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

· English Women's Super League
  • 7': Aggie Beever-Jones
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Aggie Beever-Jones nets as Chelsea beat Leicester to stay perfect in WSL

Aggie Beever-Jones' early goal and a fine save from Hannah Hampton in stoppage time helped Chelsea maintain their perfect WSL start.

Match Commentary

  • 7': Aggie Beever-Jones (Chelsea) Goal at 7'
  • 12': Julie Thibaud (Leicester City) Yellow Card at 12'
  • 34': Emily van Egmond (Leicester City) Yellow Card at 34'
  • 37': Erin Cuthbert (Chelsea) Yellow Card at 37'
  • 45': Maika Hamano (Chelsea) Substitution at 45'
  • 45': Alyssa Thompson (Chelsea) Substitution at 45'
  • 69': Sam Kerr (Chelsea) Substitution at 69'
  • 76': Jutta Rantala (Leicester City) Substitution at 76'
  • 81': Heather Payne (Leicester City) Yellow Card at 81'
  • 84': Rosella Ayane (Leicester City) Substitution at 84'
  • 87': Johanna Rytting Kaneryd (Chelsea) Substitution at 87'
  • 87': Guro Reiten (Chelsea) Substitution at 87'
  • 90'+1': Keira Walsh (Chelsea) Yellow Card at 91'

Statistics

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10 Fouls 11
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
6 Offsides 3
1 Corner Kicks 4
7 Saves 2
41.8 Possession 58.2
9 SHOTS 10
2 ON GOAL 8
0.2 On Target % 0.8
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
293 Accurate Passes 440
373 Passes 539
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 2
15 Crosses 9
0.2 Cross % 0.2
51 Long Balls 55
24 Accurate Long Balls 22
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
2 Blocked Shots 1
12 Effective Tackles 10
28 Tackles 18
0.4 Tackle % 0.6
8 Interceptions 5
21 Effective Clearances 20
21 Clearances 20

Game Information

Competition: English Women's Super League

Venue: Kingsmeadow
Location: Kingston upon Thames, England
Attendance: 3,174

Women's Super League Standings

# 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 Standings

Line-Ups

CHE Chelsea (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
24 Hannah Hampton (GK)
4 Millie Bright
5 Veerle Buurman
14 Nathalie Björn
30 Keira Walsh Yellow Card
8 Erin Cuthbert Yellow Card
17 Sandy Baltimore
2 Ellie Carpenter
33 Aggie Beever-Jones
9 Catarina Macario
18 Wieke Kaptein

LEI Leicester City (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
1 Janina Leitzig (GK)
6 Celeste Boureille
17 Julie Thibaud Yellow Card
11 Janice Cayman
23 Olivia Mcloughlin
3 Sam Tierney
5 Emily van Egmond Yellow Card
12 Asmita Ale
15 Heather Payne Yellow Card
14 Hlín Eiríksdóttir
21 Hannah Cain

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