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NWSL 2026 Matchday 21

Angel City FC v Denver Summit FC

Angel City FC v Denver Summit FC

Angel City FC9th 33 pts
  • Maiara Niehues 45′
  • P. Chilufya 63′
  • A. Sentnor 74′ pen
3
3–3

Full time

Fri 11 Sep

Expected goals: Angel City FC 3.45, Denver Summit FC 1.55

Denver Summit FC10th 31 pts
  • Y. Yamamoto 49′
  • L. Heaps 50′
  • J. Sonis 61′
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Fri 11 Sep, 10:00 pm EDT BMO Stadium NWSL 2026, Matchday 21

Key moments

  1. 45′Goal Maiara Niehues (Angel City FC)1–0
  2. 49′Goal Y. Yamamoto (Denver Summit FC)1–1
  3. 50′Goal L. Heaps (Denver Summit FC)1–2
  4. 61′Goal J. Sonis (Denver Summit FC)1–3
  5. 63′Goal P. Chilufya (Angel City FC)2–3
  6. 74′Penalty goal A. Sentnor (Angel City FC)3–3

Top performers

Angel City FC
Denver Summit

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

What it means

Angel City FC

9thNo change

Outside the playoff places, 1 point behind Seattle Reign FC in the last playoff place, with seven to play.

Denver Summit FC

10thNo change

Outside the playoff places, 3 points behind Seattle Reign FC in the last playoff place, with seven to play.

Season series

Matchday 21 Fri 11 Sep

Angel City FC3

Denver Summit FC3

Matchday 25 Sat 17 Oct

Denver Summit FC2

Angel City FC3

Angel City FC won one, one drawn; 6–5 on aggregate to Angel City FC.

Team stats

LADEN

Expected goals
Angel City FC: 3.45
Denver Summit FC: 1.55
Possession
Angel City FC: 46%
Denver Summit FC: 54%
Shots
Angel City FC: 18
Denver Summit FC: 9
Corners
Angel City FC: 8
Denver Summit FC: 1

NWSL table 2026

Standings →
NWSL table
#ShieldClubPGDPts
1Gotham FC24+1148
2Washington Spirit23+1343
3North Carolina Courage23+1339
4Utah Royals FC23+1039
5San Diego Wave FC23+639
6Kansas City Current24+538
7Portland Thorns FC23+538
8Seattle Reign FC22+134
9Angel City FC23+1033
10Denver Summit FC23+731

After this result

By the numbers

Angel City FC have 13 points from last 5 and are in form. 2.6 a match, against 1.7 all season. NWSL average 1.4.

Angel City FC are 10 matches unbeaten. Last defeat: 0–2 at North Carolina Courage, 26 August.

Angel City FC have 10 scoring matches in a row, level with their longest this season. Longest 10. Next at Kansas City Current, 7 November.

Denver Summit FC have 7 home wins from 15 at home, and 4 from 15 away. 1.7 points a match at home, 1.1 away.

The match on the pitch

Angel City FC
46% possession
104 possessions
16% ended in a shot
32% reached the box
4.2 actions each
Denver Summit FC
54% possession
102 possessions
7% ended in a shot
20% reached the box
4.8 actions each

Where each team won the ball

Angel City FC

Denver Summit FC

Where each possession began, both teams attacking right. Angel City FC started 13% of their possessions in the final third, Denver Summit FC 11%.

Where the shots came from

Angel City FCDenver Summit FC

Angel City FC attack right, Denver Summit FC left. A larger ringed dot is a goal. Own goals are not shots.

How each team moved the ball

Angel City FC

Denver Summit FC

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

Angel City FCDenver Summit FC

Share of possessions by number of actions.

Longer possessions shot more

Angel City FCDenver Summit FC

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

Angel City FCDenver Summit FC

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. 1,573 events in the record.

Angel City FC attack right, Denver Summit FC 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.

61 events shown.

Events shown, in recorded order
TimeActionPlayerTeam
2:04S. JónsdóttirAngel City FC
3:25Maiara NiehuesAngel City FC
3:26A. SmithDenver Summit FC
4:02Y. YamamotoDenver Summit FC
4:18Y. RyanDenver Summit FC
4:20M. KösslerDenver Summit FC
5:37M. KösslerDenver Summit FC
9:07A. AndersonAngel City FC
10:01D. SheehanDenver Summit FC
11:17Y. RyanDenver Summit FC
18:24A. OkeDenver Summit FC
18:49D. SheehanDenver Summit FC
24:08Maiara NiehuesAngel City FC
30:06Maiara NiehuesAngel City FC
30:18A. SmithDenver Summit FC
33:31S. JónsdóttirAngel City FC
33:33S. JónsdóttirAngel City FC
35:35Ary BorgesAngel City FC
36:39S. JónsdóttirAngel City FC
37:13A. SentnorAngel City FC
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Lineups

Angel City FCFormation 4-4-2

Angel City FC, 4-4-2, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 19 A. Anderson. Line 1: 3 S. King, 6 E. Sams, 11 S. Gorden, 15 E. Shores. Line 2: 20 G. Thompson, 8 A. Borges, 14 N. Martin, 17 A. Sentnor. Line 3: 12 M. Niehues, 32 S. Jónsdóttir.
Angel City FC lineup: 11 starters, then 4 substitutes who came on, then the team, with minutes, goals, assists and expected goals for this match
#PlayerMinGAxG
19A. Anderson90000.00
3S. King, off at 90+2′90000.00
15E. Shores90000.00
8A. Borges90000.00
6E. Sams90000.00
11S. Gorden90010.00
20G. Thompson90000.18
14N. Martin, off at 63′63000.00
32S. Jónsdóttir90011.04
12M. Niehues, off at 63′63100.61
17A. Sentnor, off at 90′90100.86
Substitutes
4K. Cherry, on at 90+2′1000.00
16C. Lageyre, on at 63′27000.00
24P. Chilufya, on at 63′27100.76
99T. Suarez, on at 90′1000.00
Team323.45

Unused: F. Nguyen, C. Emslie, S. Mattice, R. Tiernan, J. Immethun

All player stats
Angel City FC lineup: 10 outfield starters, then 9 substitutes, then the team, with every figure for this match
#PlayerMinGAxGShSOTCCPass %TklInt
3S. King, off at 90+2′90000.0000171%32
15E. Shores90000.0000358%21
8A. Borges90000.0000189%30
6E. Sams90000.0000079%13
11S. Gorden90010.0000289%32
20G. Thompson90000.1820185%00
14N. Martin, off at 63′63000.0000081%11
32S. Jónsdóttir90011.0471146%03
12M. Niehues, off at 63′63100.6143255%00
17A. Sentnor, off at 90′90100.8631264%11
Substitutes
30F. Nguyen–
4K. Cherry, on at 90+2′1000.0000050%00
10C. Emslie–
16C. Lageyre, on at 63′27000.0000192%00
24P. Chilufya, on at 63′27100.7621163%00
25S. Mattice–
33R. Tiernan–
40J. Immethun–
99T. Suarez, on at 90′1000.0000050%00
Team323.451861575%1413
Angel City FC goalkeeper
#Goal­keeperMinSavesSOT facedSave %GAClaims
19A. Anderson901425%30

Denver Summit FCFormation 4-2-3-1

Denver Summit FC, 4-2-3-1, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 1 A. Smith. Line 1: 7 A. Oke, 2 M. Reid, 3 K. Kurtz, 6 J. Sonis. Line 2: 8 E. Regan, 24 D. Sheehan. Line 3: 18 Y. Yamamoto, 10 L. Heaps, 9 Y. Ryan. Line 4: 25 M. Kössler.
Denver Summit FC lineup: 11 starters, then 4 substitutes who came on, then the team, with minutes, goals, assists and expected goals for this match
#PlayerMinGAxG
1A. Smith90000.00
7A. Oke, off at 80′80000.00
6J. Sonis90100.03
24D. Sheehan90010.08
2M. Reid90000.00
3K. Kurtz90000.00
18Y. Yamamoto, off at 63′63100.11
8E. Regan, off at 71′71000.00
25M. Kössler, off at 71′71010.94
10L. Heaps90100.19
9Y. Ryan90000.26
Substitutes
4N. Means, on at 80′10000.00
5D. Lynch, on at 71′19000.00
26N. Flint, on at 63′27000.00
33O. Thomas, on at 71′19000.00
Team321.61

Unused: G. Bonner, Y. McCormack, E. Gaetino, M. Boade, K. Asman

All player stats
Denver Summit FC lineup: 10 outfield starters, then 9 substitutes, then the team, with every figure for this match
#PlayerMinGAxGShSOTCCPass %TklInt
7A. Oke, off at 80′80000.0000180%20
6J. Sonis90100.0311270%13
24D. Sheehan90010.0810185%20
2M. Reid90000.0000088%10
3K. Kurtz90000.0000087%11
18Y. Yamamoto, off at 63′63100.1111071%01
8E. Regan, off at 71′71000.0000076%02
25M. Kössler, off at 71′71010.9421277%00
10L. Heaps90100.1911168%00
9Y. Ryan90000.2630057%21
Substitutes
4N. Means, on at 80′10000.0000071%00
5D. Lynch, on at 71′19000.0000067%00
13G. Bonner–
14Y. McCormack–
23E. Gaetino–
26N. Flint, on at 63′27000.0000067%01
33O. Thomas, on at 71′19000.00000100%10
34M. Boade–
36K. Asman–
Team321.6194778%109
Denver Summit FC goalkeeper
#Goal­keeperMinSavesSOT facedSave %GAClaims
1A. Smith903650%31

Position by matchday

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

Form before this match

Angel City FC
Denver Summit FC