Chelsea vs Birmingham City, 2021-22 English Women's FA Cup, Quarterfinals
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Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 8': Foul by Drew Spence (Chelsea Women).
- 8': Veatriki Sarri (Birmingham City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Attempt missed. Lucy Quinn (Birmingham City Women) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high following a set piece situation.
- 10': Attempt missed. Millie Bright (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Jessie Fleming (Chelsea Women) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Niamh Charles.
- 13': Attempt missed. Bethany England (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Millie Bright.
- 13': Attempt missed. Ji So-Yun (Chelsea Women) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Bethany England.
- 15': Foul by Drew Spence (Chelsea Women).
- 15': Jamie Finn (Birmingham City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Attempt missed. Bethany England (Chelsea Women) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Magdalena Eriksson with a cross.
- 19': Millie Bright (Chelsea Women) hits the right post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Niamh Charles.
- 19': Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Lucy Quinn.
- 19': Attempt blocked. Drew Spence (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 24': Attempt saved. Drew Spence (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jessie Fleming.
- 25': Offside, Birmingham City Women. Christie Murray tries a through ball, but Libby Smith is caught offside.
- 26': Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Veatriki Sarri.
- 28': Hand ball by Libby Smith (Birmingham City Women).
- 29': Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Gemma Lawley.
- 29': Attempt missed. Bethany England (Chelsea Women) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jonna Andersson with a cross following a corner.
- 31': Bethany England (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 31': Foul by Gemma Lawley (Birmingham City Women).
- 32': Attempt blocked. Millie Bright (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bethany England.
- 33': Attempt missed. Bethany England (Chelsea Women) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sophie Ingle with a cross.
- 36': Attempt missed. Ji So-Yun (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jonna Andersson.
- 42': Attempt missed. Ji So-Yun (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jonna Andersson.
- 44': Foul by Louise Quinn (Birmingham City Women).
- 44': Jessie Fleming (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 44': Louise Quinn (Birmingham City Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Goal! Chelsea Women 1, Birmingham City Women 0. Magdalena Eriksson (Chelsea Women) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Jessie Fleming with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Chelsea Women 1, Birmingham City Women 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Chelsea Women 1, Birmingham City Women 0.
- 48': Attempt blocked. Bethany England (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonna Andersson.
- 48': Attempt blocked. Ji So-Yun (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonna Andersson.
- 55': Goal! Chelsea Women 2, Birmingham City Women 0. Drew Spence (Chelsea Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Niamh Charles.
- 56': Corner, Birmingham City Women. Conceded by Jessica Carter.
- 57': Bethany England (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Foul by Lisa Robertson (Birmingham City Women).
- 61': Attempt saved. Drew Spence (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 62': Goal! Chelsea Women 3, Birmingham City Women 0. Bethany England (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Drew Spence.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Ji So-Yun (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jessie Fleming.
- 65': Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Louise Quinn.
- 65': Goal! Chelsea Women 4, Birmingham City Women 0. Niamh Charles (Chelsea Women) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner following a corner.
- 67': Corner, Birmingham City Women. Conceded by Niamh Charles.
- 67': Substitution, Chelsea Women. Lauren James replaces Ji So-Yun.
- 67': Substitution, Chelsea Women. Alsu Abdullina replaces Jessie Fleming.
- 67': Substitution, Chelsea Women. Maren Mjelde replaces Niamh Charles.
- 68': Corner, Birmingham City Women. Conceded by Maren Mjelde.
- 72': Attempt saved. Lauren James (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alsu Abdullina.
- 72': Goal! Chelsea Women 5, Birmingham City Women 0. Bethany England (Chelsea Women) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
- 73': Substitution, Birmingham City Women. Delphi Cole replaces Eleanor Ryan-Doyle.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Lauren James (Chelsea Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bethany England.
- 76': Foul by Lauren James (Chelsea Women).
- 76': Lisa Robertson (Birmingham City Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 77': Attempt saved. Alsu Abdullina (Chelsea Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Bethany England (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alsu Abdullina.
- 79': Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Louise Quinn.
- 80': Attempt saved. Maren Mjelde (Chelsea Women) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jonna Andersson.
- 83': Foul by Jonna Andersson (Chelsea Women).
- 83': Libby Smith (Birmingham City Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 84': Attempt saved. Lisa Robertson (Birmingham City Women) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Libby Smith.
- 86': Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Louise Quinn.
- 87': Bethany England (Chelsea Women) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Jonna Andersson with a cross following a corner.
- 87': Substitution, Birmingham City Women. Abbi Jenner replaces Lucy Quinn.
- 90': Attempt blocked. Veatriki Sarri (Birmingham City Women) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Christie Murray.
- 90': Drew Spence (Chelsea Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Maren Mjelde (Chelsea Women) header from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sophie Ingle.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Chelsea Women 5, Birmingham City Women 0.
- 0': Match ends, Chelsea Women 5, Birmingham City Women 0.
Game Information
Venue: Kingsmeadow
Location: Kingston upon Thames, England
Attendance: 1,869
Line-Ups
Chelsea
No. | Name |
---|---|
30 | Ann-Katrin Berger (GK) |
7 | Jessica Carter |
4 | Millie Bright |
16 | Magdalena Eriksson |
5 | Sophie Ingle |
10 | Ji So-Yun |
25 | Jonna Andersson |
21 | Niamh Charles |
24 | Drew Spence |
17 | Jessie Fleming |
9 | Bethany England |
Birmingham City
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Marie Hourihan (GK) |
8 | Lisa Robertson |
32 | Abbie Cowie |
4 | Louise Quinn ![]() |
30 | Gemma Lawley |
22 | Eleanor Doyle |
7 | Veatriki Sarri |
17 | Lucy Quinn |
10 | Christie Murray |
14 | Jamie Finn |
12 | Libby Smith |
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