Liverpool recovers a 0-1 deficit to beat Chelsea 2-1 with K. Stengel scoring a double. HIGHLIGHTS

BIRKENHEAD. Liverpool managed to find the solution against Chelsea to win 2-1. K. Stengel was the key player for his team after scoring 2 goals.

By
David Brown
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Liverpool recovers a 0-1 deficit to beat Chelsea 2-1 with K. Stengel scoring a double. HIGHLIGHTS

BIRKENHEAD. Liverpool managed to find the solution against Chelsea to win 2-1. K. Stengel was the key player for his team after scoring 2 goals. It was Chelsea to strike first with an early goal of F. Kirby at the 3′. Then it was a penalty in the 67′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, K. Stengel gave the win to Liverpool in the 87′ minute with a penalty scoring a double. Chelsea was unquestionably superior in terms of ball possession (64%).​

The match was played at the Prenton Park stadium in Birkenhead on Sunday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Emily Heaslip. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 15.2 degrees Celsius or 59.29 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Liverpool W

2 - 1

Team 1

Chelsea W

  • ! 36 Ball Possession 64
Shots
  • 4 Total 6
  • 2 On Target 2
  • 2 Off Target 4
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 31 Attack 91
  • 14 Dangerous attack 39
  • 91 Ball safe 113
  • 2 Penalties 1
  • 0 Corners 4
Fouls
  • 2 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 6 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Chelsea had a strong ball possession 64% while Liverpool was struggling with a 36% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Chelsea was more pushing with 39 dangerous attacks and 6 shots of which 2 were on target. Still, Liverpool succeeded in find the solution to win this match.​

Liverpool shot 4 times, 2 on target, 2 off target. On the opposite side, Chelsea shot 6 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Liverpool received 2 yellow cards (C. Holland and M. Campbell). Talking about the opposition, Chelsea didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

3'
F. Kirby(penalty)
C. Holland- Yellow
18'
57'
67'
69'
Eve Perisset- sub ->M. Bright
70'
Johanna Rytting Kaneryd- sub ->G. Reiten
Y. Daniëls- sub ->M. Lawley
72'
72'
Rhiannon Roberts- sub ->E. Koivisto
72'
80'
J. Čanković- sub ->S. Ingle
85'
87'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Chelsea W
58
22
Manchester United W
56
22
Arsenal W
47
22
Manchester City W
47
22
Aston Villa W
37
22
Everton W
30
22
Liverpool W
23
22
West Ham W
21
22
Tottenham W
18
22
Leicester W
16
22
Brighton W
16
22
Reading W
11
22

After playing this match, Liverpool has 3 points to occupy the 4th place in the standings. Regarding the opposition, Chelsea stays with 0 points (8th).

Next matches

In the next match in the Women’s Super League, Liverpool will host Manchester United W on the 28th of May with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of Manchester United W (0 draws).

Chelsea will play away agasint Reading W on the 28th of May with a 6-1 head to head record in favor of Chelsea (2 draws).

Liverpool – Formation

Liverpool W
G
R. Laws 1.England
D
G. Flaherty 25.England
D
N. Fahey 5.Republic of Ireland
D
C. Holland 18.Wales
18'
M
E. Koivisto 2.Finland
72'
M
T. Hinds 12.England
M
M. Kearns 7.England
72'
F
J. Matthews 6.England
F
M. Lawley 11.England
72'
F
K. Stengel 24.United States
Goals67', 87'
F
L. Kiernan 9.Republic of Ireland
57'
Substitutes
Hannah Silcock 34.England
G
Faye Kirby 22.England
G
Eartha Cumings 21.Scotland
D
Leigh-Anne Robe 3.England
D
Megan Campbell 28.Republic of Ireland
57' 90'
D
Rhiannon Roberts 4.Wales
72'
M
R. Furness 10.Northern Ireland
72'
F
Y. Daniëls 20.Belgium
72'
F
Carla Humphrey 17.England

The manager Matt Beard decided to play with the following team: R. Laws, G. Flaherty, N. Fahey, E. Koivisto, J. Matthews, T. Hinds, C. Holland, M. Kearns, M. Lawley, K. Stengel and L. Kiernan.

The home team had on the bench: F. Kirby, E. Cumings, H. Silcock, L. Robe, Y. Daniëls, M. Campbell, R. Furness, C. Humphrey and R. Roberts.

Substitutions

Liverpool made 4 changes: L. Kiernan for M. Campbell (57′), M. Lawley for Y. Daniëls (72′), M. Kearns for R. Furness (72′) and E. Koivisto for R. Roberts (72′).

Chelsea – Formation

Chelsea W
G
Zecira Musovic 1.Sweden
D
Magdalena Ericsson 16.Sweden
D
M. Bright 4.England
69'
D
Kadeisha Buchanan 26.Canada
M
Lauren James 10.England
85'
M
S. Ingle 5.Wales
80'
F
Niamh Louise Charles 21.England
F
Pernille Mosegaard-Harder 23.Denmark
F
G. Reiten 11.Norway
70'
F
E. Cuthbert 22.Scotland
F
S. Kerr 20.Australia
F
F. Kirby 14.England
Goals3'
Substitutes
G
A. Berger 30.Germany
D
Eve Perisset 15.France
69'
D
Jessica Carter 7.England
M
J. Čanković 28.Serbia
80'
M
Johanna Rytting Kaneryd 19.Sweden
70'
M
Maren Mjelde 18.Norway
F
Kateřina Svitková 13.Czech Republic
F
B. England 9.England
85'

Emma Hayes played with: Z. Mušović, M. Eriksson, M. Bright, K. Buchanan, N. Charles, P. Harder, G. Reiten, E. Cuthbert, S. Kerr, F. Kirby and L. James, S. Ingle.

The following players were sitting on the bench: J. Čanković, È. Périsset, A. Berger, K. Svitková, J. Rytting Kaneryd, M. Mjelde, B. England and J. Carter.

Substitutions

Chelsea made 4 changes: M. Bright for È. Périsset (69′), G. Reiten for J. Rytting Kaneryd (70′), S. Ingle for J. Čanković (80′) and L. James for B. England (85′).

Results of the day

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