Charlton Athletic 0–1 Manchester City, WSL Matchday 4

Charlton Athletic v Manchester City

Charlton Athletic14th 0 pts

0

0–1

Full time

Sat 26 Sep

Manchester City1st 12 pts

A. Greenwood 36′

1

Sat 26 Sep, 8:30 am EDT The Valley WSL 2026/2027, Matchday 4

The match story

Photo from Manchester City — Courtesy Manchester City

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Key moments

36′Goal A. Greenwood (Manchester City)0–1

Top performers

Charlton Athletic

C. KorhonenMCHAshirt 160G2SH
H. CissokoDCHAshirt 190G2SH
L. LobatoDCHAshirt 230G1SH

Manchester City

A. GreenwoodDMCIshirt 51G1SH
M. FowlerFMCIshirt 80G5SH
K. ShawMCIshirt 9, came off the bench0G3SH

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

What it means

Charlton Athletic

14thNo change

12 points behind Manchester City, the leaders, with 21 to play.

Manchester City

1stNo change

Top of the table, 5 points above Tottenham Hotspur, with 21 to play.

Team stats

CHA MCI

Possession: Charlton Athletic: 25%; Manchester City: 75%
Shots: Charlton Athletic: 5; Manchester City: 19
Corners: Charlton Athletic: 3; Manchester City: 11

WSL table 2026–27

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

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

Manchester City are 8 matches unbeaten. Unbeaten all season.

The match on the pitch

Charlton Athletic: 25% possession; 86 possessions; 6% ended in a shot; 13% reached the box; 3.4 actions each
Manchester City: 75% possession; 91 possessions; 16% ended in a shot; 38% reached the box; 8.8 actions each

Where each team won the ball

Charlton Athletic

Manchester City

Where each possession began, both teams attacking right. Charlton Athletic started 6% of their possessions in the final third, Manchester City 22%.

Where the shots came from

Charlton AthleticManchester City

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

How each team moved the ball

Charlton Athletic

Manchester 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

Charlton AthleticManchester City

Share of possessions by number of actions.

Longer possessions shot more

Charlton AthleticManchester 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

Charlton AthleticManchester 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. 1,694 events in the record.

Period Minute 93 Only the 5 minutes up to it

Charlton Athletic attack right, Manchester 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.

80 events shown.

Events shown, in recorded order
Time	Player	Team
2:53	G. Clinton	Manchester City
4:28	E. Cumings Budd	Manchester City
13:03	H. Cissoko	Charlton Athletic
14:11	C. Korhonen	Charlton Athletic
16:49	L. Lobato	Charlton Athletic
18:07	M. Fowler	Manchester City
18:07	S. Whitehouse	Charlton Athletic
23:55	L. Lobato	Charlton Athletic
23:57	E. Cumings Budd	Manchester City
26:53	G. Clinton	Manchester City
26:54	G. Clinton	Manchester City
27:06	A. Fujino	Manchester City
27:07	A. Fujino	Manchester City
27:08	A. Fujino	Manchester City
27:50	G. Prior	Manchester City
29:43	G. Clinton	Manchester City
29:49	B. Mead	Manchester City
29:54	S. Whitehouse	Charlton Athletic
30:32	K. Casparij	Manchester City
30:53	S. Coffey	Manchester City

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Lineups

Charlton AthleticFormation 4-1-4-1

Charlton Athletic, 4-1-4-1, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 1 S. Whitehouse. Line 1: 4 G. Johnston, 5 E. N'Dow, 19 H. Cissoko, 23 L. Lobato. Line 2: 14 K. Flannery. Line 3: 16 C. Korhonen, 22 E. van Egmond, 6 L. Davidson, 12 J. Hutton. Line 4: 9 L. Azzaro.

Charlton Athletic 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	S. Whitehouse	90	0
4	G. Johnston	90	0
23	L. Lobato	90	0
14	K. Flannery	90	0
5	E. N'Dow	90	0
19	H. Cissoko	90	0
16	C. Korhonen, off at 86′	86	0
22	E. van Egmond, off at 24′	24	0
9	L. Azzaro, off at 62′	62	0
6	L. Davidson	90	0
12	J. Hutton	90	0
Substitutes
2	E. Mason, on at 86′	4	0
10	G. Kenney, on at 62′	28	0
11	L. Fitzgerald, on at 24′	66	0
Team			0

Unused: A. Koivunen, C. Humphrey, K. Lockwood, L. Waldie, L. Robe, A. Nelson-Iye

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
4	G. Johnston	90	0	0	0	70%	0	2
23	L. Lobato	90	0	1	1	59%	1	1
14	K. Flannery	90	0	0	0	87%	4	0
5	E. N'Dow	90	0	0	0	48%	1	1
19	H. Cissoko	90	0	2	0	69%	3	1
16	C. Korhonen, off at 86′	86	0	2	0	60%	1	0
22	E. van Egmond, off at 24′	24	0	0	0	33%	0	0
9	L. Azzaro, off at 62′	62	0	0	0	60%	0	0
6	L. Davidson	90	0	0	0	56%	1	0
12	J. Hutton	90	0	0	3	63%	1	0
Substitutes
24	A. Koivunen	–
2	E. Mason, on at 86′	4	0	0	0	33%	0	0
8	C. Humphrey	–
10	G. Kenney, on at 62′	28	0	0	0	75%	0	0
11	L. Fitzgerald, on at 24′	66	0	0	0	90%	0	3
15	K. Lockwood	–
25	L. Waldie	–
30	L. Robe	–
32	A. Nelson-Iye	–
Team			0	5	4	66%	12	8

Charlton Athletic goalkeeper
#	Goalkeeper	Min	Saves	SOT faced	Save %	GA	Claims
1	S. Whitehouse	90	5	6	83%	1	1

Manchester CityFormation 4-2-3-1

Manchester City, 4-2-3-1, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 1 E. Cumings Budd. Line 1: 18 K. Casparij, 4 J. Rose, 28 G. Prior, 5 A. Greenwood. Line 2: 19 L. Blindkilde Brown, 17 S. Coffey. Line 3: 7 B. Mead, 6 G. Clinton, 20 A. Fujino. Line 4: 8 M. Fowler.

Manchester 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
1	E. Cumings Budd	90	0
18	K. Casparij, off at 78′	78	0
5	A. Greenwood, off at 60′	60	1
17	S. Coffey	90	0
4	J. Rose	90	0
28	G. Prior	90	0
7	B. Mead	90	0
19	L. Blindkilde Brown, off at 60′	60	0
8	M. Fowler	90	0
6	G. Clinton	90	0
20	A. Fujino, off at 60′	60	0
Substitutes
9	K. Shaw, on at 60′	30	0
21	N. Charles, on at 60′	30	0
25	Y. Hasegawa, on at 60′	30	0
37	C. Wamser, on at 78′	12	0
Team			1

Unused: A. Moorhouse, L. Hemp, L. Wienroither, S. Lewis, M. Davies

All player stats

Manchester 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
18	K. Casparij, off at 78′	78	0	1	3	79%	1	1
5	A. Greenwood, off at 60′	60	1	1	0	92%	1	1
17	S. Coffey	90	0	0	0	96%	0	1
4	J. Rose	90	0	1	0	97%	1	0
28	G. Prior	90	0	2	0	98%	1	0
7	B. Mead	90	0	1	4	75%	2	1
19	L. Blindkilde Brown, off at 60′	60	0	0	1	86%	2	1
8	M. Fowler	90	0	5	1	61%	1	1
6	G. Clinton	90	0	2	0	83%	1	0
20	A. Fujino, off at 60′	60	0	2	1	86%	0	1
Substitutes
14	A. Moorhouse	–
9	K. Shaw, on at 60′	30	0	3	0	50%	1	0
11	L. Hemp	–
13	L. Wienroither	–
21	N. Charles, on at 60′	30	0	1	0	84%	0	1
25	Y. Hasegawa, on at 60′	30	0	0	0	90%	1	0
37	C. Wamser, on at 78′	12	0	0	1	81%	0	2
47	S. Lewis	–
53	M. Davies	–
Team			1	19	11	87%	12	10