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

· English Women's Super League
London City Lionesses
  • 32': Lucía Corrales
  • 44': Isobel Goodwin
  • 59': Malou Rylov
  • 87': Grace Geyoro
  • 89': Freya Godfrey
FT
5 - 1
Leicester City
  • 30': Shannon O'Brien

About

London City Lionesses are hosting Leicester 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.
  • 4': Foul by Ashleigh Neville (Leicester City Women).
  • 4': Jana Fernández (London City Lionesses) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 6': Delphine Cascarino (London City Lionesses) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 6': Foul by Olivia McLoughlin (Leicester City Women).
  • 7': Delay in match (London City Lionesses).
  • 7': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 7': Offside, Leicester City Women. Shannon O'Brien is caught offside.
  • 12': Attempt blocked. Delphine Cascarino (London City Lionesses) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Grace Geyoro.
  • 14': Foul by Alanna Kennedy (London City Lionesses).
  • 14': Sam Tierney (Leicester City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Corner, London City Lionesses. Conceded by Sarah Mayling.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Lucía Corrales (London City Lionesses) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Delphine Cascarino.
  • 22': Corner, London City Lionesses. Conceded by Ashleigh Neville.
  • 23': Foul by Isa Kardinaal (London City Lionesses).
  • 23': Shannon O'Brien (Leicester City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Foul by Jana Fernández (London City Lionesses).
  • 29': Olivia McLoughlin (Leicester City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Goal! London City Lionesses 0, Leicester City Women 1. Shannon O'Brien (Leicester City Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 32': Foul by Ashleigh Neville (Leicester City Women).
  • 32': Jana Fernández (London City Lionesses) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 32': Goal! London City Lionesses 1, Leicester City Women 1. Lucía Corrales (London City Lionesses) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Nikita Parris.
  • 33': Offside, London City Lionesses. Isobel Goodwin is caught offside.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Malou Marcetto (London City Lionesses) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is just a bit too high.
  • 35': Grace Geyoro (London City Lionesses) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 35': Foul by Emma Jansson (Leicester City Women).
  • 36': Saki Kumagai (London City Lionesses) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Foul by Rachel Williams (Leicester City Women).
  • 38': Corner, London City Lionesses. Conceded by Chantelle Swaby.
  • 40': Foul by Ashleigh Neville (Leicester City Women).
  • 40': Grace Geyoro (London City Lionesses) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Delay in match because of an injury Shannon O'Brien (Leicester City Women).
  • 41': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 43': Isobel Goodwin (London City Lionesses) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 43': Foul by Julie Thibaud (Leicester City Women).
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Malou Marcetto (London City Lionesses) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Delphine Cascarino with a cross.
  • 44': Goal! London City Lionesses 2, Leicester City Women 1. Isobel Goodwin (London City Lionesses) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal following a set piece situation.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Corner, Leicester City Women. Conceded by Alanna Kennedy.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, London City Lionesses 2, Leicester City Women 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins London City Lionesses 2, Leicester City Women 1.
  • 48': Attempt blocked. Delphine Cascarino (London City Lionesses) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jana Fernández.
  • 48': Attempt blocked. Jana Fernández (London City Lionesses) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 48': Corner, London City Lionesses. Conceded by Ashleigh Neville.
  • 49': Sam Tierney (Leicester City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Foul by Saki Kumagai (London City Lionesses).
  • 51': Attempt missed. Jana Fernández (London City Lionesses) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Nikita Parris.
  • 52': Malou Marcetto (London City Lionesses) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 52': Foul by Olivia McLoughlin (Leicester City Women).
  • 53': Corner, London City Lionesses. Conceded by Sari Kees.
  • 53': Attempt saved. Nikita Parris (London City Lionesses) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Olivia Clark (Leicester City Women). Assisted by Jana Fernández.
  • 54': Offside, London City Lionesses. Isobel Goodwin is caught offside.
  • 55': Corner, London City Lionesses. Conceded by Julie Thibaud.
  • 56': Offside, London City Lionesses. Grace Geyoro is caught offside.
  • 56': Delay in match because of an injury Chantelle Swaby (Leicester City Women).
  • 58': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 58': Substitution, Leicester City Women. Noémie Mouchon replaces Rachel Williams.
  • 58': Substitution, Leicester City Women. Alisha Lehmann replaces Chantelle Swaby because of an injury.
  • 59': Goal! London City Lionesses 3, Leicester City Women 1. Malou Marcetto (London City Lionesses) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lucía Corrales.
  • 62': Attempt missed. Noémie Mouchon (Leicester City Women) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 65': Substitution, London City Lionesses. Freya Godfrey replaces Delphine Cascarino.
  • 68': Offside, Leicester City Women. Noémie Mouchon is caught offside.
  • 69': Delay in match because of an injury Lucía Corrales (London City Lionesses).
  • 69': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 71': Substitution, London City Lionesses. Poppy Pattinson replaces Nikita Parris.
  • 71': Substitution, London City Lionesses. María Pérez replaces Malou Marcetto.
  • 72': Foul by Saki Kumagai (London City Lionesses).
  • 72': Noémie Mouchon (Leicester City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Corner, London City Lionesses. Conceded by Sarah Mayling.
  • 77': Corner, London City Lionesses. Conceded by Emma Jansson.
  • 78': Freya Godfrey (London City Lionesses) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 78': Foul by Ashleigh Neville (Leicester City Women).
  • 79': Offside, London City Lionesses. Isobel Goodwin is caught offside.
  • 80': Attempt saved. Isobel Goodwin (London City Lionesses) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Olivia Clark (Leicester City Women). Assisted by Lucía Corrales with a cross.
  • 80': Attempt saved. Freya Godfrey (London City Lionesses) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Olivia Clark (Leicester City Women). Assisted by Grace Geyoro.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Alanna Kennedy (London City Lionesses) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high.
  • 81': Corner, Leicester City Women. Conceded by Alanna Kennedy.
  • 82': Attempt saved. Julie Thibaud (Leicester City Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Elene Lete (London City Lionesses). Assisted by Sam Tierney.
  • 83': Attempt saved. Isobel Goodwin (London City Lionesses) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Olivia Clark (Leicester City Women). Assisted by Grace Geyoro.
  • 83': Corner, London City Lionesses. Conceded by Olivia Clark.
  • 84': Julie Thibaud (Leicester City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Foul by Freya Godfrey (London City Lionesses).
  • 84': Substitution, Leicester City Women. Hannah Cain replaces Shannon O'Brien.
  • 84': Substitution, Leicester City Women. Asmita Ale replaces Olivia McLoughlin.
  • 84': Substitution, Leicester City Women. Heather Payne replaces Sarah Mayling.
  • 87': Goal! London City Lionesses 4, Leicester City Women 1. Grace Geyoro (London City Lionesses) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Isobel Goodwin.
  • 89': Goal! London City Lionesses 5, Leicester City Women 1. Freya Godfrey (London City Lionesses) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
  • 90': Substitution, London City Lionesses. Sanni Franssi replaces Isobel Goodwin.
  • 90': Substitution, London City Lionesses. Rofiat Imuran replaces Lucía Corrales.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Freya Godfrey (London City Lionesses) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Isa Kardinaal with a headed pass.
  • 90'+5': Corner, London City Lionesses. Conceded by Julie Thibaud.
  • 90'+7': Attempt saved. Jana Fernández (London City Lionesses) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Olivia Clark (Leicester City Women). Assisted by María Pérez with a cross.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, London City Lionesses 5, Leicester City Women 1.
  • 0': Match ends, London City Lionesses 5, Leicester City Women 1.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 6
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 4
2 Corner Kicks 10
5 Saves 1
37 Possession 63
3 SHOTS 19
2 ON GOAL 10
0.7 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
209 Accurate Passes 431
315 Passes 521
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
1 Accurate Crosses 5
7 Crosses 28
0.1 Cross % 0.2
65 Long Balls 38
20 Accurate Long Balls 18
0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
0 Blocked Shots 4
15 Effective Tackles 15
22 Tackles 24
0.7 Tackle % 0.6
8 Interceptions 10
36 Effective Clearances 9
36 Clearances 9

Game Information

Competition: English Women's Super League

Venue: RELOC8 EM Community Stadium
Location: Bromley, England

Women's Super League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Manchester City 20 +39 49
2 Chelsea 20 +21 43
3 Manchester United 20 +17 39
4 Arsenal 17 +26 38
Full Table

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
77 Elene Lete (GK)
8 Saki Kumagai
4 Isa Kardinaal
7 Lucía Corrales
2 Jana Fernández
30 Malou Rylov
33 Alanna Kennedy
88 Grace Geyoro
23 Isobel Goodwin
17 Nikita Parris
20 Delphine Cascarino
London City Lionesses Substitutes:
Poppy Pattinson, Teyah Goldie, Emily Orman, Elena Linari, Rofiat Imuran, María Pérez, Paula Partido, Freya Godfrey, Sanni Franssi.

LEI Leicester City (3-5-2)

No. Name
13 Olivia Clark (GK)
2 Sari Kees
31 Chantelle Swaby
17 Julie Thibaud
10 Emma Jansson
23 Olivia Mcloughlin
3 Sam Tierney
29 Ashleigh Neville
20 Sarah Mayling
27 Shannon O'Brien
28 Rachel Williams
Leicester City Substitutes:
Missy Goodwin, Hannah Cain, Heather Payne, Asmita Ale, Katie Keane, Alisha Lehmann, Rosella Ayane, Noémie Mouchon, Denny Draper.

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