Chelsea 1–1 Aston Villa, WSL Matchday 1

Chelsea v Aston Villa

Chelsea2nd 1 pt

L. James 11′

1

1–1

Full time

Sat 5 Sep

Aston Villa2nd 1 pt

V. Buurman 79′ og

1

Sat 5 Sep, 7:35 am EDT Stamford Bridge WSL 2026/2027, Matchday 1

Key moments

11′Goal L. James (Chelsea)1–0
79′Own goal V. Buurman (Chelsea)1–1

An own goal shows the scorer’s club and counts for the other club.

Top performers

Chelsea

L. JamesMCHEshirt 101G11SH
A. Beever-JonesFCHEshirt 330G8SH
A. ThompsonMCHEshirt 120G4SH

Aston Villa

M. McAulayMAVLshirt 270G3SH
L. WilmsDAVLshirt 140G2SH
A. VangsgaardFAVLshirt 200G1SH

Three per club, chosen from the match record: goals, then shots.

What it means

Chelsea

2nd

2 points behind London City Lionesses, the leaders, with 24 to play.

Aston Villa

2nd

2 points behind London City Lionesses, the leaders, with 24 to play.

Team stats

CHE AVL

Possession: Chelsea: 64%; Aston Villa: 36%
Shots: Chelsea: 35; Aston Villa: 7
Corners: Chelsea: 13; Aston Villa: 0

WSL table 2026–27

Standings →

WSL table
#	Club	P	GD	Pts
1	London City Lionesses	1	+1	3
2	Aston Villa	1	0	1
2	Chelsea	1	0	1
4	Arsenal	0	0	0
4	Birmingham City	0	0	0
4	Brighton & Hove Albion	0	0	0
4	Charlton Athletic	0	0	0
4	Crystal Palace	0	0	0
4	Everton	0	0	0
4	Liverpool	0	0	0
4	Manchester City	0	0	0
4	Tottenham Hotspur	0	0	0
4	West Ham United	0	0	0
14	Manchester United	1	−1	0

After this result

By the numbers

Chelsea have 7 wins in a row. Last dropped points: 1–1 v Aston Villa, 5 September.

Chelsea have scored 27 goals, the most in the WSL. 3.4 a match. WSL average 1.6.

Chelsea have 4 goals conceded, the fewest in the WSL. 0.5 a match. WSL average 1.6.

Aston Villa have 8 points from last 5 and are in form. 1.6 a match, against 1.3 all season. WSL average 1.4.

The match on the pitch

Chelsea: 64% possession; 83 possessions; 30% ended in a shot; 46% reached the box; 8.5 actions each
Aston Villa: 36% possession; 80 possessions; 9% ended in a shot; 4% reached the box; 4.8 actions each

Where each team won the ball

Chelsea

Aston Villa

Where each possession began, both teams attacking right. Chelsea started 13% of their possessions in the final third, Aston Villa 3%.

Where the shots came from

ChelseaAston Villa

Chelsea attack right, Aston Villa left. A larger ringed dot is a goal. Own goals are not shots.

How each team moved the ball

Chelsea

Aston Villa

Passes between 20 zones, both teams attacking right. Forward moves in the team colour, backward moves dark, sideways moves pale; line weight is the share of the team’s passes.

How long possessions ran

ChelseaAston Villa

Share of possessions by number of actions.

Longer possessions shot more

ChelseaAston Villa

Of the possessions with each number of actions, the share that produced a shot. A gap marks too few possessions to rate.

Where play slowed down

ChelseaAston Villa

Mean seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, by where the action happened.

Every recorded action

Observed match events

Every action recorded in this match, where it happened: what was seen on the pitch, not a simulated path. 1,704 events in the record.

Period Minute 94 Only the 5 minutes up to it

Chelsea attack right, Aston Villa left. Passes are arrows to where they ended, dashed when not completed; a ringed start is a restart. A dot is a shot, a larger ringed dot a goal; a diamond is a take-on, a square a keeper action. Showing the whole match.

Choose an action on the pitch or in the list to see everything recorded about it.

85 events shown.

Events shown, in recorded order
Time	Player	Team
2:26	L. Bronze	Chelsea
3:02	K. Walsh	Chelsea
3:07	L. James	Chelsea
4:16	A. Beever-Jones	Chelsea
4:17	A. Okuma	Aston Villa
5:03	M. McAulay	Aston Villa
5:04	H. Hampton	Chelsea
6:50	W. Kaptein	Chelsea
6:59	L. Bronze	Chelsea
8:08	A. Okuma	Aston Villa
9:33	A. Okuma	Aston Villa
10:08	L. James	Chelsea
11:36	A. Okuma	Aston Villa
11:57	L. Kendall	Aston Villa
12:22	H. Hampton	Chelsea
13:57	A. Beever-Jones	Chelsea
15:50	A. Beever-Jones	Chelsea
16:20	W. Kaptein	Chelsea
17:37	E. Carpenter	Chelsea
19:41	A. Beever-Jones	Chelsea

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Lineups

ChelseaFormation 3-1-4-2

Chelsea, 3-1-4-2, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 24 H. Hampton. Line 1: 22 L. Bronze, 5 V. Buurman, 15 K. McCabe. Line 2: 21 K. Walsh. Line 3: 2 E. Carpenter, 6 S. Nüsken, 10 L. James, 12 A. Thompson. Line 4: 19 W. Kaptein, 33 A. Beever-Jones.

Chelsea lineup: 11 starters, then 1 substitutes who came on, then the team, with minutes, goals, assists and expected goals for this match
#	Player	Min	G
24	H. Hampton	90	0
2	E. Carpenter	90	0
12	A. Thompson	90	0
5	V. Buurman	90	0
22	L. Bronze	90	0
15	K. McCabe	90	0
6	S. Nüsken	90	0
21	K. Walsh	90	0
19	W. Kaptein, off at 82′	82	0
33	A. Beever-Jones	90	0
10	L. James	90	1
Substitutes
11	S. Baltimore, on at 82′	8	0
Team			1

Unused: R. Spencer, L. Peng, N. Girma, G. Dragoni, N. Las, M. Hamano, K. Buchanan, L. Potter

All player stats

Chelsea lineup: 10 outfield starters, then 9 substitutes, then the team, with every figure for this match
#	Player	Min	G	Sh	CC	Pass %	Tkl	Int
2	E. Carpenter	90	0	3	3	83%	1	0
12	A. Thompson	90	0	4	3	82%	0	2
5	V. Buurman	90	0	0	0	96%	2	2
22	L. Bronze	90	0	2	2	85%	2	0
15	K. McCabe	90	0	0	4	83%	2	2
6	S. Nüsken	90	0	1	3	73%	1	0
21	K. Walsh	90	0	3	1	86%	0	2
19	W. Kaptein, off at 82′	82	0	2	1	88%	2	0
33	A. Beever-Jones	90	0	8	1	92%	0	0
10	L. James	90	1	11	4	87%	1	0
Substitutes
38	R. Spencer	–
1	L. Peng	–
4	N. Girma	–
11	S. Baltimore, on at 82′	8	0	1	1	88%	0	0
16	G. Dragoni	–
17	N. Las	–
23	M. Hamano	–
26	K. Buchanan	–
32	L. Potter	–
Team			1	35	23	86%	11	8

Chelsea goalkeeper
#	Goalkeeper	Min	Saves	SOT faced	Save %	GA	Claims
24	H. Hampton	90	4	4	100%	1	0

Aston VillaFormation 4-4-1-1

Aston Villa, 4-4-1-1, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 23 A. Okuma. Line 1: 14 L. Wilms, 15 L. Parker, 3 M. Harviken, 16 N. Maritz. Line 2: 27 M. McAulay, 5 J. Kielland, 21 L. Kendall, 17 C. Grant. Line 3: 13 M. Hijikata. Line 4: 20 A. Vangsgaard.

Aston Villa lineup: 11 starters, then 5 substitutes who came on, then the team, with minutes, goals, assists and expected goals for this match
#	Player	Min	G
23	A. Okuma	90	0
14	L. Wilms	90	0
16	N. Maritz	90	0
5	J. Kielland	90	0
15	L. Parker	90	0
3	M. Harviken	90	0
27	M. McAulay, off at 70′	70	0
21	L. Kendall, off at 78′	78	0
20	A. Vangsgaard, off at 70′	70	0
13	M. Hijikata, off at 59′	59	0
17	C. Grant, off at 70′	70	0
Substitutes
4	A. Patten, on at 78′	12	0
18	G. Mullett, on at 70′	20	0
19	L. Murphy, on at 70′	20	0
24	O. Deslandes, on at 70′	20	0
25	M. Taylor, on at 59′	31	0
Team			0

Unused: S. Kelly, K. Scott

All player stats

Aston Villa lineup: 10 outfield starters, then 7 substitutes, then the team, with every figure for this match
#	Player	Min	G	Sh	CC	Pass %	Tkl	Int
14	L. Wilms	90	0	2	0	78%	0	2
16	N. Maritz	90	0	1	1	67%	1	3
5	J. Kielland	90	0	0	1	82%	0	3
15	L. Parker	90	0	0	0	87%	0	0
3	M. Harviken	90	0	0	0	91%	0	1
27	M. McAulay, off at 70′	70	0	3	0	57%	0	2
21	L. Kendall, off at 78′	78	0	0	0	77%	1	1
20	A. Vangsgaard, off at 70′	70	0	1	0	64%	0	0
13	M. Hijikata, off at 59′	59	0	0	1	96%	0	1
17	C. Grant, off at 70′	70	0	0	1	33%	2	0
Substitutes
40	S. Kelly	–
4	A. Patten, on at 78′	12	0	0	0	100%	0	1
18	G. Mullett, on at 70′	20	0	0	1	100%	0	0
19	L. Murphy, on at 70′	20	0	0	0	50%	1	0
24	O. Deslandes, on at 70′	20	0	0	0	33%	0	0
25	M. Taylor, on at 59′	31	0	0	1	86%	1	1
33	K. Scott	–
Team			0	7	6	79%	6	15

Aston Villa goalkeeper
#	Goalkeeper	Min	Saves	SOT faced	Save %	GA	Claims
23	A. Okuma	90	9	10	90%	1	1

Position by matchday

Each club’s place in the table after every matchday, from recorded results.

Chelsea results

Chelsea latest result
R	Date	H/A	Opponent	Score
	Sun 1 Nov	A	Charlton Athletic	6–0

Earlier results

Chelsea earlier result
R	Date	H/A	Opponent	Score
	Sun 25 Oct	A	Crystal Palace	3–1

Earlier results

Chelsea earlier result
R	Date	H/A	Opponent	Score
	Sun 18 Oct	H	Tottenham Hotspur	6–2

Earlier results

Chelsea earlier result
R	Date	H/A	Opponent	Score
	Sun 4 Oct	A	West Ham United	3–0

Earlier results

Chelsea earlier result
R	Date	H/A	Opponent	Score
	Sun 27 Sep	H	Arsenal	1–0

Aston Villa results

Aston Villa latest result
R	Date	H/A	Opponent	Score
	Sun 1 Nov	A	Arsenal	1–1

Earlier results

Aston Villa earlier result
R	Date	H/A	Opponent	Score
	Sun 25 Oct	A	Everton	3–2

Earlier results

Aston Villa earlier result
R	Date	H/A	Opponent	Score
	Sun 18 Oct	H	Liverpool	2–1

Earlier results

Aston Villa earlier result
R	Date	H/A	Opponent	Score
	Sun 4 Oct	H	Crystal Palace	1–1

Earlier results

Aston Villa earlier result
R	Date	H/A	Opponent	Score
	Sun 27 Sep	A	Tottenham Hotspur	0–4

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