Birmingham City vs Charlton Athletic, 2026-27 English Women's Super League

· English Women's Super League

68': Wilma Leidhammar

FT
1 - 0

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Birmingham City are hosting Charlton Athletic at St. Andrew's Stadium, Birmingham, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English Women's Super League.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
3': Offside, Birmingham City Women. Lily Crosthwaite is caught offside.
4': Corner, Charlton Athletic Women. Conceded by Asato Miyagawa.
6': Marie Levasseur (Birmingham City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Foul by Leah Davidson (Charlton Athletic Women).
6': Offside, Birmingham City Women. Lily Crosthwaite is caught offside.
7': Foul by Jodie Hutton (Charlton Athletic Women).
7': Rebecca McKenna (Birmingham City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9': Corner, Birmingham City Women. Conceded by Elisha N'Dow.
10': Attempt saved. Shannon Cooke (Birmingham City Women) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Sophie Whitehouse (Charlton Athletic Women). Assisted by Océane Hurtré with a cross.
14': Attempt saved. Océane Hurtré (Birmingham City Women) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Sophie Whitehouse (Charlton Athletic Women).
15': Attempt blocked. Lily Crosthwaite (Birmingham City Women) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rebecca McKenna.
17': Attempt missed. Marie Levasseur (Birmingham City Women) header from a difficult angle on the right misses to the right. Assisted by Océane Hurtré.
18': Attempt missed. Jodie Hutton (Charlton Athletic Women) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ashleigh Neville with a cross.
20': Attempt missed. Ellie Mason (Charlton Athletic Women) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Leah Davidson.
23': Corner, Birmingham City Women. Conceded by Ashleigh Neville.
24': Elisha N'Dow (Charlton Athletic Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
24': Foul by Lily Crosthwaite (Birmingham City Women).
26': Lisa Naalsund (Birmingham City Women) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Lily Crosthwaite.
28': Attempt blocked. Océane Hurtré (Birmingham City Women) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lisa Naalsund.
28': Corner, Birmingham City Women. Conceded by Ellie Mason.
28': Katie Lockwood (Charlton Athletic Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28': Foul by Neve Herron (Birmingham City Women).
29': Corner, Charlton Athletic Women. Conceded by Rebecca McKenna.
30': Attempt missed. Elisha N'Dow (Charlton Athletic Women) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Emily van Egmond with a cross following a corner.
31': Corner, Birmingham City Women. Conceded by Kiera Skeels.
32': Attempt missed. Shannon Cooke (Birmingham City Women) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Océane Hurtré with a cross following a corner.
33': Kiera Skeels (Charlton Athletic Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33': Foul by Lily Crosthwaite (Birmingham City Women).
35': Attempt missed. Lee Geum-Min (Birmingham City Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Océane Hurtré with a cross.
36': Attempt missed. Lee Geum-Min (Birmingham City Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Rebecca McKenna.
39': Jodie Hutton (Charlton Athletic Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
39': Foul by Neve Herron (Birmingham City Women).
39': Foul by Katie Lockwood (Charlton Athletic Women).
39': Sophie Baggaley (Birmingham City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Attempt missed. Océane Hurtré (Birmingham City Women) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Millie Turner.
42': Corner, Birmingham City Women. Conceded by Ashleigh Neville.
43': Kiera Skeels (Charlton Athletic Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Foul by Lily Crosthwaite (Birmingham City Women).
44': Foul by Elisha N'Dow (Charlton Athletic Women).
44': Océane Hurtré (Birmingham City Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
45'+2': First Half ends, Birmingham City Women 0, Charlton Athletic Women 0.
45': Second Half begins Birmingham City Women 0, Charlton Athletic Women 0.
45': Substitution, Birmingham City Women. Wilma Leidhammar replaces Shannon Cooke.
46': Foul by Cassandra Korhonen (Charlton Athletic Women).
46': Lee Geum-Min (Birmingham City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
47': Leah Davidson (Charlton Athletic Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
47': Foul by Asato Miyagawa (Birmingham City Women).
47': Asato Miyagawa (Birmingham City Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
48': Corner, Charlton Athletic Women. Conceded by Rebecca McKenna.
48': Attempt blocked. Keira Flannery (Charlton Athletic Women) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
49': Corner, Charlton Athletic Women. Conceded by Millie Turner.
49': Attempt saved. Ashleigh Neville (Charlton Athletic Women) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner by Sophie Baggaley (Birmingham City Women). Assisted by Jodie Hutton with a cross.
51': Corner, Charlton Athletic Women. Conceded by Marie Levasseur.
52': Attempt saved. Leah Davidson (Charlton Athletic Women) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Sophie Baggaley (Birmingham City Women). Assisted by Jodie Hutton with a cross.
52': Attempt missed. Elisha N'Dow (Charlton Athletic Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high following a corner.
53': Attempt missed. Lily Crosthwaite (Birmingham City Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Océane Hurtré with a cross.
55': Corner, Birmingham City Women. Conceded by Sophie Whitehouse.
56': Attempt missed. Océane Hurtré (Birmingham City Women) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Lisa Naalsund following a corner.
60': Attempt missed. Lily Crosthwaite (Birmingham City Women) right footed shot from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Océane Hurtré with a cross.
61': Attempt missed. Océane Hurtré (Birmingham City Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Rebecca McKenna.
62': Substitution, Charlton Athletic Women. Gillian Kenney replaces Emily van Egmond.
62': Substitution, Charlton Athletic Women. Lucy Fitzgerald replaces Cassandra Korhonen.
62': Foul by Jodie Hutton (Charlton Athletic Women).
62': Rebecca McKenna (Birmingham City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64': Substitution, Birmingham City Women. Suzu Amano replaces Lee Geum-Min.
66': Attempt saved. Jodie Hutton (Charlton Athletic Women) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Sophie Baggaley (Birmingham City Women).
68': Goal! Birmingham City Women 1, Charlton Athletic Women 0. Wilma Leidhammar (Birmingham City Women) right footed shot from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Lily Crosthwaite with a cross.
69': Handball by Rebecca McKenna (Birmingham City Women).
71': Substitution, Charlton Athletic Women. Lucia Lobato replaces Katie Lockwood.
72': Lucy Fitzgerald (Charlton Athletic Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
72': Foul by Marie Levasseur (Birmingham City Women).
75': Attempt missed. Océane Hurtré (Birmingham City Women) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
76': Attempt missed. Neve Herron (Birmingham City Women) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
80': Kiera Skeels (Charlton Athletic Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80': Foul by Wilma Leidhammar (Birmingham City Women).
80': Delay in match because of an injury Elisha N'Dow (Charlton Athletic Women).
82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
82': Substitution, Charlton Athletic Women. Lorena Azzaro replaces Elisha N'Dow because of an injury.
84': Foul by Gillian Kenney (Charlton Athletic Women).
84': Neve Herron (Birmingham City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Attempt saved. Suzu Amano (Birmingham City Women) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner by Sophie Whitehouse (Charlton Athletic Women). Assisted by Océane Hurtré with a headed pass.
85': Foul by Ashleigh Neville (Charlton Athletic Women).
85': Wilma Leidhammar (Birmingham City Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
86': Attempt missed. Lisa Naalsund (Birmingham City Women) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a set piece situation.
88': Corner, Birmingham City Women. Conceded by Gillian Kenney.
90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
90'+3': Attempt saved. Lily Crosthwaite (Birmingham City Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Sophie Whitehouse (Charlton Athletic Women). Assisted by Océane Hurtré.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Birmingham City Women 1, Charlton Athletic Women 0.
0': Match ends, Birmingham City Women 1, Charlton Athletic Women 0.

Statistics

CHA		BIR
8	Fouls	9
0	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	2
5	Corner Kicks	7
4	Saves	3
39.7	Possession	60.3
8	SHOTS	20
3	ON GOAL	5
0.4	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
190	Accurate Passes	360
304	Passes	461
0.6	Pass Completion %	0.8
6	Accurate Crosses	6
18	Crosses	29
0.3	Cross %	0.2
68	Long Balls	61
22	Accurate Long Balls	28
0.3	Long Balls %	0.5
1	Blocked Shots	2
10	Effective Tackles	12
24	Tackles	23
0.4	Tackle %	0.5
14	Interceptions	12
32	Effective Clearances	23
32	Clearances	23

Game Information

Competition: English Women's Super League

Venue: St. Andrew's Stadium
Location: Birmingham, England

Women's Super League Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Manchester City	9	+17	25
2	Chelsea	9	+23	23
3	London City Lionesses	9	+13	19
4	Tottenham Hotspur	9	+7	16

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Birmingham City (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
23	Sophie Baggaley (GK)
21	Millie Turner
6	Shannon Cooke
30	Neve Herron
3	Marie Levasseur
18	Rebecca McKenna
8	Lisa Naalsund
26	Asato Miyagawa
7	Lee Geum-Min
22	Oceane Hurtre
16	Lily Crosthwaite

Birmingham City Substitutes:

Wilma Leidhammar, Suzu Amano, Katie Startup, Chelsea Cornet, Veatriki Sarri, Rebecca Holloway, Jade Rastocle, Martha Harris, Lucy Thomas.

Charlton Athletic (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Sophie Whitehouse (GK)
17	Kiera Skeels
5	Elisha N'Dow
2	Ellie Mason
29	Ashleigh Neville
14	Keira Flannery
22	Emily van Egmond
12	Jodie Hutton
16	Cassandra Korhonen
6	Leah Davidson
15	Katie Lockwood

Charlton Athletic Substitutes:

Gillian Kenney, Lizzie Waldie, Leighanne Robe, Lorena Azzaro, Anna Pedersen, Carla Humphrey, Lucia Lobato, Lucy Fitzgerald, Anna Koivunen.

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