Chelsea crushes Birmingham 5-0 with a superb match

Chelsea crushes Birmingham 5-0 with goals of

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Chelsea crushes Birmingham 5-0 with a superb match

Chelsea crushes Birmingham 5-0 with goals of F. Kirby (4′), S. Kerr (18′), S. Kerr (29′), S. Kerr (44′) and F. Kirby (75′). Chelsea was much superior in terms of ball possession (66%) was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Elizabeth Simms.

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Chelsea W

5 - 0

Team 1

Birmingham W

  • ! 66 Ball Possession 34
Shots
  • 20 Total 3
  • 12 On Target 2
  • 8 Off Target 1
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 116 Attack 44
  • 65 Dangerous attack 12
  • 89 Ball safe 88
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 3
Fouls
  • 1 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Chelsea had a superior ball possession 66% while Birmingham was struggling with a 34% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Chelsea was has a more offensive attitude with 65 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 12 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Chelsea won the match​.

Chelsea shot 20 times, 12 on target, 8 off target. Regarding the opposition, Birmingham shot 3 times, 2 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Chelsea received 1 yellow card (M. Bright). Regarding the opposition, Birmingham received 1 yellow card (G. Lawley).

Match Timeline

F. Kirby(goal)
4'
S. Kerr(goal)J. Fleming
18'
S. Kerr(goal)
29'
S. Kerr(goal)
44'
46'
Lucy Whipp- sub ->L. Robertson
62'
Gemma Lawley- sub ->C. Sandvej
63'
Gemma Lawley- Yellow
Lauren James- sub ->J. Fleming
67'
F. Kirby(goal)S. Kerr
75'
75'
Emily Whelan- sub ->J. Pennock
75'
Jonna Andersson- sub ->G. Reiten
78'
78'
M. Bright- Yellow
84'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Chelsea W
56
22
Arsenal W
55
22
Manchester City W
47
22
Manchester United W
42
22
Tottenham W
32
22
West Ham W
27
22
Brighton W
26
22
Reading W
25
22
Aston Villa W
21
22
Everton W
20
22
Leicester W
13
22
Leicester City W
3
2
    Birmingham W
    11
    22

    Next matches

    In the next match in the Women’s Super League, Chelsea will play away with Reading W on the 11th of December with a 5-0 head to head stats in favor of Chelsea (2 draws).

    Birmingham will host Manchester City W on the 12th of December with a 7-1 head to head in favor of Manchester City W (0 draws).

    Chelsea – Formation

    Chelsea W
    G
    A. Berger 30.Germany
    D
    Magdalena Ericsson 16.Sweden
    D
    M. Bright 4.England
    84'
    D
    Jessica Carter 7.England
    M
    Jessie Fleming 17.Canada
    67'
    M
    Drew Spence 24.Jamaica
    M
    Melanie Leupolz 8.Germany
    F
    E. Cuthbert 22.Scotland
    F
    S. Kerr 20.Australia
    Goals18', 29', 44'
    F
    F. Kirby 14.England
    78' Goals4', 75'
    F
    G. Reiten 11.Norway
    78'
    Substitutes
    G
    Zecira Musovic 1.Sweden
    D
    J. Andersson 25.Sweden
    78'
    D
    J. Fox 29.England
    M
    S. Ji 10.Korea Republic
    M
    Lauren James 19.England
    67'
    M
    Maren Mjelde 18.Norway
    M
    S. Ingle 5.Wales
    F
    B. England 9.England
    78'
    F
    Niamh Louise Charles 21.England

    The manager Emma Hayes decided to play with the following team: A. Berger, M. Eriksson, M. Bright, J. Carter, D. Spence, M. Leupolz, G. Reiten, E. Cuthbert, J. Fleming, S. Kerr and F. Kirby.

    The home team had on the bench: J. Andersson, J. Fox, Ji So-Yun, B. England, N. Charles, L. James, M. Mjelde, S. Ingle and Z. Mušović.

    Substitutions

    Chelsea made 3 changes: J. Fleming for L. James (67′), F. Kirby for B. England (78′) and G. Reiten for J. Andersson (78′).

    Birmingham – Formation

    Birmingham W
    G
    M. Hourihan 1.England
    D
    C. Sandvej 2.Denmark
    62'
    D
    L. Quinn 4.Republic of Ireland
    D
    H. Scott 3.Republic of Ireland
    D
    L. Robertson 8.Scotland
    46'
    D
    Rebecca Holloway 25.Ireland
    M
    C. Murray 10.Scotland
    M
    J. Pennock 11.England
    75'
    F
    S. Ewens 9.Scotland
    75'
    F
    L. Quinn 17.England
    F
    L. Smith 12.England
    Substitutes
    G
    E. Ramsey 21.England
    G
    G. Lawley 30.England
    62' 63'
    D
    A. Cowie 32.England
    D
    J. Finn 14.Republic of Ireland
    M
    L. Simkin 6.England
    F
    L. Whipp 19.England
    46'
    F
    E. Whelan 23.Republic of Ireland
    75'
    F
    V. Sarri 7.Greece
    75'
    F
    E. Doyle 22.Republic of Ireland

    Scott Booth played with: M. Hourihan, C. Sandvej, Louise Quinn, H. Scott, L. Robertson, C. Murray, R. Holloway, J. Pennock, S. Ewens, Lucy Quinn and L. Smith.

    They had on the bench: L. Whipp, E. Whelan, V. Sarri, E. Ryan-Doyle, L. Simkin, E. Ramsey, A. Cowie, J. Finn and G. Lawley.

    Substitutions

    Birmingham made 4 changes: L. Robertson for L. Whipp (46′), C. Sandvej for G. Lawley (62′), J. Pennock for E. Whelan (75′) and S. Ewens for V. Sarri (75′).

    Results of the day

    These are the results of the day in the Women’s Super League.​