West Ham United 0–3 Chelsea, WSL Matchday 5

West Ham United v Chelsea

West Ham United10th 3 pts

0

0–3

Full time

Sun 4 Oct

Chelsea1st 13 pts

M. Malard 38′
K. Walsh 80′
M. Hamano 87′

3

Sun 4 Oct, 9:00 am EDT Victoria Road Stadium WSL 2026/2027, Matchday 5

The match story

Photo from West Ham United — Courtesy West Ham United

WSL News

West Ham had more first-half shots. Brighton had the 3-0 win.

The league’s match account says neither side created many testing chances before Maisie Symonds’ long-range opener. Brighton then controlled the second half and scored twice in three minutes.

28 October 2026

Key moments

38′Goal M. Malard (Chelsea)0–1
80′Goal K. Walsh (Chelsea)0–2
87′Goal M. Hamano (Chelsea)0–3

Top performers

West Ham United

No shot is recorded for this club.

Chelsea

K. WalshMCHEshirt 211G5SH
M. MalardFCHEshirt 91G3SH
M. HamanoFCHEshirt 231G2SH

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

What it means

West Ham United

10thNo change

10 points behind Chelsea, the leaders, with 20 to play.

Chelsea

1st▲2 from 3rd

Top of the table, 1 point above Manchester City, with 20 to play.

Team stats

WHU CHE

Possession: West Ham United: 34%; Chelsea: 66%
Shots: West Ham United: 0; Chelsea: 21
Corners: West Ham United: 0; Chelsea: 8

WSL table 2026–27

Standings →

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

West Ham United have 2 home wins from 4 at home, and 1 from 4 away. 1.5 points a match at home, 0.8 away.

The match on the pitch

West Ham United: 34% possession; 107 possessions; 0% ended in a shot; 5% reached the box; 3.5 actions each
Chelsea: 66% possession; 107 possessions; 16% ended in a shot; 32% reached the box; 6.5 actions each

Where each team won the ball

West Ham United

Chelsea

Where each possession began, both teams attacking right. West Ham United started 4% of their possessions in the final third, Chelsea 20%.

Where the shots came from

West Ham UnitedChelsea

West Ham United attack right, Chelsea left. A larger ringed dot is a goal. Own goals are not shots.

How each team moved the ball

West Ham United

Chelsea

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

West Ham UnitedChelsea

Share of possessions by number of actions.

Longer possessions shot more

West Ham UnitedChelsea

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

West Ham UnitedChelsea

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. 1,831 events in the record.

Period Minute 94 Only the 5 minutes up to it

West Ham United attack right, Chelsea 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.

79 events shown.

Events shown, in recorded order
Time	Player	Team
1:38	K. Buchanan	Chelsea
2:27	M. Malard	Chelsea
2:37	V. Asseyi	West Ham United
3:38	V. Asseyi	West Ham United
3:39	V. Asseyi	West Ham United
4:31	V. Asseyi	West Ham United
4:49	E. Carpenter	Chelsea
4:52	S. Nüsken	Chelsea
6:17	S. Nüsken	Chelsea
7:11	M. Hamano	Chelsea
8:54	N. Riesen	West Ham United
9:33	K. Gago	West Ham United
11:00	H. Hampton	Chelsea
12:41	M. Hamano	Chelsea
13:12	M. Malard	Chelsea
13:14	M. Malard	Chelsea
18:17	S. Baltimore	Chelsea
21:40	E. Cascarino	West Ham United
23:33	I. Belloumou	West Ham United
26:11	K. Walsh	Chelsea

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Lineups

West Ham UnitedFormation 3-5-2

West Ham United, 3-5-2, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 1 C. Picaud-Inconnu. Line 1: 3 L. Codina, 8 S. Kumagai, 28 E. Cascarino. Line 2: 22 N. Riesen, 77 S. Piubel, 10 K. Zelem, 4 O. Siren, 7 I. Belloumou. Line 3: 11 K. Gago, 20 V. Asseyi.

West Ham United lineup: 11 starters, then 3 substitutes who came on, then the team, with minutes, goals, assists and expected goals for this match
#	Player	Min	G
1	C. Picaud-Inconnu	90	0
22	N. Riesen, off at 88′	88	0
7	I. Belloumou	90	0
28	E. Cascarino	90	0
8	S. Kumagai	90	0
3	L. Codina	90	0
77	S. Piubel, off at 81′	81	0
4	O. Siren	90	0
20	V. Asseyi	90	0
11	K. Gago, off at 69′	69	0
10	K. Zelem	90	0
Substitutes
2	Y. Endo, on at 88′	2	0
15	Y. Tennebø, on at 81′	9	0
27	L. Wandeler, on at 69′	21	0
Team			0

Unused: M. Walsh, R. Dowsett, S. Wareing, F. Morgan, N. Peacock

All player stats

West Ham United lineup: 10 outfield starters, then 8 substitutes, then the team, with every figure for this match
#	Player	Min	G	Sh	CC	Pass %	Tkl	Int
22	N. Riesen, off at 88′	88	0	0	0	65%	1	1
7	I. Belloumou	90	0	0	0	60%	2	1
28	E. Cascarino	90	0	0	0	79%	0	4
8	S. Kumagai	90	0	0	0	87%	0	0
3	L. Codina	90	0	0	0	68%	0	1
77	S. Piubel, off at 81′	81	0	0	0	78%	1	0
4	O. Siren	90	0	0	0	82%	6	2
20	V. Asseyi	90	0	0	0	56%	3	0
11	K. Gago, off at 69′	69	0	0	0	67%	3	0
10	K. Zelem	90	0	0	0	65%	0	1
Substitutes
25	M. Walsh	–
45	R. Dowsett	–
2	Y. Endo, on at 88′	2	0	0	0	–	0	0
15	Y. Tennebø, on at 81′	9	0	0	0	80%	0	0
19	S. Wareing	–
23	F. Morgan	–
26	N. Peacock	–
27	L. Wandeler, on at 69′	21	0	0	0	71%	0	0
Team			0	0	0	69%	16	10

West Ham United goalkeeper
#	Goalkeeper	Min	Saves	SOT faced	Save %	GA	Claims
1	C. Picaud-Inconnu	90	0	3	0%	3	4

ChelseaFormation 3-4-2-1

Chelsea, 3-4-2-1, 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, 19 W. Kaptein, 11 S. Baltimore. Line 3: 23 M. Hamano, 6 S. Nüsken. Line 4: 9 M. Malard.

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
11	S. Baltimore, off at 65′	65	0
5	V. Buurman, off at 86′	86	0
26	K. Buchanan, off at 77′	77	0
22	L. Bronze	90	0
21	K. Walsh	90	1
19	W. Kaptein	90	0
9	M. Malard, off at 65′	65	1
23	M. Hamano	90	1
6	S. Nüsken, off at 46′	45	0
Substitutes
12	A. Thompson, on at 65′	25	0
14	N. Björn, on at 86′	4	0
15	K. McCabe, on at 77′	13	0
32	L. Potter, on at 46′	45	0
33	A. Beever-Jones, on at 65′	25	0
Team			3

Unused: L. Peng, E. Cuthbert, L. James, G. Dragoni

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	1	69%	2	3
11	S. Baltimore, off at 65′	65	0	1	2	68%	1	2
5	V. Buurman, off at 86′	86	0	0	0	88%	0	1
26	K. Buchanan, off at 77′	77	0	2	0	98%	0	1
22	L. Bronze	90	0	0	0	81%	4	2
21	K. Walsh	90	1	5	3	84%	0	0
19	W. Kaptein	90	0	0	6	88%	1	0
9	M. Malard, off at 65′	65	1	3	2	63%	1	0
23	M. Hamano	90	1	2	0	78%	1	1
6	S. Nüsken, off at 46′	45	0	1	0	63%	1	0
Substitutes
1	L. Peng	–
8	E. Cuthbert	–
10	L. James	–
12	A. Thompson, on at 65′	25	0	2	0	82%	0	0
14	N. Björn, on at 86′	4	0	0	0	67%	0	0
15	K. McCabe, on at 77′	13	0	0	1	81%	0	0
16	G. Dragoni	–
32	L. Potter, on at 46′	45	0	0	0	84%	0	1
33	A. Beever-Jones, on at 65′	25	0	2	0	75%	1	0
Team			3	21	15	82%	12	11