West Ham United vs Chelsea, 2026-27 English Women's Super League

· English Women's Super League
West Ham United
    FT
    0 - 3
    Chelsea
    • 38': Melvine Malard
    • 80': Keira Walsh
    • 87': Maika Hamano

    About

    West Ham United are hosting Chelsea at Victoria Road, Dagenham, 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.
    • 1': Lucy Bronze (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 1': Foul by Viviane Asseyi (West Ham United Women).
    • 1': Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Laia Codina.
    • 2': Attempt missed. Kadeisha Buchanan (Chelsea Women) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Wieke Kaptein with a cross following a corner.
    • 5': Attempt blocked. Ellie Carpenter (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Melvine Malard with a cross.
    • 7': Attempt missed. Sjoeke Nüsken (Chelsea Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Keira Walsh with a cross.
    • 8': Attempt missed. Maika Hamano (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
    • 17': Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Oona Siren.
    • 17': Delay in match because of an injury Katie Zelem (West Ham United Women).
    • 18': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 26': Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Viviane Asseyi.
    • 27': Attempt blocked. Keira Walsh (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sandy Baltimore.
    • 28': Seraina Piubel (West Ham United Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Foul by Veerle Buurman (Chelsea Women).
    • 30': Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Saki Kumagai.
    • 30': Attempt blocked. Ellie Carpenter (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 32': Wieke Kaptein (Chelsea Women) is shown the yellow card.
    • 32': Foul by Viviane Asseyi (West Ham United Women).
    • 32': Lucy Bronze (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 33': Offside, West Ham United Women. Kelly Gago is caught offside.
    • 34': Oona Siren (West Ham United Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Foul by Maika Hamano (Chelsea Women).
    • 38': Viviane Asseyi (West Ham United Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 38': Foul by Veerle Buurman (Chelsea Women).
    • 38': Goal! West Ham United Women 0, Chelsea Women 1. Melvine Malard (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
    • 42': Attempt missed. Ellie Carpenter (Chelsea Women) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Keira Walsh.
    • 42': Attempt missed. Melvine Malard (Chelsea Women) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ellie Carpenter.
    • 44': Foul by Kelly Gago (West Ham United Women).
    • 44': Keira Walsh (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Kelly Gago (West Ham United Women).
    • 45'+1': Lucy Bronze (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Sandy Baltimore (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Melvine Malard.
    • 45'+1': Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Saki Kumagai.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, West Ham United Women 0, Chelsea Women 1.
    • 45': Substitution, Chelsea Women. Lexi Potter replaces Sjoeke Nüsken.
    • 45': Second Half begins West Ham United Women 0, Chelsea Women 1.
    • 46': Attempt blocked. Melvine Malard (Chelsea Women) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Keira Walsh.
    • 51': Laia Codina (West Ham United Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Foul by Wieke Kaptein (Chelsea Women).
    • 56': Offside, Chelsea Women. Melvine Malard is caught offside.
    • 59': Handball by Maika Hamano (Chelsea Women).
    • 62': Handball by Seraina Piubel (West Ham United Women).
    • 64': Attempt missed. Keira Walsh (Chelsea Women) left footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Sandy Baltimore.
    • 65': Substitution, Chelsea Women. Aggie Beever-Jones replaces Melvine Malard.
    • 65': Substitution, Chelsea Women. Alyssa Thompson replaces Sandy Baltimore.
    • 65': Foul by Inès Belloumou (West Ham United Women).
    • 65': Maika Hamano (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 66': Attempt blocked. Aggie Beever-Jones (Chelsea Women) header from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Wieke Kaptein with a cross.
    • 66': Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Laia Codina.
    • 67': Keira Walsh (Chelsea Women) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Wieke Kaptein.
    • 68': Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Oona Siren.
    • 69': Attempt missed. Kadeisha Buchanan (Chelsea Women) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Wieke Kaptein with a cross following a corner.
    • 69': Attempt missed. Keira Walsh (Chelsea Women) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner following a corner.
    • 69': Substitution, West Ham United Women. Leila Wandeler replaces Kelly Gago.
    • 69': Inès Belloumou (West Ham United Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 69': Foul by Ellie Carpenter (Chelsea Women).
    • 73': Foul by Nadine Riesen (West Ham United Women).
    • 73': Alyssa Thompson (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 74': Constance Picaud-Inconnu (West Ham United Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 74': Foul by Kadeisha Buchanan (Chelsea Women).
    • 75': Attempt missed. Alyssa Thompson (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from long range on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Wieke Kaptein.
    • 77': Delay in match because of an injury Kadeisha Buchanan (Chelsea Women).
    • 77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 77': Substitution, Chelsea Women. Katie McCabe replaces Kadeisha Buchanan because of an injury.
    • 79': Foul by Oona Siren (West Ham United Women).
    • 79': Lexi Potter (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 80': Goal! West Ham United Women 0, Chelsea Women 2. Keira Walsh (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Wieke Kaptein following a set piece situation.
    • 81': Substitution, West Ham United Women. Ylinn Tennebø replaces Seraina Piubel.
    • 83': Foul by Katie Zelem (West Ham United Women).
    • 83': Keira Walsh (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 85': Foul by Laia Codina (West Ham United Women).
    • 85': Alyssa Thompson (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Attempt missed. Alyssa Thompson (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Katie McCabe.
    • 86': Substitution, Chelsea Women. Nathalie Björn replaces Veerle Buurman.
    • 87': Attempt missed. Aggie Beever-Jones (Chelsea Women) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right.
    • 87': Goal! West Ham United Women 0, Chelsea Women 3. Maika Hamano (Chelsea Women) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal.
    • 88': Substitution, West Ham United Women. Yu Endo replaces Nadine Riesen.
    • 88': Foul by Estelle Cascarino (West Ham United Women).
    • 88': Maika Hamano (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 89': Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Constance Picaud-Inconnu.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+3': Inès Belloumou (West Ham United Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Maika Hamano (Chelsea Women).
    • 90'+4': Foul by Katie Zelem (West Ham United Women).
    • 90'+4': Maika Hamano (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, West Ham United Women 0, Chelsea Women 3.
    • 0': Match ends, West Ham United Women 0, Chelsea Women 3.

    Statistics

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    8 Fouls 12
    1 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 1
    8 Corner Kicks 0
    0 Saves 0
    66.4 Possession 33.6
    21 SHOTS 0
    3 ON GOAL 0
    0.1 On Target % 0.0
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    477 Accurate Passes 206
    570 Passes 295
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
    6 Accurate Crosses 0
    24 Crosses 2
    0.3 Cross % 0.0
    36 Long Balls 62
    15 Accurate Long Balls 22
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
    6 Blocked Shots 0
    13 Effective Tackles 16
    26 Tackles 23
    0.5 Tackle % 0.7
    12 Interceptions 10
    10 Effective Clearances 40
    10 Clearances 40

    Game Information

    Competition: English Women's Super League

    Venue: Victoria Road
    Location: Dagenham, England

    Women's Super League Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Manchester City 5 +10 15
    2 Chelsea 5 +11 13
    3 London City Lionesses 5 +10 12
    4 Tottenham Hotspur 5 +8 10
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    WHU West Ham United (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    1 Constance Picaud (GK)
    8 Saki Kumagai
    28 Estelle Cascarino
    3 Laia Codina
    4 Oona Siren
    77 Seraina Piubel
    10 Katie Zelem
    7 Inès Belloumou
    22 Nadine Riesen
    11 Kelly Gago
    20 Viviane Asseyi
    West Ham United Substitutes:
    Rebekah Dowsett, Megan Walsh, Sienna-Rose Wareing, Ylinn Tennebø, Leila Wandeler, Yu Endo, Niamh Peacock, Ffion Morgan.

    CHE Chelsea (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    24 Hannah Hampton (GK)
    26 Kadeisha Buchanan
    5 Veerle Buurman
    22 Lucy Bronze
    19 Wieke Kaptein Yellow Card
    21 Keira Walsh
    11 Sandy Baltimore
    2 Ellie Carpenter
    9 Melvine Malard
    6 Sjoeke Nüsken
    23 Maika Hamano
    Chelsea Substitutes:
    Alyssa Thompson, Giulia Dragoni, Katie McCabe, Lexi Potter, Livia Peng, Aggie Beever-Jones, Erin Cuthbert, Nathalie Björn, Lauren James.

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