Manchester United 0–5 Chelsea, WSL Matchday 2

Manchester United v Chelsea

Manchester United14th 0 pts

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0–5

Full time

Sun 13 Sep

Chelsea1st 4 pts

S. Nüsken 21′
K. Walsh 32′
L. James 61′
E. Carpenter 65′
L. Bronze 90+6′

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Sun 13 Sep, 7:00 am EDT Progress with Unity Stadium WSL 2026/2027, Matchday 2

The match story

Photo from Manchester City — Courtesy Manchester City

WSL News

United’s physical first half kept City within reach

United reached half-time at 0-0 against a City side with six straight league wins. After Shaw scored, Terland equalised just before stoppage time.

28 October 2026

Key moments

21′Goal S. Nüsken (Chelsea)0–1
32′Goal K. Walsh (Chelsea)0–2
61′Goal L. James (Chelsea)0–3
65′Goal E. Carpenter (Chelsea)0–4
90+6′Goal L. Bronze (Chelsea)0–5

Top performers

Manchester United

E. TerlandFMUNshirt 100G1SH
L. SchüllerMUNshirt 24, came off the bench0G1SH

Chelsea

L. JamesFCHEshirt 101G8SH
S. NüskenMCHEshirt 61G6SH
E. CarpenterDCHEshirt 21G3SH

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

What it means

Manchester United

14th▼4 from 10th

4 points behind Chelsea, the leaders, with 23 to play.

Chelsea

1st▲7 from 8th

Top of the table, 1 point above Liverpool, with 23 to play.

Team stats

MUN CHE

Possession: Manchester United: 38%; Chelsea: 62%
Shots: Manchester United: 2; Chelsea: 25
Corners: Manchester United: 1; Chelsea: 6

WSL table 2026–27

Standings →

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

After this result

By the numbers

Manchester United have 11 points from last 5 and are in form. 2.2 a match, against 1.5 all season. WSL average 1.4.

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.

The match on the pitch

Manchester United: 38% possession; 96 possessions; 2% ended in a shot; 9% reached the box; 4.6 actions each
Chelsea: 62% possession; 101 possessions; 20% ended in a shot; 36% reached the box; 7.4 actions each

Where each team won the ball

Manchester United

Chelsea

Where each possession began, both teams attacking right. Manchester United started 2% of their possessions in the final third, Chelsea 29%.

Where the shots came from

Manchester UnitedChelsea

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

How each team moved the ball

Manchester 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

Manchester UnitedChelsea

Share of possessions by number of actions.

Longer possessions shot more

Manchester 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

Manchester 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. 1,853 events in the record.

Period Minute 96 Only the 5 minutes up to it

Manchester 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.

62 events shown.

Events shown, in recorded order
Time	Player	Team
1:09	L. James	Chelsea
3:06	D. Janssen	Manchester United
5:08	H. Hampton	Chelsea
5:46	H. Hampton	Chelsea
9:33	E. Terland	Manchester United
9:34	H. Hampton	Chelsea
12:12	Andrea Medina	Manchester United
12:16	H. Hampton	Chelsea
13:25	L. James	Chelsea
15:04	W. Kaptein	Chelsea
15:05	P. Tullis-Joyce	Manchester United
16:05	H. Lundkvist	Manchester United
18:31	L. Potter	Chelsea
18:38	L. Potter	Chelsea
20:10	L. James	Chelsea
20:40	S. Nüsken	Chelsea
21:46	H. Lundkvist	Manchester United
23:44	H. Hampton	Chelsea
25:00	J. Park	Manchester United
26:26	S. Nüsken	Chelsea

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Lineups

Manchester UnitedFormation 4-2-3-1

Manchester United, 4-2-3-1, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 91 P. Tullis-Joyce. Line 1: 5 H. Lundkvist, 4 M. Le Tissier, 17 D. Janssen, 6 A. Medina. Line 2: 15 J. Zigiotti Olme, 20 H. Miyazawa. Line 3: 8 J. Park, 7 E. Toone, 23 M. Jusu Bah. Line 4: 10 E. Terland.

Manchester United 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
91	P. Tullis-Joyce	90	0
5	H. Lundkvist	90	0
6	A. Medina, off at 57′	57	0
20	H. Miyazawa	90	0
4	M. Le Tissier	90	0
17	D. Janssen	90	0
8	J. Park	90	0
15	J. Zigiotti Olme	90	0
10	E. Terland, off at 80′	80	0
7	E. Toone, off at 62′	62	0
23	M. Jusu Bah, off at 62′	62	0
Substitutes
2	A. Sandberg, on at 57′	33	0
13	S. Awujo, on at 62′	28	0
16	R. Bernal, on at 62′	28	0
24	L. Schüller, on at 80′	10	0
Team			0

Unused: J. Leitzig, S. Hill, J. Simpson, M. Griffiths, J. Anderson

All player stats

Manchester United lineup: 10 outfield starters, then 9 substitutes, then the team, with every figure for this match
#	Player	Min	G	Sh	CC	Pass %	Tkl	Int
5	H. Lundkvist	90	0	0	0	80%	0	0
6	A. Medina, off at 57′	57	0	0	0	77%	1	3
20	H. Miyazawa	90	0	0	0	80%	2	1
4	M. Le Tissier	90	0	0	0	87%	0	1
17	D. Janssen	90	0	0	0	87%	0	0
8	J. Park	90	0	0	0	74%	0	1
15	J. Zigiotti Olme	90	0	0	2	61%	3	2
10	E. Terland, off at 80′	80	0	1	0	71%	0	0
7	E. Toone, off at 62′	62	0	0	0	76%	0	0
23	M. Jusu Bah, off at 62′	62	0	0	0	43%	0	0
Substitutes
25	J. Leitzig	–
2	A. Sandberg, on at 57′	33	0	0	0	64%	0	0
13	S. Awujo, on at 62′	28	0	0	0	86%	0	0
16	R. Bernal, on at 62′	28	0	0	0	76%	1	0
22	S. Hill	–
24	L. Schüller, on at 80′	10	0	1	0	75%	0	0
26	J. Simpson	–
36	M. Griffiths	–
47	J. Anderson	–
Team			0	2	2	77%	7	8

Manchester United goalkeeper
#	Goalkeeper	Min	Saves	SOT faced	Save %	GA	Claims
91	P. Tullis-Joyce	90	6	11	55%	5	0

ChelseaFormation 4-3-3

Chelsea, 4-3-3, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 24 H. Hampton. Line 1: 2 E. Carpenter, 22 L. Bronze, 26 K. Buchanan, 15 K. McCabe. Line 2: 32 L. Potter, 21 K. Walsh, 6 S. Nüsken. Line 3: 19 W. Kaptein, 10 L. James, 12 A. Thompson.

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, off at 84′	84	1
15	K. McCabe, off at 71′	71	0
21	K. Walsh	90	1
22	L. Bronze	90	1
26	K. Buchanan	90	0
32	L. Potter	90	0
6	S. Nüsken	90	1
10	L. James, off at 71′	71	1
19	W. Kaptein, off at 80′	80	0
12	A. Thompson, off at 71′	71	0
Substitutes
5	V. Buurman, on at 71′	19	0
11	S. Baltimore, on at 71′	19	0
16	G. Dragoni, on at 80′	10	0
17	N. Las, on at 84′	6	0
23	M. Hamano, on at 71′	19	0
Team			5

Unused: L. Peng, N. Björn, A. Beever-Jones

All player stats

Chelsea lineup: 10 outfield starters, then 8 substitutes, then the team, with every figure for this match
#	Player	Min	G	Sh	CC	Pass %	Tkl	Int
2	E. Carpenter, off at 84′	84	1	3	3	78%	1	0
15	K. McCabe, off at 71′	71	0	0	2	81%	0	4
21	K. Walsh	90	1	2	3	83%	0	2
22	L. Bronze	90	1	1	2	89%	0	4
26	K. Buchanan	90	0	1	0	97%	0	1
32	L. Potter	90	0	0	0	92%	1	1
6	S. Nüsken	90	1	6	1	64%	0	0
10	L. James, off at 71′	71	1	8	1	88%	1	2
19	W. Kaptein, off at 80′	80	0	1	4	77%	0	2
12	A. Thompson, off at 71′	71	0	1	1	81%	0	0
Substitutes
1	L. Peng	–
5	V. Buurman, on at 71′	19	0	0	0	100%	1	1
11	S. Baltimore, on at 71′	19	0	0	1	60%	0	0
14	N. Björn	–
16	G. Dragoni, on at 80′	10	0	0	0	50%	0	0
17	N. Las, on at 84′	6	0	1	0	71%	0	0
23	M. Hamano, on at 71′	19	0	1	0	67%	0	1
33	A. Beever-Jones	–
Team			5	25	18	85%	4	18