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

· English Women's Super League
Leicester City
  • 42': Shannon O'Brien
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Chelsea
  • 13': Sam Kerr
  • 27': Lauren James
  • 33': Lauren James

About

Leicester City are hosting Chelsea at King Power Stadium, Leicester, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English Women's Super League.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Attempt missed. Niamh Charles (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Johanna Rytting Kaneryd.
  • 4': Foul by Erin Cuthbert (Chelsea Women).
  • 4': Sam Tierney (Leicester City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Julie Thibaud.
  • 12': Kadeisha Buchanan (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Foul by Shannon O'Brien (Leicester City Women).
  • 13': Foul by Emma Jansson (Leicester City Women).
  • 13': Lauren James (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Goal! Leicester City Women 0, Chelsea Women 1. Sam Kerr (Chelsea Women) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Niamh Charles.
  • 15': Attempt blocked. Lauren James (Chelsea Women) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ellie Carpenter.
  • 15': Attempt saved. Erin Cuthbert (Chelsea Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Katie Keane (Leicester City Women). Assisted by Sam Kerr.
  • 15': Attempt blocked. Sam Kerr (Chelsea Women) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
  • 15': Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Sari Kees.
  • 18': Attempt missed. Wieke Kaptein (Chelsea Women) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Johanna Rytting Kaneryd.
  • 19': Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Sarah Mayling.
  • 19': Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Asmita Ale.
  • 21': Attempt saved. Ellie Carpenter (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the top centre of the goal by Katie Keane (Leicester City Women). Assisted by Johanna Rytting Kaneryd.
  • 21': Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Katie Keane.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Lauren James (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Kadeisha Buchanan.
  • 23': Shannon O'Brien (Leicester City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Foul by Lucy Bronze (Chelsea Women).
  • 24': Lauren James (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 24': Foul by Chantelle Swaby (Leicester City Women).
  • 26': Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Sarah Mayling.
  • 26': Attempt missed. Lexi Potter (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 27': Goal! Leicester City Women 0, Chelsea Women 2. Lauren James (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Erin Cuthbert.
  • 29': Offside, Chelsea Women. Sam Kerr is caught offside.
  • 29': Delay in match because of an injury Katie Keane (Leicester City Women).
  • 31': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 32': Erin Cuthbert (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 32': Foul by Sari Kees (Leicester City Women).
  • 33': Goal! Leicester City Women 0, Chelsea Women 3. Lauren James (Chelsea Women) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
  • 36': Attempt blocked. Niamh Charles (Chelsea Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Johanna Rytting Kaneryd with a cross.
  • 37': Offside, Leicester City Women. Shannon O'Brien is caught offside.
  • 38': Offside, Chelsea Women. Sam Kerr is caught offside.
  • 41': Emily van Egmond (Leicester City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Foul by Lauren James (Chelsea Women).
  • 42': Goal! Leicester City Women 1, Chelsea Women 3. Shannon O'Brien (Leicester City Women) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal.
  • 43': Foul by Emma Jansson (Leicester City Women).
  • 43': Erin Cuthbert (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Hannah Cain (Leicester City Women) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left.
  • 45'+2': Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Sari Kees.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Leicester City Women 1, Chelsea Women 3.
  • 45': Substitution, Chelsea Women. Sjoeke Nüsken replaces Erin Cuthbert.
  • 45': Substitution, Chelsea Women. Sandy Baltimore replaces Lauren James.
  • 45': Second Half begins Leicester City Women 1, Chelsea Women 3.
  • 47': Attempt blocked. Julie Thibaud (Leicester City Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 47': Corner, Leicester City Women. Conceded by Lucy Bronze.
  • 47': Corner, Leicester City Women. Conceded by Johanna Rytting Kaneryd.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Julie Thibaud (Leicester City Women) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Sam Tierney with a cross following a corner.
  • 50': Delay in match because of an injury Shannon O'Brien (Leicester City Women).
  • 51': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 55': Substitution, Leicester City Women. Ashleigh Neville replaces Asmita Ale.
  • 55': Substitution, Leicester City Women. Alisha Lehmann replaces Shannon O'Brien.
  • 56': Substitution, Leicester City Women. Noémie Mouchon replaces Hannah Cain.
  • 56': Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Sarah Mayling.
  • 57': Foul by Sandy Baltimore (Chelsea Women).
  • 57': Alisha Lehmann (Leicester City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Offside, Leicester City Women. Alisha Lehmann is caught offside.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Sandy Baltimore (Chelsea Women) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Johanna Rytting Kaneryd.
  • 62': Substitution, Chelsea Women. Veerle Buurman replaces Niamh Charles.
  • 62': Substitution, Chelsea Women. Alyssa Thompson replaces Johanna Rytting Kaneryd.
  • 62': Substitution, Chelsea Women. Aggie Beever-Jones replaces Sam Kerr.
  • 62': Veerle Buurman (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 62': Foul by Sarah Mayling (Leicester City Women).
  • 65': Julie Thibaud (Leicester City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Foul by Alyssa Thompson (Chelsea Women).
  • 66': Emily van Egmond (Leicester City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Foul by Lexi Potter (Chelsea Women).
  • 67': Attempt blocked. Noémie Mouchon (Leicester City Women) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Julie Thibaud.
  • 68': Attempt saved. Aggie Beever-Jones (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Katie Keane (Leicester City Women). Assisted by Sjoeke Nüsken.
  • 69': Attempt missed. Sandy Baltimore (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sjoeke Nüsken.
  • 69': Noémie Mouchon (Leicester City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Foul by Lucy Bronze (Chelsea Women).
  • 70': Offside, Chelsea Women. Sjoeke Nüsken is caught offside.
  • 71': Attempt blocked. Sandy Baltimore (Chelsea Women) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Veerle Buurman.
  • 71': Foul by Sandy Baltimore (Chelsea Women).
  • 71': Sarah Mayling (Leicester City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Julie Thibaud.
  • 73': Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Sari Kees.
  • 76': Foul by Ashleigh Neville (Leicester City Women).
  • 76': Alyssa Thompson (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 76': Ashleigh Neville (Leicester City Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 78': Substitution, Leicester City Women. Jutta Rantala replaces Emily van Egmond.
  • 79': Attempt saved. Veerle Buurman (Chelsea Women) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Katie Keane (Leicester City Women). Assisted by Lexi Potter.
  • 83': Attempt blocked. Sjoeke Nüsken (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Aggie Beever-Jones.
  • 83': Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Sam Tierney.
  • 84': Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Chantelle Swaby.
  • 84': Attempt blocked. Sandy Baltimore (Chelsea Women) left footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Wieke Kaptein with a cross.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Sandy Baltimore (Chelsea Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
  • 87': Substitution, Leicester City Women. Rachel Williams replaces Sari Kees.
  • 89': Foul by Emma Jansson (Leicester City Women).
  • 89': Aggie Beever-Jones (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Attempt blocked. Alyssa Thompson (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Veerle Buurman.
  • 90': Attempt saved. Sjoeke Nüsken (Chelsea Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Katie Keane (Leicester City Women). Assisted by Alyssa Thompson.
  • 90': Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Katie Keane.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Lexi Potter (Chelsea Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 90': Attempt blocked. Sjoeke Nüsken (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Delay in match because of an injury Chantelle Swaby (Leicester City Women).
  • 90'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+2': Julie Thibaud (Leicester City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Sjoeke Nüsken (Chelsea Women).
  • 90'+2': Alyssa Thompson (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Rachel Williams (Leicester City Women).
  • 90'+5': Alyssa Thompson (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Sarah Mayling (Leicester City Women).
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Leicester City Women 1, Chelsea Women 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Leicester City Women 1, Chelsea Women 3.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 10
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 2
13 Corner Kicks 2
0 Saves 6
71.4 Possession 28.6
24 SHOTS 5
8 ON GOAL 1
0.3 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
543 Accurate Passes 166
620 Passes 253
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.7
4 Accurate Crosses 2
37 Crosses 5
0.1 Cross % 0.4
40 Long Balls 45
21 Accurate Long Balls 13
0.5 Long Balls % 0.3
8 Blocked Shots 2
6 Effective Tackles 11
9 Tackles 20
0.7 Tackle % 0.6
5 Interceptions 9
9 Effective Clearances 50
9 Clearances 50

Game Information

Competition: English Women's Super League

Venue: King Power Stadium
Location: Leicester, England
Attendance: 3,992

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

LEI Leicester City (5-3-2)

No. Name
16 Katie Keane (GK)
2 Sari Kees
17 Julie Thibaud
31 Chantelle Swaby
12 Asmita Ale
20 Sarah Mayling
3 Sam Tierney
10 Emma Jansson
5 Emily van Egmond
27 Shannon O'Brien
21 Hannah Cain
Leicester City Substitutes:
Noémie Mouchon, Phoebe Baker, Jutta Rantala, Olivia Mcloughlin, Ashleigh Neville, Alisha Lehmann, Missy Goodwin, Heather Payne, Rachel Williams.

CHE Chelsea (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Livia Peng (GK)
26 Kadeisha Buchanan
22 Lucy Bronze
21 Niamh Charles
2 Ellie Carpenter
32 Lexi Potter
18 Wieke Kaptein
8 Erin Cuthbert
20 Sam Kerr
10 Lauren James
19 Johanna Rytting Kaneryd
Chelsea Substitutes:
Rebecca Spencer, Chloe Sarwie, Alyssa Thompson, Veerle Buurman, Sandy Baltimore, Hannah Hampton, Sjoeke Nüsken, Aggie Beever-Jones, Keira Walsh.

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