Chelsea 2–0 Birmingham City, WSL Matchday 3

Chelsea v Birmingham City

Chelsea2nd 7 pts

L. Potter 8′
M. Malard 71′

2

2–0

Full time

Sat 19 Sep

Birmingham City12th 1 pt

0

Sat 19 Sep, 7:45 am EDT Stamford Bridge WSL 2026/2027, Matchday 3

Key moments

8′Goal L. Potter (Chelsea)1–0
71′Goal M. Malard (Chelsea)2–0

Top performers

Chelsea

L. PotterMCHEshirt 321G1SH
M. MalardCHEshirt 9, came off the bench1G1SH
E. CarpenterMCHEshirt 20G5SH

Birmingham City

S. AmanoBIRshirt 14, came off the bench0G2SH
A. MiyagawaMBIRshirt 260G1SH
O. HurtréMBIRshirt 220G1SH

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

What it means

Chelsea

2nd▲1 from 3rd

2 points behind Manchester City, the leaders, with 22 to play.

Birmingham City

12th▼1 from 11th

8 points behind Manchester City, the leaders, with 22 to play.

Team stats

CHE BIR

Possession: Chelsea: 71%; Birmingham City: 29%
Shots: Chelsea: 22; Birmingham City: 5
Corners: Chelsea: 12; Birmingham City: 1

WSL table 2026–27

Standings →

WSL table
#	Club	P	GD	Pts
1	Manchester City	3	+7	9
2	Chelsea	3	+7	7
3	London City Lionesses	3	+3	6
4	Liverpool	3	+2	4
5	Tottenham Hotspur	2	+2	4
6	Arsenal	2	+1	4
6	Crystal Palace	2	+1	4
8	Everton	2	0	3
9	West Ham United	2	−1	3
10	Brighton & Hove Albion	2	−1	1
11	Aston Villa	2	−3	1
12	Birmingham City	3	−4	1
13	Manchester United	2	−6	0
14	Charlton Athletic	3	−8	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.

Birmingham City have 1 home win from 4 at home, and 0 from 4 away. 1.3 points a match at home, 0.3 away.

The match on the pitch

Chelsea: 71% possession; 101 possessions; 19% ended in a shot; 40% reached the box; 7.8 actions each
Birmingham City: 29% possession; 100 possessions; 5% ended in a shot; 13% reached the box; 3.4 actions each

Where each team won the ball

Chelsea

Birmingham City

Where each possession began, both teams attacking right. Chelsea started 17% of their possessions in the final third, Birmingham City 5%.

Where the shots came from

ChelseaBirmingham City

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

How each team moved the ball

Chelsea

Birmingham City

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

ChelseaBirmingham City

Share of possessions by number of actions.

Longer possessions shot more

ChelseaBirmingham City

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

ChelseaBirmingham City

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. 1,753 events in the record.

Period Minute 94 Only the 5 minutes up to it

Chelsea attack right, Birmingham City 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
Time	Player	Team
2:02	V. Buurman	Chelsea
2:05	M. Levasseur	Birmingham City
2:17	V. Buurman	Chelsea
4:00	A. Thompson	Chelsea
5:05	K. Walsh	Chelsea
7:15	A. Thompson	Chelsea
7:16	L. Potter	Chelsea
9:26	S. Baggaley	Birmingham City
12:05	L. Crosthwaite	Birmingham City
15:56	A. Thompson	Chelsea
15:58	A. Thompson	Chelsea
16:32	E. Carpenter	Chelsea
17:13	O. Hurtré	Birmingham City
20:11	Lee Geum-Min	Birmingham City
20:28	A. Thompson	Chelsea
22:47	H. Hampton	Chelsea
26:49	S. Nüsken	Chelsea
30:18	E. Carpenter	Chelsea
30:18	E. Carpenter	Chelsea
30:56	E. Carpenter	Chelsea

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Lineups

ChelseaFormation 3-4-3

Chelsea, 3-4-3, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 24 H. Hampton. Line 1: 22 L. Bronze, 26 K. Buchanan, 5 V. Buurman. Line 2: 2 E. Carpenter, 21 K. Walsh, 32 L. Potter, 6 S. Nüsken. Line 3: 12 A. Thompson, 19 W. Kaptein, 11 S. Baltimore.

Chelsea 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
24	H. Hampton	90	0
2	E. Carpenter	90	0
6	S. Nüsken, off at 87′	87	0
5	V. Buurman	90	0
26	K. Buchanan, off at 87′	87	0
22	L. Bronze	90	0
21	K. Walsh	90	0
32	L. Potter	90	1
19	W. Kaptein, off at 73′	73	0
12	A. Thompson, off at 87′	87	0
11	S. Baltimore, off at 63′	63	0
Substitutes
9	M. Malard, on at 63′	27	1
14	N. Björn, on at 87′	3	0
15	K. McCabe, on at 87′	3	0
16	G. Dragoni, on at 87′	3	0
23	M. Hamano, on at 73′	17	0
Team			2

Unused: L. Peng, N. Girma, N. Las, V. Rudz

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	5	2	73%	0	1
6	S. Nüsken, off at 87′	87	0	4	2	65%	1	0
5	V. Buurman	90	0	1	0	96%	2	2
26	K. Buchanan, off at 87′	87	0	2	0	93%	1	0
22	L. Bronze	90	0	0	0	86%	3	2
21	K. Walsh	90	0	3	0	89%	0	0
32	L. Potter	90	1	1	0	95%	1	1
19	W. Kaptein, off at 73′	73	0	0	2	85%	1	1
12	A. Thompson, off at 87′	87	0	4	3	91%	0	0
11	S. Baltimore, off at 63′	63	0	0	3	67%	0	0
Substitutes
1	L. Peng	–
4	N. Girma	–
9	M. Malard, on at 63′	27	1	1	0	60%	0	0
14	N. Björn, on at 87′	3	0	0	0	86%	0	0
15	K. McCabe, on at 87′	3	0	1	0	67%	1	0
16	G. Dragoni, on at 87′	3	0	0	1	100%	0	0
17	N. Las	–
23	M. Hamano, on at 73′	17	0	0	0	50%	1	1
30	V. Rudz	–
Team			2	22	13	86%	11	8

Chelsea goalkeeper
#	Goalkeeper	Min	Saves	SOT faced	Save %	GA	Claims
24	H. Hampton	90	3	3	100%	0	1

Clean sheet: H. Hampton

Birmingham CityFormation 4-2-3-1

Birmingham City, 4-2-3-1, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 23 S. Baggaley. Line 1: 3 M. Levasseur, 21 M. Turner, 30 N. Herron, 18 R. McKenna. Line 2: 8 L. Naalsund, 26 A. Miyagawa. Line 3: 16 L. Crosthwaite, 7 L. Geum-Min, 22 O. Hurtré. Line 4: 10 W. Leidhammar.

Birmingham City lineup: 11 starters, then 4 substitutes who came on, then the team, with minutes, goals, assists and expected goals for this match
#	Player	Min	G
23	S. Baggaley	90	0
3	M. Levasseur	90	0
18	R. McKenna	90	0
26	A. Miyagawa	90	0
21	M. Turner	90	0
30	N. Herron, off at 77′	77	0
16	L. Crosthwaite, off at 77′	77	0
8	L. Naalsund	90	0
10	W. Leidhammar, off at 77′	77	0
7	L. Geum-Min, off at 66′	66	0
22	O. Hurtré	90	0
Substitutes
6	S. Cooke, on at 77′	13	0
14	S. Amano, on at 66′	24	0
20	C. Effa Effa, on at 77′	13	0
27	V. Sarri, on at 77′	13	0
Team			0

Unused: L. Thomas, M. Harris, J. Rastocle, R. Holloway, C. Cornet

All player stats

Birmingham City lineup: 10 outfield starters, then 9 substitutes, then the team, with every figure for this match
#	Player	Min	G	Sh	CC	Pass %	Tkl	Int
3	M. Levasseur	90	0	0	0	74%	1	0
18	R. McKenna	90	0	0	0	74%	1	3
26	A. Miyagawa	90	0	1	1	68%	1	1
21	M. Turner	90	0	0	0	81%	0	0
30	N. Herron, off at 77′	77	0	0	0	80%	1	2
16	L. Crosthwaite, off at 77′	77	0	0	1	64%	0	0
8	L. Naalsund	90	0	0	0	71%	2	4
10	W. Leidhammar, off at 77′	77	0	1	0	71%	0	0
7	L. Geum-Min, off at 66′	66	0	0	1	87%	0	0
22	O. Hurtré	90	0	1	0	45%	3	2
Substitutes
1	L. Thomas	–
2	M. Harris	–
4	J. Rastocle	–
6	S. Cooke, on at 77′	13	0	0	0	67%	0	0
14	S. Amano, on at 66′	24	0	2	0	78%	0	1
15	R. Holloway	–
19	C. Cornet	–
20	C. Effa Effa, on at 77′	13	0	0	0	100%	0	1
27	V. Sarri, on at 77′	13	0	0	0	60%	0	0
Team			0	5	3	69%	9	14