Gotham FC 3–1 Chicago Stars FC, NWSL Matchday 23

Gotham FC v Chicago Stars FC

Gotham FC1st 54 pts

J. Shaw 9′, 66′
S. Kerr 50′

3

3–1

Full time

Fri 25 Sep

Expected goals: Gotham FC 2.37, Chicago Stars FC 0.74

Chicago Stars FC16th 17 pts

T. Dellarose 87′

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Fri 25 Sep, 8:00 pm EDT Sports Illustrated Stadium NWSL 2026, Matchday 23

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

9′Goal J. Shaw (Gotham FC)1–0
50′Goal S. Kerr (Gotham FC)2–0
66′Goal J. Shaw (Gotham FC)3–0
87′Goal T. Dellarose (Chicago Stars FC)3–1

Top performers

Gotham FC

J. ShawMGFCshirt 102G2SH
S. KerrFGFCshirt 201G4SH
R. LavelleMGFCshirt 160G4SH

Chicago Stars

T. DellaroseCHIshirt 34, came off the bench1G1SH
E. EgiziiMCHIshirt 280G3SH
B. PintoMCHIshirt 100G1SH

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

What it means

Gotham FC

1stNo change

In the playoff places, 17 points above Seattle Reign FC, with four to play.

Chicago Stars FC

16thNo change

Out of playoff contention, 21 points behind Kansas City Current in the last playoff place, with four to play.

Season series

Matchday 6 Wed 29 Apr

Chicago Stars FC0

Gotham FC2

Matchday 23 Fri 25 Sep

Gotham FC3

Chicago Stars FC1

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

Team stats

GFC CHI

Expected goals: Gotham FC: 2.37; Chicago Stars FC: 0.74
Possession: Gotham FC: 71%; Chicago Stars FC: 29%
Shots: Gotham FC: 16; Chicago Stars FC: 6
Corners: Gotham FC: 3; Chicago Stars FC: 0

NWSL table 2026

Standings →

NWSL table
#	Club	P	GD	Pts
1	Gotham FC	26	+14	54
2	San Diego Wave FC	26	+11	48
3	Washington Spirit	25	+13	46
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
⋯
16	Chicago Stars FC	26	−45	17

After this result

By the numbers

Chicago Stars FC have gone 9 without a win. Last win: 3–2 v Racing Louisville FC, 23 August.

Chicago Stars FC have 71 goals conceded, the 16th fewest in the NWSL. 2.4 a match. NWSL average 1.4.

Chicago Stars FC have 0 points from last 5 and are out of form. 0.0 a match, against 0.6 all season. NWSL average 1.4.

Chicago Stars FC have scored 17 goals, the 16th most in the NWSL. 0.6 a match. NWSL average 1.4.

The match on the pitch

Gotham FC: 71% possession; 97 possessions; 15% ended in a shot; 40% reached the box; 7.3 actions each
Chicago Stars FC: 29% possession; 96 possessions; 4% ended in a shot; 14% reached the box; 3.2 actions each

Where each team won the ball

Gotham FC

Chicago Stars FC

Where each possession began, both teams attacking right. Gotham FC started 11% of their possessions in the final third, Chicago Stars FC 5%.

Where the shots came from

Gotham FCChicago Stars FC

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

How each team moved the ball

Gotham FC

Chicago Stars 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

Gotham FCChicago Stars FC

Share of possessions by number of actions.

Longer possessions shot more

Gotham FCChicago Stars 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

Gotham FCChicago Stars 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. 1,594 events in the record.

Period Minute 91 Only the 5 minutes up to it

Gotham FC attack right, Chicago Stars 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.

60 events shown.

Events shown, in recorded order
Time	Player	Team
1:35	E. Egizii	Chicago Stars FC
1:37	B. Pinto	Chicago Stars FC
6:03	A. Naeher	Chicago Stars FC
7:02	E. Egizii	Chicago Stars FC
7:48	A. Naeher	Chicago Stars FC
8:10	D. O'Sullivan	Gotham FC
8:15	R. Lavelle	Gotham FC
8:19	J. Dudley	Gotham FC
8:27	J. Shaw	Gotham FC
10:01	M. Purce	Gotham FC
10:22	M. Swanson	Chicago Stars FC
10:27	A. Berger	Gotham FC
11:27	J. Dudley	Gotham FC
14:29	J. Howell	Gotham FC
15:06	R. Lavelle	Gotham FC
15:29	J. Bike	Chicago Stars FC
18:38	J. Bike	Chicago Stars FC
18:42	A. Berger	Gotham FC
20:12	S. Kerr	Gotham FC
21:41	J. Howell	Gotham FC

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Lineups

Gotham FCFormation 4-2-3-1

Gotham FC, 4-2-3-1, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 30 A. Berger. Line 1: 23 M. Purce, 27 J. Carter, 15 T. Davidson, 18 G. Reiten. Line 2: 7 J. Howell, 5 D. O'Sullivan. Line 3: 2 J. Dudley, 16 R. Lavelle, 10 J. Shaw. Line 4: 20 S. Kerr.

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
23	M. Purce, off at 74′	74	0	0	0.00
18	G. Reiten, off at 66′	66	0	1	0.00
5	D. O'Sullivan	90	0	0	0.00
27	J. Carter	90	0	0	0.00
15	T. Davidson	90	0	0	0.00
2	J. Dudley, off at 74′	74	0	0	0.07
7	J. Howell	90	0	0	0.09
20	S. Kerr, off at 81′	81	1	1	1.04
16	R. Lavelle, off at 75′	75	0	1	0.50
10	J. Shaw	90	2	0	0.37
Substitutes
3	Bruninha, on at 74′	16	0	0	0.00
8	T. Torres, on at 66′	24	0	0	0.00
14	T. Sommer, on at 75′	15	0	0	0.28
24	A. Kitahata, on at 74′	16	0	0	0.03
25	M. Speck, on at 81′	9	0	0	0.00
Team			3	3	2.37

Unused: S. Hogan, S. McCaskill, M. Freeman, T. Boade

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
23	M. Purce, off at 74′	74	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	80%	0	1
18	G. Reiten, off at 66′	66	0	1	0.00	0	0	2	84%	1	0
5	D. O'Sullivan	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	97%	0	1
27	J. Carter	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	97%	3	2
15	T. Davidson	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	93%	1	0
2	J. Dudley, off at 74′	74	0	0	0.07	1	0	1	75%	1	1
7	J. Howell	90	0	0	0.09	2	1	1	87%	2	3
20	S. Kerr, off at 81′	81	1	1	1.04	4	2	1	89%	0	0
16	R. Lavelle, off at 75′	75	0	1	0.50	4	1	2	76%	1	0
10	J. Shaw	90	2	0	0.37	2	2	4	67%	3	0
Substitutes
1	S. Hogan	–
3	Bruninha, on at 74′	16	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	93%	0	0
8	T. Torres, on at 66′	24	0	0	0.00	0	0	1	91%	0	0
13	S. McCaskill	–
14	T. Sommer, on at 75′	15	0	0	0.28	2	0	0	86%	1	0
22	M. Freeman	–
24	A. Kitahata, on at 74′	16	0	0	0.03	1	1	0	58%	0	0
25	M. Speck, on at 81′	9	0	0	0.00	0	0	1	67%	1	0
28	T. Boade	–
Team			3	3	2.37	16	7	13	87%	14	8

Gotham FC goalkeeper
#	Goalkeeper	Min	Saves	SOT faced	Save %	GA	Claims
30	A. Berger	90	0	1	0%	1	0

Chicago Stars FCFormation 4-4-2

Chicago Stars FC, 4-4-2, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 1 A. Naeher. Line 1: 14 T. Wood, 77 M. López, 3 S. Staab, 11 N. Gomes. Line 2: 4 J. Bike, 31 A. Gasper, 10 B. Pinto, 28 E. Egizii. Line 3: 9 M. Swanson, 7 J. Grosso.

Chicago Stars 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	A. Naeher	90	0	0	0.00
14	T. Wood, off at 77′	77	0	0	0.00
11	N. Gomes	90	0	0	0.00
31	A. Gasper, off at 59′	59	0	0	0.00
77	M. López	90	0	0	0.00
3	S. Staab	90	0	0	0.00
4	J. Bike	90	0	–	–
10	B. Pinto	90	0	0	0.02
7	J. Grosso, off at 77′	77	0	0	0.00
9	M. Swanson, off at 46′	45	0	0	0.00
28	E. Egizii, off at 46′	45	0	0	0.14
Substitutes
34	T. Dellarose, on at 77′	13	1	0	0.53
20	B. Franklin, on at 59′	31	0	0	0.00
18	S. Charley, on at 77′	13	0	0	0.00
5	M. Alozie, on at 46′	45	0	0	0.00
23	M. Johnson, on at 46′	45	0	0	0.11
Team			1	0	0.80

Unused: K. Atkinson, O. Valdezate, E. Evans, A. Farmer

All player stats

Chicago Stars 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
14	T. Wood, off at 77′	77	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	71%	0	0
11	N. Gomes	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	59%	2	2
31	A. Gasper, off at 59′	59	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	31%	0	0
77	M. López	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	71%	1	0
3	S. Staab	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	61%	3	1
4	J. Bike	90	0	–	–	0	–	0	62%	1	0
10	B. Pinto	90	0	0	0.02	1	0	0	71%	2	1
7	J. Grosso, off at 77′	77	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	84%	1	1
9	M. Swanson, off at 46′	45	0	0	0.00	0	0	1	70%	0	0
28	E. Egizii, off at 46′	45	0	0	0.14	3	0	0	60%	0	1
Substitutes
27	K. Atkinson	–
6	O. Valdezate	–
15	E. Evans	–
25	A. Farmer	–
34	T. Dellarose, on at 77′	13	1	0	0.53	1	1	0	67%	0	0
20	B. Franklin, on at 59′	31	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	80%	1	0
18	S. Charley, on at 77′	13	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	100%	0	0
5	M. Alozie, on at 46′	45	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	91%	1	0
23	M. Johnson, on at 46′	45	0	0	0.11	1	0	0	100%	0	0
Team			1	0	0.80	6	1	1	65%	12	6