English Women's Super League

FT Sunday, February 1, 2026
Chelsea WWWWL 1
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Manchester City WWWLW 5
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CHE011
MNC235
Etihad Stadium · 13,228 att.

Match Report

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Kerolin's hat trick sets up dominant Man City win over Chelsea

Kerolin scored a sparkling hat-trick as Women's Super League leaders Manchester City thumped stuttering champions Chelsea 5-1 to move 11 points clear at the top.

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Team Stats

6
Fouls
3
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
9
Corner Kicks
8
5
Saves
5
54.2
Possession
45.8
16
SHOTS
21
6
ON GOAL
11
0.4
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
401
Accurate Passes
330
477
Passes
405
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
6
Accurate Crosses
6
27
Crosses
22
0.2
Cross %
0.3
27
Long Balls
48
11
Accurate Long Balls
22
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
6
Blocked Shots
6
3
Effective Tackles
9
8
Tackles
17
0.4
Tackle %
0.5
13
Interceptions
11
26
Effective Clearances
28
26
Clearances
28

Head to Head

CHE leads series 4-1

Lineups

MNC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 31Ayaka YamashitaG
  2. 27Rebecca KnaakCD-L
  3. 4Jade RoseCD-R
  4. 5Alex GreenwoodLB
  5. 18Kerstin CasparijRB
  6. 10Vivianne MiedemaAM
  7. 25Yui HasegawaLM
  8. 19Laura Blindkilde BrownRM
  9. 9Khadija ShawF
  10. 11Lauren HempAM-L
  11. 14KerolinAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 28Gracie PriorSUB
  2. 8Mary FowlerSUB
  3. 15Leila OuahabiSUB
  4. 7Laura CoombsSUB
  5. 17Sam CoffeySUB
  6. 6Grace ClintonSUB
  7. 24Iman BeneySUB
  8. 20Aoba FujinoSUB
  9. 35Khiara KeatingSUB

CHE · 4-1-4-1

  1. 24Hannah HamptonG
  2. 4Millie BrightCD-L
  3. 16Naomi GirmaCD-R
  4. 30Keira WalshDM
  5. 5Veerle BuurmanLB
  6. 2Ellie CarpenterRB
  7. 8Erin CuthbertCM-L
  8. 18Wieke KapteinCM-R
  9. 17Sandy BaltimoreLM
  10. 10Lauren JamesRM
  11. 12Alyssa ThompsonF

Substitutes

  1. 11Guro ReitenSUB
  2. 19Johanna Rytting KanerydSUB
  3. 38Rebecca SpencerSUB
  4. 32Lexi PotterSUB
  5. 1Livia PengSUB
  6. 33Aggie Beever-JonesSUB
  7. 6Sjoeke NüskenSUB
  8. 20Sam KerrSUB

Timeline

  1. 13' Goal! Manchester City Women 1, Chelsea Women 0. Kerolin (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal following a corner.
  2. 36' Goal! Manchester City Women 2, Chelsea Women 0. Khadija Shaw (Manchester City Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Vivianne Miedema with a through ball.
  3. 49' Goal! Manchester City Women 3, Chelsea Women 0. Kerolin (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a fast break.
  4. 50' Substitution, Chelsea Women. Sjoeke Nüsken replaces Erin Cuthbert.
  5. 50' Substitution, Chelsea Women. Sam Kerr replaces Veerle Buurman.
  6. 54' Goal! Manchester City Women 4, Chelsea Women 0. Kerolin (Manchester City Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lauren Hemp.
  7. 63' Substitution, Manchester City Women. Aoba Fujino replaces Kerolin.
  8. 64' Substitution, Manchester City Women. Sam Coffey replaces Laura Blindkilde Brown.
  9. 64' Substitution, Chelsea Women. Johanna Rytting Kaneryd replaces Lauren James.
  10. 68' Goal! Manchester City Women 4, Chelsea Women 1. Alyssa Thompson (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
  11. 72' Goal! Manchester City Women 5, Chelsea Women 1. Vivianne Miedema (Manchester City Women) header from the left side of the six yard box to the top right corner. Assisted by Kerstin Casparij with a cross following a corner.
  12. 73' Substitution, Chelsea Women. Aggie Beever-Jones replaces Keira Walsh.
  13. 76' Substitution, Manchester City Women. Mary Fowler replaces Khadija Shaw.
  14. 76' Substitution, Manchester City Women. Grace Clinton replaces Vivianne Miedema.
  15. 90'+2' Substitution, Manchester City Women. Laura Coombs replaces Aoba Fujino because of an injury.
  16. 90'+10' Substitution, Manchester City Women. Leila Ouahabi replaces Alex Greenwood.

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