LONDON. Chelsea overcame Tottenham. Chelsea took advantage of its superior ball possession (60%).
The match was played at the Brisbane Road stadium in London on Sunday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. The referee was Abigail Byrne. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 8.6 degrees Celsius or 47.55 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 64%.
Match Statistics
- 40 Ball Possession 60
Shots
- 5 Total 5
- 2 On Target 3
- 3 Off Target 2
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 81 Attack 118
- 46 Dangerous attack 60
- 82 Ball safe 88
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 6
Fouls
- 0 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Chelsea had a strong ball possession 60% while Tottenham was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Chelsea was putting more pressure with 60 dangerous attacks and 5 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Chelsea won the match.
Tottenham shot 5 times, 2 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, Chelsea shot 5 times, 3 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Tottenham didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Chelsea received 2 yellow cards (K. Buchanan and E. Cuthbert).
Match Timeline
Standings
Next matches
In the next match in the Women’s Super League, Tottenham will play away against West Ham W on the 28th of May with a 3-2 head to head record in favor of Tottenham (2 draws).
Chelsea will play away agasint Reading W on the 28th of May with a 7-1 head to head stats in favor of Chelsea (2 draws).
Tottenham – Formation
The manager Rehanne Skinner decided to play with the following team: Tinja-Riikka Korpela, Kerys Harrop, Amy Turner, Shelina Zadorsky, Molly Bartrip, Ashleigh Neville, Drew Spence, Mana Iwabuchi, Eveliina Summanen, Bethany England and Celin Ildhusøy.
The home team had on the bench: Nikola Karczewska, Angharad James, Asmita Ale, Rebecca Leigh Spencer, Rosella Ayane and Chioma Ubogagu.
Substitutions
Tottenham made 3 changes: A. Turner for Nikola Karczewska (78′), C. Bizet for Angharad James (86′) and M. Iwabuchi for Rosella Ayane (86′).
Chelsea – Formation
Emma Hayes played with: Zecira Musovic, Millie Bright, Kadiesha Buchanan, Jessica Carter, Niamh Charles, Sophie Ingle, Guro Reiten, Erin Cuthbert, Jessie Fleming, Samantha Kerr and Lauren James.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Alsu Abdullina, Melanie Leupolz, Francesca Kirby, Jelena Canković, Eve Perisset, Magdalena Ericsson, Johanna Rytting-Kaneryd, Maren Nævdal Mjelde and Ann-Katrin Berger.
Substitutions
Chelsea made 5 changes: N. Charles for Eve Perisset (60′), J. Fleming for Francesca Kirby (60′), S. Kerr for Melanie Leupolz (74′), E. Cuthbert for Jelena Canković (74′) and G. Reiten for Johanna Rytting-Kaneryd (80′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Women’s Super League.
- West Ham – Arsenal – 0-0
- Tottenham – Chelsea – 2-3
- Manchester United – Everton – 0-0
- Liverpool – Reading – 2-0