Summary

  • FT: Chelsea 3-1 Leicester

  • Catarina Macario, Aggie Beever-Jones and Erin Cuthbert score for hosts

  • Yuka Momiki lobs Hannah Hampton to pull goal back for visitors

  • FT: West Ham 1-1 Man City

  • Khadija Shaw comes off bench to break deadlock for Man City but Manuela Pavi levels late on for Hammers

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  1. Postpublished at 19:41 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March

    West Ham 0-0 Man City

    On the other side of London, it's still level.

    West Ham have just had a good chance through Seraina Piubel, but her shot was stopped by Ayaka Yamashita.

    The hosts are working hard to counter-attack where possible and sprint back to defend when required.

  2. 'Wicked deflection'published at 19:39 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March

    Chelsea 1-0 Leicester

    Emma Byrne
    Former Ireland goalkeeper on Sky Sports

    Exactly what Chelsea would have hoped for. Get an early goal and then they can relax a little bit. It takes a heavy deflection. It's a wicked deflection.

    Cat Macario free-kickImage source, Getty Images
  3. goal

    GOAL - Chelsea 1-0 Leicesterpublished at 19:38 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March

    Catarina Macario (8 mins)

    It takes a big deflection, but Chelsea take the lead.

    Catarina Macario has been a bright spark so far. She takes a free kick from around 25 yards out, it hits Julie Thibaud in the Leicester wall, Janina Leitzig gets a hand to it but she can't prevent the ball sneaking into the back of the net.

    Catarina MacarioImage source, Getty Images
  4. YELLOW CARDpublished at 19:37 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March

    Chelsea 0-0 Leicester

    Leicester's Ruby Mace goes into the book for dragging Catarina Macario to the floor.

  5. Postpublished at 19:36 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March

    Chelsea 0-0 Leicester

    Nice movement. Catarina Macaro runs forward and looks to make a chance by herself.

    It's a nice run, but her eventual shot is blocked.

    Catarina MacarioImage source, Getty Images
  6. Postpublished at 19:35 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March

    West Ham 0-0 Man City

    That's the closest Manchester City have come for a while. Lily Murphy takes a shot from the edge of the area but it's well handled by Kinga Szemik.

  7. Postpublished at 19:34 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March

    Chelsea 0-0 Leicester

    An early chance for Leicester as they send a delivery into the penalty area, but it comes to nothing as Janice Cayman can't find anyone and Catarina Macario clears.

  8. Postpublished at 19:32 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March

    West Ham 0-0 Man City

    The visitors are getting higher up the pitch, but West Ham are managing it well.

    They're not just sitting back - they're keeping their shape excellently too and proving hard to break down.

  9. KICK-OFFpublished at 19:31 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March

    Chelsea 0-0 Leicester

    We are under way at Kingsmeadow.

    Leicester are the only team who Chelsea have not beaten in the WSL under Sonia Bompastor. Will that change tonight?

    Chelsea poseImage source, Getty Images
  10. What the stats saypublished at 19:29 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March

    Chelsea v Leicester (19:30 GMT)

    • Leicester City went 1-0 ahead against Chelsea earlier this season, the first time they had led in a WSL match against the Blues in seven previous meetings (D1 L6).
    • Chelsea have won six of their seven WSL games against Leicester City, but did drop points for the first time this season in the reverse fixture back in December (1-1 draw).
    • Leicester have lost all three of their WSL midweek games (Tues/Wed/Thurs) by an aggregate score of 8-0, most recently losing 6-0 away to Chelsea in May 2023.
    • Chelsea have scored 35 goals in seven Women’s Super League games against Leicester City at an average of five goals a game; that’s the highest goals per game rate by a team against any opponent that they have faced more than five times in the WSL.
  11. Postpublished at 19:29 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March

    West Ham 0-0 Man City

    Not what City wanted. Laura Wienroither does well to break free down the right-hand side, but her cross goes straight into the hands of Kinga Szemik.

    Things just aren't quite working at the moment.

  12. Postpublished at 19:27 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March

    Chelsea v Leicester (19:30 GMT)

    Not long until we've got two games going on at the same time.

    The teams are out at Kingsmeadow.

  13. Can Man Utd push Chelsea all the way?published at 19:26 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March

    Jen Beattie
    Former Scotland defender on Women's Football Weekly

    I don't think we have spoken about Manchester United enough. To have one defeat all season, that is an unbelievable place to be in to be pushing Chelsea at this point. Manchester United for sure have been underrated all season. We haven't spoken about them enough. They are where they are for a reason and it's credit to them for doing that. They have got the results and they are in a position where we are potentially not talking about Arsenal or Manchester City closing the gap, we are talking about Manchester United and that speaks volumes.

  14. Postpublished at 19:25 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March

    West Ham 0-0 Man City

    Manchester City aren't managing to get through the hosts' defence at the moment.

    Kerstin Casparij surges down the left and looks for a way to play the ball through them, but her attempted low delivery is blocked.

  15. Postpublished at 19:21 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March

    West Ham 0-0 Man City

    Close! The visitors concede another corner as a West Ham cross - which for a moment looked like it might curl into the net - is deflected behind.

    Nothing comes of the corner, though. It goes straight behind.

  16. 'Two points dropped but not end of world for Chelsea'published at 19:21 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March

    Chelsea v Leicester (19:30 GMT)

    Jen Beattie
    Former Scotland defender on Women's Football Weekly

    It was a little bit sticky [for Chelsea] coming off the back of the international break. That is a team that if you are Brighton and you are playing against a team that has had everyone away on international duty you go for it and that's exactly what Brighton did. Chelsea are going to throw absolutely everything at you until the final whistle blows. If you are Chelsea, you have dropped two points but you have not lost. You are still 15 games unbeaten, you are still gaining momentum. It's two points dropped but it's not the end of the world for Chelsea.

  17. Postpublished at 19:20 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March

    West Ham 0-0 Man City

    We're back under way in those one, with both teams having used the break to take on some instructions.

  18. Postpublished at 19:18 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March

    West Ham 0-0 Man City

    There's a break in play as Kinga Szemik receives some treatment for something in her eye.

  19. Postpublished at 19:18 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March

    West Ham 0-0 Man City

    Better from the visitors. They move forwards as a unit and Jill Roord has a shot, but Shelina Zadorsky blocks it.

    Jess Park tries her luck from the rebound but Zadorsky is there once more.

  20. Postpublished at 19:14 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March

    West Ham 0-0 Man City

    West Ham have another corner, but they can't make the most of this one.

    They didn't beat the first player with their first corner. The delivery is sent deeper this time, but nobody can get the ball under control.