Birmingham City 1–0 Charlton Athletic, WSL Matchday 7

Birmingham City v Charlton Athletic

Birmingham City10th 6 pts

W. Leidhammar 68′

1

1–0

Full time

Sun 25 Oct

Charlton Athletic14th 0 pts

0

Sun 25 Oct, 10:00 am EDT St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park WSL 2026/2027, Matchday 7

Key moments

68′Goal W. Leidhammar (Birmingham City)1–0

Top performers

Birmingham City

W. LeidhammarBIRshirt 10, came off the bench1G1SH
O. HurtréMBIRshirt 220G6SH
L. CrosthwaiteMBIRshirt 160G4SH

Charlton Athletic

E. N'DowDCHAshirt 50G2SH
J. HuttonMCHAshirt 120G2SH
A. NevilleDCHAshirt 290G1SH

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

What it means

Birmingham City

10th▲3 from 13th

13 points behind Chelsea, the leaders, with 18 to play.

Charlton Athletic

14thNo change

19 points behind Chelsea, the leaders, with 18 to play.

Team stats

BIR CHA

Possession: Birmingham City: 60%; Charlton Athletic: 40%
Shots: Birmingham City: 20; Charlton Athletic: 8
Corners: Birmingham City: 7; Charlton Athletic: 5

WSL table 2026–27

Standings →

WSL table
#	Club	P	GD	Pts
1	Chelsea	7	+17	19
2	Manchester City	6	+11	18
3	London City Lionesses	6	+11	15
4	Tottenham Hotspur	7	+3	10
5	Manchester United	6	−2	10
6	Arsenal	7	−1	9
7	Everton	6	−1	9
8	Brighton & Hove Albion	7	+3	8
9	Liverpool	6	+2	7
10	Birmingham City	7	−4	6
11	Aston Villa	6	−6	6
12	West Ham United	7	−8	6
13	Crystal Palace	7	−9	6
14	Charlton Athletic	7	−16	0

After this result

By the numbers

Charlton Athletic have scored 3 goals, the 14th most in the WSL. 0.4 a match. WSL average 1.6.

Charlton Athletic have 25 goals conceded, the 14th fewest in the WSL. 3.1 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.

Charlton Athletic have gone 8 without a win. No win this season.

The match on the pitch

Birmingham City: 60% possession; 130 possessions; 15% ended in a shot; 25% reached the box; 4.7 actions each
Charlton Athletic: 40% possession; 130 possessions; 5% ended in a shot; 15% reached the box; 3.1 actions each

Where each team won the ball

Birmingham City

Charlton Athletic

Where each possession began, both teams attacking right. Birmingham City started 17% of their possessions in the final third, Charlton Athletic 8%.

Where the shots came from

Birmingham CityCharlton Athletic

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

How each team moved the ball

Birmingham City

Charlton Athletic

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

Birmingham CityCharlton Athletic

Share of possessions by number of actions.

Longer possessions shot more

Birmingham CityCharlton Athletic

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

Birmingham CityCharlton Athletic

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. 1,767 events in the record.

Period Minute 94 Only the 5 minutes up to it

Birmingham City attack right, Charlton Athletic 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
9:27	S. Cooke	Birmingham City
11:10	A. Neville	Charlton Athletic
11:43	O. Hurtré	Birmingham City
11:46	O. Hurtré	Birmingham City
12:29	C. Korhonen	Charlton Athletic
13:10	S. Whitehouse	Charlton Athletic
13:51	O. Hurtré	Birmingham City
13:52	O. Hurtré	Birmingham City
14:35	L. Crosthwaite	Birmingham City
15:05	K. Lockwood	Charlton Athletic
16:04	Lee Geum-Min	Birmingham City
16:14	M. Levasseur	Birmingham City
17:43	J. Hutton	Charlton Athletic
17:47	S. Baggaley	Birmingham City
19:27	E. Mason	Charlton Athletic
22:44	S. Whitehouse	Charlton Athletic
23:03	C. Korhonen	Charlton Athletic
24:05	O. Hurtré	Birmingham City
24:40	O. Hurtré	Birmingham City
25:14	S. Cooke	Birmingham City

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Lineups

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, 6 S. Cooke, 21 M. Turner, 30 N. Herron. Line 2: 26 A. Miyagawa, 8 L. Naalsund. Line 3: 16 L. Crosthwaite, 18 R. McKenna, 22 O. Hurtré. Line 4: 7 L. Geum-Min.

Birmingham City lineup: 11 starters, then 2 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
30	N. Herron	90	0
8	L. Naalsund	90	0
6	S. Cooke, off at 46′	45	0
21	M. Turner	90	0
16	L. Crosthwaite	90	0
26	A. Miyagawa	90	0
7	L. Geum-Min, off at 64′	64	0
18	R. McKenna	90	0
22	O. Hurtré	90	0
Substitutes
10	W. Leidhammar, on at 46′	45	1
14	S. Amano, on at 64′	26	0
Team			1

Unused: L. Thomas, K. Startup, M. Harris, J. Rastocle, R. Holloway, C. Cornet, V. Sarri

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	1	0	65%	2	1
30	N. Herron	90	0	1	0	74%	2	3
8	L. Naalsund	90	0	2	2	74%	2	3
6	S. Cooke, off at 46′	45	0	2	0	90%	0	2
21	M. Turner	90	0	0	1	89%	1	0
16	L. Crosthwaite	90	0	4	2	45%	0	0
26	A. Miyagawa	90	0	0	0	84%	3	0
7	L. Geum-Min, off at 64′	64	0	2	0	88%	0	1
18	R. McKenna	90	0	0	3	76%	2	0
22	O. Hurtré	90	0	6	8	54%	0	1
Substitutes
1	L. Thomas	–
40	K. Startup	–
2	M. Harris	–
4	J. Rastocle	–
10	W. Leidhammar, on at 46′	45	1	1	0	70%	0	0
14	S. Amano, on at 64′	26	0	1	0	100%	0	1
15	R. Holloway	–
19	C. Cornet	–
27	V. Sarri	–
Team			1	20	16	76%	12	12

Birmingham City goalkeeper
#	Goalkeeper	Min	Saves	SOT faced	Save %	GA	Claims
23	S. Baggaley	90	3	3	100%	0	1

Clean sheet: S. Baggaley

Charlton AthleticFormation 4-4-2

Charlton Athletic, 4-4-2, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 1 S. Whitehouse. Line 1: 29 A. Neville, 5 E. N'Dow, 17 K. Skeels, 2 E. Mason. Line 2: 16 C. Korhonen, 22 E. van Egmond, 14 K. Flannery, 12 J. Hutton. Line 3: 15 K. Lockwood, 6 L. Davidson.

Charlton Athletic 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
1	S. Whitehouse	90	0
29	A. Neville	90	0
2	E. Mason	90	0
22	E. van Egmond, off at 62′	62	0
5	E. N'Dow, off at 82′	82	0
17	K. Skeels	90	0
16	C. Korhonen, off at 62′	62	0
14	K. Flannery	90	0
6	L. Davidson	90	0
15	K. Lockwood, off at 71′	71	0
12	J. Hutton	90	0
Substitutes
9	L. Azzaro, on at 82′	8	0
10	G. Kenney, on at 62′	28	0
11	L. Fitzgerald, on at 62′	28	0
23	L. Lobato, on at 71′	19	0
Team			0

Unused: A. Pedersen, A. Koivunen, C. Humphrey, L. Waldie, L. Robe

All player stats

Charlton Athletic lineup: 10 outfield starters, then 9 substitutes, then the team, with every figure for this match
#	Player	Min	G	Sh	CC	Pass %	Tkl	Int
29	A. Neville	90	0	1	1	70%	3	3
2	E. Mason	90	0	1	0	52%	1	2
22	E. van Egmond, off at 62′	62	0	0	1	66%	0	3
5	E. N'Dow, off at 82′	82	0	2	0	57%	0	2
17	K. Skeels	90	0	0	0	54%	1	1
16	C. Korhonen, off at 62′	62	0	0	0	48%	0	1
14	K. Flannery	90	0	1	0	69%	0	1
6	L. Davidson	90	0	1	1	65%	2	0
15	K. Lockwood, off at 71′	71	0	0	0	42%	0	0
12	J. Hutton	90	0	2	2	68%	1	1
Substitutes
21	A. Pedersen	–
24	A. Koivunen	–
8	C. Humphrey	–
9	L. Azzaro, on at 82′	8	0	0	0	33%	0	0
10	G. Kenney, on at 62′	28	0	0	0	86%	1	0
11	L. Fitzgerald, on at 62′	28	0	0	0	80%	0	0
23	L. Lobato, on at 71′	19	0	0	0	44%	1	0
25	L. Waldie	–
30	L. Robe	–
Team			0	8	5	62%	10	14