KINGSTON UPON THAMES. Manchester City beats Chelsea 1-0 after K. Shaw scored just 1 goal (14′). Chelsea lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the Kingsmeadow stadium in Kingston upon Thames on Friday and it started at 7:15 pm local time. The referee was Abigail Byrne. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 10.78 degrees Celsius or 51.4 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 79%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Chelsea was in firm control of the ball 60% while Manchester City was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Chelsea was more pushing with 11 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 6 were on target. Even so, Manchester City managed to find the solution to win this contest.​

Chelsea shot 17 times, 6 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Manchester City shot 12 times, 5 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Chelsea received 2 yellow cards (Lauren James and Erin Cuthbert). On the opposite side, Manchester City received 1 yellow card (Chloe Kelly).

Standings

After this encounter, Chelsea stays with 34 points like Manchester City W to hold in the 1st place. Talking about the opposition, Manchester City will has 34 points like Chelsea W to hold in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Women’s Super League, Chelsea will play away with Leicester W on the 3rd of March with a 5-0 head to head in favor of Chelsea (0 draws).

Manchester City will host Everton W on the 3rd of March with a 13-0 head to head in favor of Manchester City (0 draws).

Chelsea – Formation

Chelsea started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Emma Hayes decided to play with the following team: Hannah Hampton (7.5), Ashley Lawrence (6.4), Jess Carter (7.3), Nathalie Bjorn (7.0), Niamh Charles (8.1), Francesca Kirby (7.1), Melanie Leupolz (6.8), Erin Cuthbert (7.3), Guro Reiten (7.0), Lauren James (7.3) and Mayra Ramírez (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Zećira Mušović, Sophie Ingle, Sjoeke Nüsken (7.0), Ève Périsset, Maren Mjelde, Johanna Rytting Kaneryd (7.0), Kadeisha Buchanan, Jelena Čanković (7.1) and Aggie Beever-Jones (6.7).

Substitutions

Chelsea made 4 changes: Melanie Leupolz for Jelena Čanković (79′), Guro Reiten for Aggie Beever-Jones (63′), Francesca Kirby for Johanna Rytting Kaneryd (63′) and Ashley Lawrence for Sjoeke Nüsken (72′).

Player of the match: Niamh Charles​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Chelsea was Niamh Charles.

His rating is 8.1 with 52 passes (75% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 8 duels out of 8. He performed 4 crosses.

Manchester City – Formation

Manchester City started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Gareth Taylor played with: Khiara Keating (8.5), Kerstin Yasmijn Casparij (7.3), Laia Aleixandri (7.9), Alex Greenwood (7.8), Leila Ouahabi (6.8), Yui Hasegawa (7.0), Laura Coombs (6.6), Chloe Kelly (6.7), Jessica Park (7.5), Lauren Hemp (7.1) and Khadija Shaw (7.5).

These were the players on the bench: Demi Stokes, Mary Fowler (6.4), Filippa Angeldahl (6.6), Esme Morgan, Laura Blindkilde, Sandy MacIver, Ruby Mace and Alanna Kennedy (6.8).

Manchester City could not rely on the presence of Alanna Kennedy (injured).

Substitutions

Manchester City made 4 changes: Chloe Kelly for Filippa Angeldahl (79′), Laura Coombs for Demi Stokes (90′), Jessica Park for Mary Fowler (90′) and Laia Aleixandri for Alanna Kennedy (90′).

Player of the match: Khiara Keating​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Manchester City was the goalkeeper: Khiara Keating. His rating is 8.47. He performed 6 saves.

Results of the day

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

• Chelsea – Manchester City – 0-1