London City Lionesses vs Everton, 2026-27 English Women's Super League

· English Women's Super League
London City Lionesses
  • 24': Delphine Cascarino
  • 35': Freya Godfrey
FT
2 - 1
Everton
  • 71': Hannah Cain

London City Lionesses survive late Everton rally to stay in touch at top of WSL

London City Lionesses kept themselves in touch at the top of the Women's Super League with a 2-1 win over Everton at the Copperjax Community Stadium.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Attempt missed. Daniela Arques (London City Lionesses) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 11': Offside, London City Lionesses. Kadidiatou Diani is caught offside.
  • 15': Attempt missed. Daniëlle van de Donk (London City Lionesses) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 16': Attempt blocked. Freya Godfrey (London City Lionesses) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Delphine Cascarino.
  • 16': Corner, London City Lionesses. Conceded by Ruby Mace.
  • 16': Yuka Momiki (Everton Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Foul by Daniela Arques (London City Lionesses).
  • 18': Foul by Rosa van Gool (Everton Women).
  • 18': Lucía Corrales (London City Lionesses) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Offside, London City Lionesses. Daniëlle van de Donk is caught offside.
  • 24': Goal! London City Lionesses 1, Everton Women 0. Delphine Cascarino (London City Lionesses) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Daniëlle van de Donk.
  • 28': Maz Pacheco (Everton Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 28': Foul by Jana Fernández (London City Lionesses).
  • 29': Attempt saved. Freya Godfrey (London City Lionesses) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Courtney Brosnan (Everton Women). Assisted by Kadidiatou Diani with a cross.
  • 32': Corner, London City Lionesses. Conceded by Naomi Layzell.
  • 35': Goal! London City Lionesses 2, Everton Women 0. Freya Godfrey (London City Lionesses) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Grace Geyoro.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Delphine Cascarino (London City Lionesses) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Elena Linari.
  • 42': Attempt blocked. Holly McNamara (Everton Women) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yuka Momiki.
  • 42': Corner, Everton Women. Conceded by Elena Linari.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Rion Ishikawa (Everton Women) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Yuka Momiki with a cross following a corner.
  • 43': Substitution, London City Lionesses. Janni Thomsen replaces Lucía Corrales because of an injury.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Kadidiatou Diani (London City Lionesses) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Delphine Cascarino.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, London City Lionesses 2, Everton Women 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins London City Lionesses 2, Everton Women 0.
  • 48': Offside, Everton Women. Holly McNamara is caught offside.
  • 49': Attempt saved. Janni Thomsen (London City Lionesses) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Courtney Brosnan (Everton Women). Assisted by Freya Godfrey.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Holly McNamara (Everton Women) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Yuka Momiki.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Kadidiatou Diani (London City Lionesses) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jana Fernández with a cross.
  • 57': Offside, London City Lionesses. Kadidiatou Diani is caught offside.
  • 58': Offside, London City Lionesses. Freya Godfrey is caught offside.
  • 60': Holly McNamara (Everton Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Foul by Elena Linari (London City Lionesses).
  • 62': Offside, London City Lionesses. Delphine Cascarino is caught offside.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Daniëlle van de Donk (London City Lionesses) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 63': Substitution, London City Lionesses. Nicole Anyomi replaces Freya Godfrey.
  • 64': Substitution, London City Lionesses. Alexia Putellas replaces Delphine Cascarino.
  • 64': Substitution, Everton Women. Hannah Cain replaces Ornella Vignola.
  • 64': Substitution, Everton Women. Noémie Mouchon replaces Rosa van Gool.
  • 64': Substitution, Everton Women. Aurora Galli replaces Clare Wheeler.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Daniëlle van de Donk (London City Lionesses) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Alexia Putellas.
  • 65': Corner, Everton Women. Conceded by Elena Linari.
  • 67': Foul by Ruby Mace (Everton Women).
  • 67': Alexia Putellas (London City Lionesses) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Holly McNamara (Everton Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Foul by Isa Kardinaal (London City Lionesses).
  • 70': Maz Pacheco (Everton Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 70': Foul by Kadidiatou Diani (London City Lionesses).
  • 70': Attempt saved. Naomi Layzell (Everton Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Elene Lete (London City Lionesses). Assisted by Rion Ishikawa.
  • 71': Goal! London City Lionesses 2, Everton Women 1. Hannah Cain (Everton Women) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Holly McNamara with a cross.
  • 72': Offside, London City Lionesses. Kadidiatou Diani is caught offside.
  • 73': Naomi Layzell (Everton Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Foul by Nicole Anyomi (London City Lionesses).
  • 74': Foul by Ruby Mace (Everton Women).
  • 74': Daniela Arques (London City Lionesses) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Offside, London City Lionesses. Kadidiatou Diani is caught offside.
  • 79': Nicole Anyomi (London City Lionesses) is shown the yellow card.
  • 81': Attempt blocked. Nicole Anyomi (London City Lionesses) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Grace Geyoro.
  • 81': Corner, London City Lionesses. Conceded by Hannah Blundell.
  • 81': Attempt saved. Janni Thomsen (London City Lionesses) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the top left corner by Courtney Brosnan (Everton Women).
  • 81': Corner, London City Lionesses. Conceded by Courtney Brosnan.
  • 83': Offside, London City Lionesses. Kadidiatou Diani is caught offside.
  • 86': Foul by Noémie Mouchon (Everton Women).
  • 86': Elena Linari (London City Lionesses) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Offside, London City Lionesses. Nicole Anyomi is caught offside.
  • 87': Corner, Everton Women. Conceded by Janni Thomsen.
  • 88': Attempt saved. Naomi Layzell (Everton Women) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal by Elene Lete (London City Lionesses). Assisted by Yuka Momiki with a cross.
  • 88': Noémie Mouchon (Everton Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 88': Foul by Daniela Arques (London City Lionesses).
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Kadidiatou Diani (London City Lionesses) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Alexia Putellas.
  • 90'+2': Substitution, London City Lionesses. Nikita Parris replaces Kadidiatou Diani.
  • 90'+2': Substitution, London City Lionesses. María Pérez replaces Daniela Arques.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Ruby Mace (Everton Women).
  • 90'+3': Nikita Parris (London City Lionesses) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Alexia Putellas (London City Lionesses) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, London City Lionesses 2, Everton Women 1.
  • 0': Match ends, London City Lionesses 2, Everton Women 1.

Statistics

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5 Fouls 7
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 9
3 Corner Kicks 4
3 Saves 2
45.5 Possession 54.5
6 SHOTS 16
3 ON GOAL 5
0.5 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
353 Accurate Passes 440
450 Passes 545
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 4
13 Crosses 12
0.2 Cross % 0.3
47 Long Balls 62
19 Accurate Long Balls 25
0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
1 Blocked Shots 2
18 Effective Tackles 23
26 Tackles 27
0.7 Tackle % 0.9
16 Interceptions 12
17 Effective Clearances 5
17 Clearances 5

Game Information

Competition: English Women's Super League

Venue: RELOC8 EM Community Stadium
Location: Bromley, England
Attendance: 4,044

Women's Super League Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Manchester City 6 +11 18
2 Chelsea 6 +15 16
3 London City Lionesses 6 +11 15
4 Tottenham Hotspur 6 +4 10
Full Standings

Line-Ups

LCL London City Lionesses (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
77 Elene Lete (GK)
13 Elena Linari
4 Isa Kardinaal
7 Lucía Corrales
2 Jana Fernández
10 Daniëlle van de Donk
16 Daniela Arques
88 Grace Geyoro
14 Freya Godfrey
20 Delphine Cascarino
21 Kadidiatou Diani
London City Lionesses Substitutes:
Nikita Parris, Alexia Putellas, Rosa Kafaji, Isobel Goodwin, Janni Thomsen, María Pérez, Nicole Anyomi, Mary Earps, Aya El Bergui.

EVE Everton (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Courtney Brosnan (GK)
3 Rion Ishikawa
5 Naomi Layzell
33 Mayumi Pacheco
2 Hannah Blundell
8 Rosa van Gool
7 Clare Wheeler
30 Ruby Mace
9 Holly Mcnamara
18 Ornella Vignola
29 Yuka Momiki
Everton Substitutes:
Noémie Mouchon, Hannah Cain, Honoka Hayashi, Aurora Galli, Jutta Rantala, Hannah Silcock, Megan Finnigan, Rylee Foster.

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