London City Lionesses 2–1 Manchester United, WSL Matchday 1

London City Lionesses v Manchester United

London City Lionesses1st 3 pts

J. Zigiotti Olme 9′ og
D. van de Donk 82′

2

2–1

Full time

Fri 4 Sep

Manchester United14th 0 pts

S. Awujo 90+10′

1

Fri 4 Sep, 2:00 pm EDT Copperjax Community Stadium WSL 2026/2027, Matchday 1

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

9′Own goal J. Zigiotti Olme (Manchester United)1–0
82′Goal D. van de Donk (London City Lionesses)2–0
90+10′Goal S. Awujo (Manchester United)2–1

An own goal shows the scorer’s club and counts for the other club.

Top performers

London City Lionesses

D. van de DonkFLCLshirt 101G2SH
A. KennedyMLCLshirt 330G2SH
R. KafajiMLCLshirt 760G2SH

Manchester United

S. AwujoMUNshirt 13, came off the bench1G2SH
E. TooneMMUNshirt 70G1SH
J. ParkMMUNshirt 80G1SH

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

What it means

London City Lionesses

1st

Top of the table, 3 points above Arsenal, with 24 to play.

Manchester United

14th

3 points behind London City Lionesses, the leaders, with 24 to play.

Team stats

LCL MUN

Possession: London City Lionesses: 60%; Manchester United: 40%
Shots: London City Lionesses: 11; Manchester United: 4
Corners: London City Lionesses: 9; Manchester United: 3

WSL table 2026–27

Standings →

WSL table
#	Club	P	GD	Pts
1	London City Lionesses	1	+1	3
2	Arsenal	0	0	0
2	Aston Villa	0	0	0
2	Birmingham City	0	0	0
2	Brighton & Hove Albion	0	0	0
2	Charlton Athletic	0	0	0
2	Chelsea	0	0	0
2	Crystal Palace	0	0	0
2	Everton	0	0	0
2	Liverpool	0	0	0
2	Manchester City	0	0	0
2	Tottenham Hotspur	0	0	0
2	West Ham United	0	0	0
14	Manchester United	1	−1	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.

London City Lionesses have scored 20 goals, the 4th most in the WSL. 2.5 a match. WSL average 1.6.

Manchester United are 6 matches unbeaten. Last defeat: 0–5 v Chelsea, 13 September.

London City Lionesses have 3 home wins from 4 at home, and 2 from 4 away. 2.3 points a match at home, 1.8 away.

The match on the pitch

London City Lionesses: 60% possession; 99 possessions; 11% ended in a shot; 32% reached the box; 6.5 actions each
Manchester United: 40% possession; 97 possessions; 3% ended in a shot; 16% reached the box; 4.6 actions each

Where each team won the ball

London City Lionesses

Manchester United

Where each possession began, both teams attacking right. London City Lionesses started 19% of their possessions in the final third, Manchester United 12%.

Where the shots came from

London City LionessesManchester United

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

How each team moved the ball

London City Lionesses

Manchester United

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

London City LionessesManchester United

Share of possessions by number of actions.

Longer possessions shot more

London City LionessesManchester United

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

London City LionessesManchester United

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. 1,832 events in the record.

Period Minute 99 Only the 5 minutes up to it

London City Lionesses attack right, Manchester United 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.

66 events shown.

Events shown, in recorded order
Time	Player	Team
0:11	E. Terland	Manchester United
0:14	G. Geyoro	London City Lionesses
0:38	R. Kafaji	London City Lionesses
0:50	A. Kennedy	London City Lionesses
2:19	Elene Lete	London City Lionesses
2:43	D. van de Donk	London City Lionesses
2:55	J. Riviere	Manchester United
3:12	P. Tullis-Joyce	Manchester United
5:11	P. Tullis-Joyce	Manchester United
7:17	J. Park	Manchester United
8:51	J. Zigiotti Olme	Manchester United
12:20	R. Kafaji	London City Lionesses
14:12	Alexia Putellas	London City Lionesses
14:14	Alexia Putellas	London City Lionesses
15:21	D. Cascarino	London City Lionesses
23:11	J. Park	Manchester United
24:02	D. Cascarino	London City Lionesses
24:02	D. Cascarino	London City Lionesses
24:10	P. Tullis-Joyce	Manchester United
28:14	Alexia Putellas	London City Lionesses

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Lineups

London City LionessesFormation 4-2-3-1

London City Lionesses, 4-2-3-1, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 77 E. Lete. Line 1: 97 J. Thomsen, 4 I. Kardinaal, 44 M. León, 7 L. Corrales. Line 2: 33 A. Kennedy, 88 G. Geyoro. Line 3: 20 D. Cascarino, 11 A. Putellas, 76 R. Kafaji. Line 4: 10 D. van de Donk.

London City Lionesses 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
77	E. Lete	90	0
97	J. Thomsen	90	0
7	L. Corrales, off at 69′	69	0
88	G. Geyoro	90	0
4	I. Kardinaal	90	0
44	M. León	90	0
20	D. Cascarino, off at 84′	84	0
33	A. Kennedy	90	0
10	D. van de Donk	90	1
11	A. Putellas, off at 84′	84	0
76	R. Kafaji, off at 62′	62	0
Substitutes
3	P. Pattinson, on at 69′	21	0
14	F. Godfrey, on at 62′	28	0
16	D. Arques, on at 84′	6	0
19	N. Anyomi, on at 84′	6	0
Team			1

Unused: M. Earps, M. Pérez, E. Linari, N. Parris, K. Diani

All player stats

London City Lionesses lineup: 10 outfield starters, then 9 substitutes, then the team, with every figure for this match
#	Player	Min	G	Sh	CC	Pass %	Tkl	Int
97	J. Thomsen	90	0	0	1	70%	2	0
7	L. Corrales, off at 69′	69	0	1	0	69%	3	2
88	G. Geyoro	90	0	0	0	98%	1	1
4	I. Kardinaal	90	0	0	0	91%	0	1
44	M. León	90	0	0	0	87%	0	1
20	D. Cascarino, off at 84′	84	0	1	4	71%	0	0
33	A. Kennedy	90	0	2	0	89%	0	2
10	D. van de Donk	90	1	2	0	89%	1	0
11	A. Putellas, off at 84′	84	0	1	1	82%	0	1
76	R. Kafaji, off at 62′	62	0	2	0	69%	0	1
Substitutes
27	M. Earps	–
3	P. Pattinson, on at 69′	21	0	0	0	95%	1	0
6	M. Pérez	–
13	E. Linari	–
14	F. Godfrey, on at 62′	28	0	1	0	78%	0	0
16	D. Arques, on at 84′	6	0	1	0	80%	0	0
17	N. Parris	–
19	N. Anyomi, on at 84′	6	0	0	0	75%	1	0
21	K. Diani	–
Team			1	11	6	83%	9	9

London City Lionesses goalkeeper
#	Goalkeeper	Min	Saves	SOT faced	Save %	GA	Claims
77	E. Lete	90	0	1	0%	1	0

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: 14 J. Riviere, 4 M. Le Tissier, 17 D. Janssen, 6 A. Medina. Line 2: 20 H. Miyazawa, 15 J. Zigiotti Olme. Line 3: 8 J. Park, 7 E. Toone, 2 A. Sandberg. 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
14	J. Riviere, off at 84′	84	0
6	A. Medina	90	0
15	J. Zigiotti Olme, off at 69′	69	0
4	M. Le Tissier	90	0
17	D. Janssen	90	0
8	J. Park	90	0
20	H. Miyazawa	90	0
10	E. Terland, off at 69′	69	0
7	E. Toone	90	0
2	A. Sandberg, off at 62′	62	0
Substitutes
5	H. Lundkvist, on at 84′	6	0
13	S. Awujo, on at 69′	21	1
23	M. Jusu Bah, on at 62′	28	0
24	L. Schüller, on at 69′	21	0
Team			1

Unused: J. Leitzig, R. Bernal, E. Wangerheim, J. Simpson, M. Griffiths

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
14	J. Riviere, off at 84′	84	0	0	0	72%	1	0
6	A. Medina	90	0	0	0	87%	4	4
15	J. Zigiotti Olme, off at 69′	69	0	0	0	68%	1	1
4	M. Le Tissier	90	0	0	0	86%	2	0
17	D. Janssen	90	0	0	0	90%	0	1
8	J. Park	90	0	1	0	70%	0	1
20	H. Miyazawa	90	0	0	0	88%	5	2
10	E. Terland, off at 69′	69	0	0	0	78%	0	0
7	E. Toone	90	0	1	1	66%	1	1
2	A. Sandberg, off at 62′	62	0	0	0	81%	0	0
Substitutes
25	J. Leitzig	–
5	H. Lundkvist, on at 84′	6	0	0	0	78%	2	0
13	S. Awujo, on at 69′	21	1	2	0	58%	1	0
16	R. Bernal	–
19	E. Wangerheim	–
23	M. Jusu Bah, on at 62′	28	0	0	1	73%	1	0
24	L. Schüller, on at 69′	21	0	0	0	57%	0	1
26	J. Simpson	–
36	M. Griffiths	–
Team			1	4	2	80%	18	11

Manchester United goalkeeper
#	Goalkeeper	Min	Saves	SOT faced	Save %	GA	Claims
91	P. Tullis-Joyce	90	3	4	75%	2	5

Position by matchday

Each club’s place in the table after every matchday, from recorded results.

London City Lionesses results

London City Lionesses latest result
R	Date	H/A	Opponent	Score
	Sun 1 Nov	H	Manchester City	1–2

Earlier results

London City Lionesses earlier result
R	Date	H/A	Opponent	Score
	Sun 25 Oct	A	Liverpool	2–2

Earlier results

London City Lionesses earlier result
R	Date	H/A	Opponent	Score
	Sun 18 Oct	H	Everton	2–1

Earlier results

London City Lionesses earlier result
R	Date	H/A	Opponent	Score
	Sun 4 Oct	A	Tottenham Hotspur	6–1

Earlier results

London City Lionesses earlier result
R	Date	H/A	Opponent	Score
	Sat 26 Sep	H	Brighton & Hove Albion	2–0

Manchester United results

Manchester United latest result
R	Date	H/A	Opponent	Score
	Sat 31 Oct	A	Everton	0–0

Earlier results

Manchester United earlier result
R	Date	H/A	Opponent	Score
	Sun 25 Oct	H	Manchester City	1–1

Earlier results

Manchester United earlier result
R	Date	H/A	Opponent	Score
	Sun 18 Oct	A	Charlton Athletic	3–1

Earlier results

Manchester United earlier result
R	Date	H/A	Opponent	Score
	Sat 3 Oct	H	Liverpool	1–0

Earlier results

Manchester United earlier result
R	Date	H/A	Opponent	Score
	Sun 27 Sep	H	West Ham United	2–1

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