Leicester City vs Chelsea, 2024-25 English Women's Super League

· English Women's Super League
  • 20': Missy Goodwin
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1 - 1
  • 77': Wieke Kaptein

Chelsea's WSL winning streak ended by 1-1 draw at Leicester

Chelsea's winning start to the Women's Super League (WSL) season came to a shuddering halt on Saturday when lowly Leicester City held them to a 1-1 draw at the King Power stadium, ending a run of nine straight league victories for Sonia Bompastor's side.

Match Timeline

  • 11': Missy Goodwin (Leicester City) Substitution at 11'
  • 20': Missy Goodwin (Leicester City) Goal at 20'
  • 45'+1': Sophie Howard (Leicester City) Yellow Card at 46'
  • 45': Catarina Macario (Chelsea) Substitution at 45'
  • 45': Niamh Charles (Chelsea) Substitution at 45'
  • 62': Aggie Beever-Jones (Chelsea) Substitution at 62'
  • 68': Shannon O'Brien (Leicester City) Substitution at 68'
  • 68': Nelly Las (Leicester City) Substitution at 68'
  • 75': Alejandra Bernabe (Chelsea) Substitution at 75'
  • 77': Wieke Kaptein (Chelsea) Goal at 77'
  • 84': Shannon O'Brien (Leicester City) Yellow Card at 84'
  • 90': Simone Sherwood (Leicester City) Substitution at 90'

Statistics

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6 Fouls 12
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 0
20 Corner Kicks 1
0 Saves 5
71.4 Possession 28.6
28 SHOTS 2
6 ON GOAL 1
0.2 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
0 Accurate Passes 0
0 Passes 0
0.0 Pass Completion % 0.0
0 Accurate Crosses 0
0 Crosses 0
0.0 Cross % 0.0
0 Long Balls 0
0 Accurate Long Balls 0
0.0 Long Balls % 0.0
11 Blocked Shots 1
0 Effective Tackles 0
0 Tackles 0
0.0 Tackle % 0.0
0 Interceptions 0
0 Effective Clearances 0
0 Clearances 0

Game Information

Competition: English Women's Super League

Venue: King Power Stadium
Location: Leicester, England
Attendance: 2,619

Women's Super League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Chelsea 18 +36 48
2 Arsenal 18 +36 42
3 Manchester United 18 +27 42
4 Manchester City 18 +17 35
Full Table

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
1 Janina Leitzig (GK)
22 Sari Kees
5 Sophie Howard Yellow Card
12 Asmita Ale
17 Julie Thibaud
29 Yuka Momiki
11 Janice Cayman
30 Ruby Mace
6 Saori Takarada
21 Hannah Cain
7 Deanne Rose

CHE Chelsea (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
24 Hannah Hampton (GK)
4 Millie Bright
14 Nathalie Björn
12 Ashley Lawrence
22 Lucy Bronze
23 Maika Hamano
18 Wieke Kaptein
6 Sjoeke Nüsken
7 Mayra Ramírez
11 Guro Reiten
19 Johanna Rytting Kaneryd

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