Utah Royals FC 1–3 Gotham FC, NWSL Matchday 12

Utah Royals FC v Gotham FC

Utah Royals FC5th 24 pts

C. Delzer 23′

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1–3

Full time

Fri 10 Jul

Expected goals: Utah Royals FC 1.63, Gotham FC 1.97

Gotham FC4th 24 pts

Esther González 26′ pen, 70′
T. Davidson 45+5′

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Fri 10 Jul, 10:00 pm EDT America First Field NWSL 2026, Matchday 12

The match story

Photo from Gotham FC — Devon Cafaro/Courtesy Gotham FC

NWSL News

Gotham says its titles came from the bottom. Now it starts on top.

The club says its 2023 and 2025 NWSL Championships came as the postseason’s lowest seed. Its first Shield brings home-field advantage through the semifinals, subject to venue availability.

3 November 2026

Key moments

23′Goal C. Delzer (Utah Royals FC)1–0
26′Penalty goal Esther González (Gotham FC)1–1
45+5′Goal T. Davidson (Gotham FC)1–2
70′Goal Esther González (Gotham FC)1–3

Top performers

Utah Royals

C. DelzerMUTAshirt 51G2SH
C. LacasseMUTAshirt 240G3SH
K. SimmondsDUTAshirt 60G2SH

Gotham FC

Esther GonzálezFGFCshirt 92G6SH
T. DavidsonDGFCshirt 151G1SH
J. ShawMGFCshirt 100G3SH

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, 8 points above Angel City FC, with 16 to play.

Gotham FC

4th▲3 from 7th

In the playoff places, 8 points above Angel City FC, with 17 to play.

Season series

Matchday 12 Fri 10 Jul

Utah Royals FC1

Gotham FC3

Matchday 27 Sun 1 Nov

Gotham FC2

Utah Royals FC0

Gotham FC took both meetings, 5–1 on aggregate.

Team stats

UTA GFC

Expected goals: Utah Royals FC: 1.63; Gotham FC: 1.97
Possession: Utah Royals FC: 44%; Gotham FC: 56%
Shots: Utah Royals FC: 12; Gotham FC: 12
Corners: Utah Royals FC: 1; Gotham FC: 3

NWSL table 2026

Standings →

NWSL table
#	Club	P	GD	Pts
1	San Diego Wave FC	14	+8	28
2	Portland Thorns FC	14	+10	27
3	Washington Spirit	12	+10	24
4	Gotham FC	13	+7	24
5	Utah Royals FC	14	+5	24
6	Kansas City Current	14	+1	24
7	North Carolina Courage	12	+6	21
8	Orlando Pride	14	+2	20

After this result

By the numbers

Utah Royals FC have 5 points from last 5 and are out of form. 1.0 a match, against 1.6 all season. NWSL average 1.4.

Gotham FC have 23 goals conceded, the fewest in the NWSL. 0.8 a match. NWSL average 1.4.

The match on the pitch

Utah Royals FC: 44% possession; 97 possessions; 10% ended in a shot; 25% reached the box; 3.8 actions each
Gotham FC: 56% possession; 100 possessions; 12% ended in a shot; 27% reached the box; 4.7 actions each

Where each team won the ball

Utah Royals FC

Gotham FC

Where each possession began, both teams attacking right. Utah Royals FC started 11% of their possessions in the final third, Gotham FC 7%.

Where the shots came from

Utah Royals FCGotham FC

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

How each team moved the ball

Utah Royals FC

Gotham 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 FCGotham FC

Share of possessions by number of actions.

Longer possessions shot more

Utah Royals FCGotham 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 FCGotham 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. 1,448 events in the record.

Period Minute 95 Only the 5 minutes up to it

Utah Royals FC attack right, Gotham 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.

77 events shown.

Events shown, in recorded order
Time	Player	Team
0:11	Esther González	Gotham FC
3:25	M. McGlynn	Utah Royals FC
4:42	M. Tanaka	Utah Royals FC
6:50	M. McGlynn	Utah Royals FC
7:31	M. Tanaka	Utah Royals FC
9:11	J. Dudley	Gotham FC
9:27	K. Palacios	Utah Royals FC
12:25	M. McGlynn	Utah Royals FC
15:05	S. McCaskill	Gotham FC
18:05	A. Berger	Gotham FC
19:59	C. Lacasse	Utah Royals FC
20:01	C. Lacasse	Utah Royals FC
20:08	M. Tanaka	Utah Royals FC
20:10	A. Berger	Gotham FC
21:09	G. Reiten	Gotham FC
22:14	C. Delzer	Utah Royals FC
25:45	Esther González	Gotham FC
26:47	J. Shaw	Gotham FC
27:46	A. Berger	Gotham FC
29:12	K. Simmonds	Utah Royals FC

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Lineups

Utah Royals FCFormation 4-2-3-1

Utah Royals FC, 4-2-3-1, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 1 M. McGlynn. Line 1: 6 K. Simmonds, 8 K. Del Fava, 2 T. Milazzo, 14 N. Rábano. Line 2: 10 N. Miura, 99 M. Hammond. Line 3: 5 C. Delzer, 11 M. Tanaka, 24 C. Lacasse. Line 4: 21 K. Palacios.

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	A	xG
1	M. McGlynn	90	0	0	0.00
6	K. Simmonds, off at 56′	56	0	0	0.07
14	N. Rábano	90	0	0	0.00
99	M. Hammond, off at 65′	65	0	0	0.00
8	K. Del Fava	90	0	0	0.00
2	T. Milazzo	90	0	0	0.00
5	C. Delzer, off at 88′	88	1	0	0.71
10	N. Miura	90	0	0	0.04
21	K. Palacios, off at 65′	65	0	1	0.06
11	M. Tanaka, off at 46′	45	0	0	0.35
24	C. Lacasse	90	0	0	0.48
Substitutes
4	P. Cronin, on at 65′	25	0	0	0.00
9	L. Prašnikar, on at 46′	45	0	0	0.00
15	D. Pierre-Louis, on at 65′	25	0	0	0.03
16	C. Brown, on at 88′	2	0	0	0.00
22	M. Moriya, on at 56′	34	0	0	0.00
Team			1	1	1.74

Unused: B. Mozingo, A. Nagai, 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	A	xG	Sh	SOT	CC	Pass %	Tkl	Int
6	K. Simmonds, off at 56′	56	0	0	0.07	2	2	0	50%	2	0
14	N. Rábano	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	65%	4	0
99	M. Hammond, off at 65′	65	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	88%	1	1
8	K. Del Fava	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	68%	0	0
2	T. Milazzo	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	79%	1	2
5	C. Delzer, off at 88′	88	1	0	0.71	2	1	2	79%	1	1
10	N. Miura	90	0	0	0.04	1	0	1	84%	1	0
21	K. Palacios, off at 65′	65	0	1	0.06	1	0	2	75%	0	0
11	M. Tanaka, off at 46′	45	0	0	0.35	2	1	2	80%	0	1
24	C. Lacasse	90	0	0	0.48	3	3	0	45%	1	0
Substitutes
4	P. Cronin, on at 65′	25	0	0	0.00	0	0	1	50%	0	2
9	L. Prašnikar, on at 46′	45	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	80%	1	1
13	B. Mozingo	–
15	D. Pierre-Louis, on at 65′	25	0	0	0.03	1	0	0	60%	0	0
16	C. Brown, on at 88′	2	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	0%	0	0
20	A. Nagai	–
22	M. Moriya, on at 56′	34	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	58%	0	0
23	M. Justus	–
30	A. Spaanstra	–
Team			1	1	1.74	12	7	8	71%	12	8

Utah Royals FC goalkeeper
#	Goalkeeper	Min	Saves	SOT faced	Save %	GA	Claims
1	M. McGlynn	90	2	5	40%	3	2

Gotham FCFormation 4-2-3-1

Gotham FC, 4-2-3-1, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 30 A. Berger. Line 1: 27 J. Carter, 6 E. Sonnett, 15 T. Davidson, 18 G. Reiten. Line 2: 7 J. Howell, 13 S. McCaskill. Line 3: 2 J. Dudley, 16 R. Lavelle, 10 J. Shaw. Line 4: 9 E. González.

Gotham 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	A	xG
30	A. Berger	90	0	0	0.00
27	J. Carter	90	0	0	0.00
18	G. Reiten, off at 90′	90	0	1	0.00
13	S. McCaskill, off at 78′	78	0	0	0.00
6	E. Sonnett	90	0	0	0.00
15	T. Davidson	90	1	0	0.03
2	J. Dudley, off at 58′	58	0	0	0.30
7	J. Howell	90	0	0	0.00
9	E. González	90	2	0	1.50
16	R. Lavelle, off at 58′	58	0	0	0.00
10	J. Shaw, off at 78′	78	0	0	0.14
Substitutes
3	Bruninha, on at 90′	1	0	0	0.00
21	S. Cook, on at 78′	12	0	0	0.00
22	M. Freeman, on at 78′	12	0	0	0.00
23	M. Purce, on at 58′	32	0	0	0.00
11	S. Schupansky, on at 58′	32	0	1	0.00
Team			3	2	1.97

Unused: K. Harper, S. Hogan, A. Kitahata, T. Sommer

All player stats

Gotham FC lineup: 10 outfield starters, then 9 substitutes, then the team, with every figure for this match
#	Player	Min	G	A	xG	Sh	SOT	CC	Pass %	Tkl	Int
27	J. Carter	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	1	78%	0	0
18	G. Reiten, off at 90′	90	0	1	0.00	0	0	1	78%	1	2
13	S. McCaskill, off at 78′	78	0	0	0.00	0	0	1	80%	0	0
6	E. Sonnett	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	90%	0	0
15	T. Davidson	90	1	0	0.03	1	1	0	85%	0	0
2	J. Dudley, off at 58′	58	0	0	0.30	2	0	2	44%	0	0
7	J. Howell	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	82%	1	1
9	E. González	90	2	0	1.50	6	3	2	81%	0	0
16	R. Lavelle, off at 58′	58	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	64%	0	0
10	J. Shaw, off at 78′	78	0	0	0.14	3	1	0	57%	3	1
Substitutes
3	Bruninha, on at 90′	1	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	50%	0	0
21	S. Cook, on at 78′	12	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	100%	1	0
22	M. Freeman, on at 78′	12	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	100%	0	0
34	K. Harper	–
1	S. Hogan	–
24	A. Kitahata	–
23	M. Purce, on at 58′	32	0	0	0.00	0	0	1	63%	0	0
11	S. Schupansky, on at 58′	32	0	1	0.00	0	0	1	90%	0	0
14	T. Sommer	–
Team			3	2	1.97	12	5	9	78%	6	4