurate Passes 185
551 Passes 244
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 2
30 Crosses 21
0.1 Cross % 0.1
28 Long Balls 37
13 Accurate Long Balls 20
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
9 Blocked Shots 4
11 Effective Tackles 18
16 Tackles 26
0.7 Tackle % 0.7
8 Interceptions 10
21 Effective Clearances 42
21 Clearances 42

Game Information

Competition: English Women's Super League

Venue: RELOC8 EM Community Stadium
Location: Bromley, England
Attendance: 3,418

Women's Super League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Manchester City 16 +34 42
2 Manchester United 16 +19 34
3 Chelsea 16 +16 33
4 Arsenal 14 +16 29
Full Table

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
77 Elene Lete (GK)
33 Alanna Kennedy
26 Wassa Sangaré
3 Poppy Pattinson Yellow Card
2 Jana Fernández
23 Isobel Goodwin
16 Julia Roddar
6 María Pérez
9 Kosovare Asllani
7 Lucía Corrales
14 Freya Godfrey
London City Lionesses Substitutes:
Grace Geyoro, Teyah Goldie, Nikita Parris, Saki Kumagai, Elena Linari, Cerys Brown, Daniëlle van de Donk, Emily Orman, Sanni Franssi.

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

No. Name
31 Ayaka Yamashita (GK)
27 Rebecca Knaak Yellow Card
4 Jade Rose
5 Alex Greenwood
18 Kerstin Casparij
10 Vivianne Miedema
25 Yui Hasegawa
19 Laura Blindkilde Brown
9 Khadija Shaw
11 Lauren Hemp
14 Kerolin
Manchester City Substitutes:
Iman Beney, Lily Murphy, Khiara Keating, Gracie Prior, Sam Coffey, Sydney Lohmann, Laura Coombs, Leila Ouahabi, Grace Clinton.

Women's Super League News

Family affair: Lauren James joins Reece with new Chelsea deal
Family affair: Lauren James joins Reece with new Chelsea deal

Lauren James made it a day to remember for her family after following in her brother Reece's footsteps by signing a new contract at Chelsea.

Chelsea's Sonia Bompastor eager to win silverware, part of club's 'DNA'
Chelsea's Sonia Bompastor eager to win silverware, part of club's 'DNA'

Sonia Bompastor hopes Chelsea can reap more success when they face Manchester United in Sunday's Women's League Cup final at Ashton Gate.

Gotham signs Norway's Guro Reiten on initial loan from Chelsea
Gotham signs Norway's Guro Reiten on initial loan from Chelsea

Gotham FC announced the signing of Norwegian midfielder Guro Reiten, a major arrival just two days ahead of the team's first game of the 2026 NWSL season.

Popular WSL fantasy football app set to shut down
Popular WSL fantasy football app set to shut down

The most popular fantasy football app in the Women's Super League known as 'Ariel Fantasy' is set to shut down at the end of the 2025-26 season.

England, Arsenal star Chloe Kelly honoured with special edition Barbie doll
England, Arsenal star Chloe Kelly honoured with special edition Barbie doll

A special edition Barbie doll of England and Arsenal star Chloe Kelly has been unveiled as part of the celebrations for International Women's Day.