Utah Royals FC 0–3 Angel City FC, NWSL Matchday 22

Utah Royals FC v Angel City FC

Utah Royals FC5th 42 pts

0

0–3

Full time

Sun 20 Sep

Expected goals: Utah Royals FC 0.32, Angel City FC 2.65

Angel City FC6th 39 pts

A. Sentnor 26′ pen
T. Suarez 47′
S. Jónsdóttir 67′

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Sun 20 Sep, 7:00 pm EDT America First Field NWSL 2026, Matchday 22

Key moments

11′Red card P. Cronin (Utah Royals FC)
24′Red card Ana Tejada (Utah Royals FC)
26′Penalty goal A. Sentnor (Angel City FC)0–1
47′Goal T. Suarez (Angel City FC)0–2
67′Goal S. Jónsdóttir (Angel City FC)0–3

Top performers

Utah Royals

M. TanakaMUTAshirt 110G2SH
T. MilazzoUTAshirt 2, came off the bench0G2SH
B. MozingoUTAshirt 13, came off the bench0G1SH

Angel City FC

S. JónsdóttirFLAshirt 321G4SH
A. SentnorMLAshirt 171G3SH
T. SuarezLAshirt 99, came off the bench1G3SH

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

What it means

Utah Royals FC

5th▼1 from 4th

In the playoff places, 5 points above Seattle Reign FC, with five to play.

Angel City FC

6th▲3 from 9th

In the playoff places, 2 points above Seattle Reign FC, with five to play.

Season series

Matchday 6 Sat 2 May

Angel City FC0

Utah Royals FC1

Matchday 22 Sun 20 Sep

Utah Royals FC0

Angel City FC3

Utah Royals FC won one, Angel City FC won one; 3–1 on aggregate to Angel City FC.

Team stats

UTA LA

Expected goals: Utah Royals FC: 0.32; Angel City FC: 2.65
Possession: Utah Royals FC: 28%; Angel City FC: 72%
Shots: Utah Royals FC: 7; Angel City FC: 24
Corners: Utah Royals FC: 2; Angel City FC: 6

NWSL table 2026

Standings →

NWSL table
#	Club	P	GD	Pts
1	Gotham FC	25	+12	51
2	Washington Spirit	25	+13	46
3	San Diego Wave FC	25	+9	45
4	Portland Thorns FC	25	+8	42
5	Utah Royals FC	25	+8	42
6	Angel City FC	25	+15	39
7	North Carolina Courage	25	+11	39
8	Kansas City Current	25	+3	38

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.

Utah Royals FC have gone 4 without a win. Last win: 2–1 v North Carolina Courage, 27 September.

The match on the pitch

Utah Royals FC: 28% possession; 76 possessions; 9% ended in a shot; 16% reached the box; 3.0 actions each
Angel City FC: 72% possession; 79 possessions; 24% ended in a shot; 39% reached the box; 7.4 actions each

Where each team won the ball

Utah Royals FC

Angel City FC

Where each possession began, both teams attacking right. Utah Royals FC started 3% of their possessions in the final third, Angel City FC 11%.

Where the shots came from

Utah Royals FCAngel City FC

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

How each team moved the ball

Utah Royals FC

Angel City 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

Utah Royals FCAngel City FC

Share of possessions by number of actions.

Longer possessions shot more

Utah Royals FCAngel City 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

Utah Royals FCAngel City 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. 1,341 events in the record.

Period Minute 92 Only the 5 minutes up to it

Utah Royals FC attack right, Angel City 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.

54 events shown.

Events shown, in recorded order
Time	Player	Team
1:58	P. Cronin	Utah Royals FC
5:01	A. Anderson	Angel City FC
5:21	P. Chilufya	Angel City FC
5:39	M. Tanaka	Utah Royals FC
8:25	A. Anderson	Angel City FC
12:29	E. Shores	Angel City FC
13:10	A. Sentnor	Angel City FC
13:11	M. McGlynn	Utah Royals FC
13:50	M. Tanaka	Utah Royals FC
14:28	C. Delzer	Utah Royals FC
14:34	N. Miura	Utah Royals FC
14:34	A. Anderson	Angel City FC
15:01	C. Delzer	Utah Royals FC
17:16	M. McGlynn	Utah Royals FC
25:21	A. Sentnor	Angel City FC
26:32	C. Delzer	Utah Royals FC
27:38	P. Chilufya	Angel City FC
29:47	C. Lageyre	Angel City FC
30:56	S. Jónsdóttir	Angel City FC
34:13	P. Chilufya	Angel City FC

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Lineups

Utah Royals FCFormation 4-3-3

Utah Royals FC, 4-3-3, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 1 M. McGlynn. Line 1: 4 P. Cronin, 8 K. Del Fava, 18 K. Riehl, 14 N. Rábano. Line 2: 10 N. Miura, 11 M. Tanaka, 17 A. Tejada. Line 3: 5 C. Delzer, 3 J. Joseph, 24 C. Lacasse.

Utah Royals FC 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
1	M. McGlynn	90	0
4	P. Cronin	11	0
14	N. Rábano	90	0
11	M. Tanaka	90	0
8	K. Del Fava	90	0
18	K. Riehl	90	0
10	N. Miura, off at 62′	62	0
17	A. Tejada	24	0
3	J. Joseph, off at 12′	12	0
5	C. Delzer, off at 62′	62	0
24	C. Lacasse, off at 62′	62	0
Substitutes
2	T. Milazzo, on at 12′, off at 84′	72	0
13	B. Mozingo, on at 62′	28	0
21	K. Palacios, on at 62′	28	0
22	M. Moriya, on at 84′	6	0
99	M. Hammond, on at 62′	28	0
Team			0

Unused: K. Simmonds, C. Brown, M. Justus, A. Spaanstra

All player stats

Utah Royals FC lineup: 10 outfield starters, then 9 substitutes, then the team, with every figure for this match
#	Player	Min	G	Sh	CC	Pass %	Tkl	Int
4	P. Cronin	11	0	0	0	67%	0	0
14	N. Rábano	90	0	0	1	48%	1	1
11	M. Tanaka	90	0	2	1	55%	1	1
8	K. Del Fava	90	0	0	0	86%	1	0
18	K. Riehl	90	0	0	0	83%	0	1
10	N. Miura, off at 62′	62	0	1	0	56%	0	0
17	A. Tejada	24	0	0	0	100%	0	0
3	J. Joseph, off at 12′	12	0	0	0	100%	0	0
5	C. Delzer, off at 62′	62	0	1	2	42%	2	0
24	C. Lacasse, off at 62′	62	0	0	0	33%	0	0
Substitutes
2	T. Milazzo, on at 12′, off at 84′	72	0	2	0	65%	0	1
6	K. Simmonds	–
13	B. Mozingo, on at 62′	28	0	1	0	67%	2	0
16	C. Brown	–
21	K. Palacios, on at 62′	28	0	0	0	20%	1	0
22	M. Moriya, on at 84′	6	0	0	0	100%	0	0
23	M. Justus	–
30	A. Spaanstra	–
99	M. Hammond, on at 62′	28	0	0	1	67%	1	0
Team			0	7	5	60%	9	4

Utah Royals FC goalkeeper
#	Goalkeeper	Min	Saves	SOT faced	Save %	GA	Claims
1	M. McGlynn	90	7	10	70%	3	1

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, 16 C. Lageyre, 17 A. Sentnor. Line 3: 24 P. Chilufya, 32 S. Jónsdóttir.

Angel City FC 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
19	A. Anderson	90	0
3	S. King	90	0
15	E. Shores	90	0
8	A. Borges, off at 62′	62	0
6	E. Sams	90	0
11	S. Gorden, off at 62′	62	0
20	G. Thompson	90	0
16	C. Lageyre	90	0
32	S. Jónsdóttir, off at 73′	73	1
24	P. Chilufya, off at 46′	45	0
17	A. Sentnor, off at 79′	79	1
Substitutes
10	C. Emslie, on at 73′	17	0
14	N. Martin, on at 79′	11	0
12	M. Niehues, on at 62′	28	0
99	T. Suarez, on at 46′	45	1
33	R. Tiernan, on at 62′	28	0
Team			3

Unused: K. Cherry, J. Immethun, S. Mattice, H. Seabert

All player stats

Angel City FC 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	S. King	90	0	0	0	94%	0	2
15	E. Shores	90	0	2	6	73%	0	1
8	A. Borges, off at 62′	62	0	1	2	84%	1	0
6	E. Sams	90	0	1	0	96%	1	0
11	S. Gorden, off at 62′	62	0	0	0	98%	0	0
20	G. Thompson	90	0	2	3	95%	0	0
16	C. Lageyre	90	0	3	0	86%	1	1
32	S. Jónsdóttir, off at 73′	73	1	4	0	81%	1	0
24	P. Chilufya, off at 46′	45	0	3	0	50%	1	0
17	A. Sentnor, off at 79′	79	1	3	5	77%	0	1
Substitutes
4	K. Cherry	–
10	C. Emslie, on at 73′	17	0	0	0	64%	0	0
40	J. Immethun	–
14	N. Martin, on at 79′	11	0	1	0	100%	0	0
25	S. Mattice	–
12	M. Niehues, on at 62′	28	0	0	0	–	0	0
13	H. Seabert	–
99	T. Suarez, on at 46′	45	1	3	2	86%	0	0
33	R. Tiernan, on at 62′	28	0	1	0	50%	0	0
Team			3	24	18	87%	5	5