Chelsea vs Manchester United, 2025-26 English Women's League Cup, Final

· English WSL Players Cup
Chelsea
  • 19': Lauren James
  • 76': Aggie Beever-Jones
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2 - 0
Manchester United

    Chelsea successfully defend Women's League Cup after beating Man Utd

    Goals from Lauren James and Aggie Beever-Jones helped Chelsea retain the Women's League Cup with a 2-0 victory over Manchester United at Ashton Gate.

    Match Commentary

    • 19': Lauren James (Chelsea) Goal at 19'
    • 45': Aggie Beever-Jones (Chelsea) Substitution at 45'
    • 56': Lauren James (Chelsea) Yellow Card at 56'
    • 59': Fridolina Rolfö (Manchester United) Substitution at 59'
    • 59': Lea Schüller (Manchester United) Substitution at 59'
    • 62': Nathalie Björn (Chelsea) Substitution at 62'
    • 67': Wieke Kaptein (Chelsea) Substitution at 67'
    • 76': Aggie Beever-Jones (Chelsea) Goal at 76'
    • 86': Simi Awujo (Manchester United) Substitution at 86'
    • 90'+1': Lexi Potter (Chelsea) Substitution at 91'

    Statistics

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    3 Fouls 7
    0 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 0
    5 Corner Kicks 7
    3 Saves 4
    45.4 Possession 54.6
    15 SHOTS 15
    4 ON GOAL 5
    0.3 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    0 Accurate Passes 0
    0 Passes 0
    0.0 Pass Completion % 0.0
    0 Accurate Crosses 0
    0 Crosses 0
    0.0 Cross % 0.0
    0 Long Balls 0
    0 Accurate Long Balls 0
    0.0 Long Balls % 0.0
    4 Blocked Shots 4
    0 Effective Tackles 0
    0 Tackles 0
    0.0 Tackle % 0.0
    0 Interceptions 0
    0 Effective Clearances 0
    0 Clearances 0

    Game Information

    Competition: English WSL Players Cup

    Venue: Ashton Gate
    Location: Bristol, England
    Attendance: 21,619

    Line-Ups

    CHE Chelsea (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    24 Hannah Hampton (GK)
    5 Veerle Buurman
    26 Kadeisha Buchanan
    17 Sandy Baltimore
    22 Lucy Bronze
    30 Keira Walsh
    6 Sjoeke Nüsken
    8 Erin Cuthbert
    10 Lauren James
    12 Alyssa Thompson
    19 Johanna Rytting Kaneryd
    Chelsea Substitutes:
    Nathalie Björn, Chloe Sarwie, Livia Peng, Aggie Beever-Jones, Rebecca Spencer, Lexi Potter, Wieke Kaptein.

    MAN Manchester United (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    91 Phallon Tullis-Joyce (GK)
    17 Dominique Janssen
    4 Maya Le Tissier
    5 Hanna Lundkvist
    14 Jayde Riviere
    16 Lisa Naalsund
    10 Elisabeth Terland
    18 Julia Zigiotti Olme
    19 Ellen Wangerheim
    9 Melvine Malard
    8 Jess Park
    Manchester United Substitutes:
    Fridolina Rolfö, Gabby George, Millie Turner, Layla Drury, Jessica Anderson, Simi Awujo, Lea Schüller, Kayla Rendell, Safia Middleton-Patel.

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