London City Lionesses vs West Ham United, 2025-26 English Women's Super League
· English Women's Super LeagueLondon City Lionesses hand West Ham sixth successive WSL loss
A mistake from West Ham goalkeeper Kinga Szemik handed London City Lionesses a 1-0 win at Bromley as the Irons slumped to a sixth successive WSL defeat.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Delay in match because of an injury Saki Kumagai (London City Lionesses).
- 3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 4': Foul by Yu Endo (West Ham United Women).
- 4': Nikita Parris (London City Lionesses) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Attempt missed. Freya Godfrey (London City Lionesses) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Grace Geyoro.
- 12': Elena Linari (London City Lionesses) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Foul by Shekiera Martinez (West Ham United Women).
- 14': Attempt blocked. Riko Ueki (West Ham United Women) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Katrina Gorry.
- 14': Corner, West Ham United Women. Conceded by Elena Linari.
- 16': Corner, London City Lionesses. Conceded by Amber Tysiak.
- 19': Elena Linari (London City Lionesses) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by Katrina Gorry (West Ham United Women).
- 20': Foul by Viviane Asseyi (West Ham United Women).
- 20': Freya Godfrey (London City Lionesses) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 21': Viviane Asseyi (West Ham United Women) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Anouk Denton.
- 22': Foul by Nikita Parris (London City Lionesses).
- 22': Yu Endo (West Ham United Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 22': Foul by Riko Ueki (West Ham United Women).
- 22': Saki Kumagai (London City Lionesses) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Attempt missed. Nikita Parris (London City Lionesses) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Saki Kumagai.
- 26': Attempt blocked. Nikita Parris (London City Lionesses) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kosovare Asllani with a cross.
- 26': Corner, London City Lionesses. Conceded by Yu Endo.
- 26': Attempt missed. Nikita Parris (London City Lionesses) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kosovare Asllani with a cross following a corner.
- 26': Foul by Katrina Gorry (West Ham United Women).
- 26': Freya Godfrey (London City Lionesses) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 26': Katrina Gorry (West Ham United Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Grace Geyoro (London City Lionesses) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kosovare Asllani.
- 32': Foul by Nikita Parris (London City Lionesses).
- 32': Oona Siren (West Ham United Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Foul by Jana Fernández (London City Lionesses).
- 33': Viviane Asseyi (West Ham United Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 34': Attempt saved. Amber Tysiak (West Ham United Women) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Elene Lete (London City Lionesses). Assisted by Viviane Asseyi with a cross.
- 34': Foul by Ffion Morgan (West Ham United Women).
- 34': Rofiat Imuran (London City Lionesses) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Elena Linari (London City Lionesses) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Foul by Riko Ueki (West Ham United Women).
- 37': Attempt blocked. Katrina Gorry (West Ham United Women) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Anouk Denton.
- 37': Corner, West Ham United Women. Conceded by Rofiat Imuran.
- 38': Attempt missed. Riko Ueki (West Ham United Women) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Viviane Asseyi with a cross following a corner.
- 39': Elena Linari (London City Lionesses) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Viviane Asseyi (West Ham United Women).
- 40': Corner, London City Lionesses. Conceded by Ffion Morgan.
- 40': Attempt blocked. Isobel Goodwin (London City Lionesses) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kosovare Asllani with a cross.
- 40': Attempt missed. Saki Kumagai (London City Lionesses) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is just a bit too high following a corner.
- 41': Attempt missed. Freya Godfrey (London City Lionesses) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Kosovare Asllani following a fast break.
- 43': Offside, London City Lionesses. Nikita Parris is caught offside.
- 44': Attempt missed. Kosovare Asllani (London City Lionesses) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Grace Geyoro following a fast break.
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Corner, West Ham United Women. Conceded by Rofiat Imuran.
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. Shekiera Martinez (West Ham United Women) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Viviane Asseyi with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+2': Offside, West Ham United Women. Shelina Zadorsky is caught offside.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, London City Lionesses 0, West Ham United Women 0.
- 45': Second Half begins London City Lionesses 0, West Ham United Women 0.
- 48': Elena Linari (London City Lionesses) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Foul by Riko Ueki (West Ham United Women).
- 50': Offside, London City Lionesses. Kosovare Asllani is caught offside.
- 52': Foul by Grace Geyoro (London City Lionesses).
- 52': Riko Ueki (West Ham United Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 53': Substitution, West Ham United Women. Seraina Piubel replaces Ffion Morgan.
- 55': Attempt missed. Isobel Goodwin (London City Lionesses) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jana Fernández with a cross.
- 56': Offside, London City Lionesses. Rofiat Imuran is caught offside.
- 56': Substitution, London City Lionesses. Lucía Corrales replaces Freya Godfrey.
- 57': Corner, West Ham United Women. Conceded by Elena Linari.
- 60': Corner, London City Lionesses. Conceded by Katrina Gorry.
- 62': Attempt blocked. Seraina Piubel (West Ham United Women) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 62': Corner, West Ham United Women. Conceded by Rofiat Imuran.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Shelina Zadorsky (West Ham United Women) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Viviane Asseyi with a cross.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Shekiera Martinez (West Ham United Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 63': Foul by Lucía Corrales (London City Lionesses).
- 63': Viviane Asseyi (West Ham United Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 64': Attempt blocked. Oona Siren (West Ham United Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 64': Attempt saved. Shekiera Martinez (West Ham United Women) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner by Elene Lete (London City Lionesses). Assisted by Seraina Piubel.
- 64': Corner, West Ham United Women. Conceded by Elene Lete.
- 66': Substitution, London City Lionesses. Alanna Kennedy replaces Saki Kumagai.
- 66': Substitution, London City Lionesses. Sanni Franssi replaces Rofiat Imuran.
- 68': Goal! London City Lionesses 1, West Ham United Women 0. Kosovare Asllani (London City Lionesses) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 70': Attempt saved. Isobel Goodwin (London City Lionesses) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Kinga Szemik (West Ham United Women). Assisted by Lucía Corrales.
- 71': Attempt blocked. Sanni Franssi (London City Lionesses) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nikita Parris.
- 71': Corner, London City Lionesses. Conceded by Oona Siren.
- 72': Attempt missed. Wassa Sangaré (London City Lionesses) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kosovare Asllani with a cross following a corner.
- 72': Substitution, West Ham United Women. Manuela Paví replaces Riko Ueki.
- 72': Substitution, West Ham United Women. Leila Wandeler replaces Shekiera Martinez.
- 74': Foul by Alanna Kennedy (London City Lionesses).
- 74': Katrina Gorry (West Ham United Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Foul by Grace Geyoro (London City Lionesses).
- 76': Manuela Paví (West Ham United Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 80': Attempt blocked. Nikita Parris (London City Lionesses) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Kosovare Asllani.
- 80': Corner, London City Lionesses. Conceded by Amber Tysiak.
- 80': Substitution, London City Lionesses. Katie Zelem replaces Grace Geyoro.
- 80': Substitution, London City Lionesses. Julia Roddar replaces Kosovare Asllani.
- 82': Attempt saved. Sanni Franssi (London City Lionesses) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal by Kinga Szemik (West Ham United Women).
- 86': Foul by Elena Linari (London City Lionesses).
- 86': Viviane Asseyi (West Ham United Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 86': Corner, West Ham United Women. Conceded by Jana Fernández.
- 88': Foul by Oona Siren (West Ham United Women).
- 88': Nikita Parris (London City Lionesses) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 89': Anouk Denton (West Ham United Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Foul by Isobel Goodwin (London City Lionesses).
- 90': Attempt saved. Katrina Gorry (West Ham United Women) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Elene Lete (London City Lionesses).
- 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Foul by Viviane Asseyi (West Ham United Women).
- 90'+1': Jana Fernández (London City Lionesses) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Offside, West Ham United Women. Viviane Asseyi is caught offside.
- 90'+3': Corner, London City Lionesses. Conceded by Yu Endo.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, London City Lionesses 1, West Ham United Women 0.
- 0': Match ends, London City Lionesses 1, West Ham United Women 0.
Statistics
 WHU |
LCL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 9 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 3 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 2 | Saves | 3 |
| 41.6 | Possession | 58.4 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 245 | Accurate Passes | 395 |
| 327 | Passes | 464 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 9 |
| 17 | Crosses | 21 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 50 | Long Balls | 48 |
| 26 | Accurate Long Balls | 21 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 15 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 24 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 20 | Effective Clearances | 15 |
| 20 | Clearances | 15 |
Game Information
Competition: English Women's Super League
Venue: Copperjax Community Stadium
Location: Bromley, England
Attendance: 1,872
Venue: Copperjax Community Stadium
Location: Bromley, England
Attendance: 1,872
Women's Super League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chelsea | 6 | +9 | 16 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 6 | +9 | 15 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 6 | +13 | 14 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 6 | 0 | 12 |
Line-Ups
London City Lionesses (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 77 | Elene Lete (GK) |
| 13 | Elena Linari |
| 26 | Wassa Sangaré |
| 25 | Rofiat Imuran |
| 2 | Jana Fernández |
| 88 | Grace Geyoro |
| 8 | Saki Kumagai |
| 17 | Nikita Parris |
| 14 | Freya Godfrey |
| 9 | Kosovare Asllani |
| 23 | Isobel Goodwin |
West Ham United (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kinga Szemik (GK) |
| 14 | Shelina Zadorsky |
| 5 | Amber Tysiak |
| 18 | Anouk Denton |
| 2 | Yu Endo |
| 9 | Riko Ueki |
| 22 | Katrina Gorry  |
| 4 | Oona Siren |
| 19 | Shekiera Martinez |
| 20 | Viviane Asseyi |
| 23 | Ffion Morgan |
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