Women's Super League | Gameweek 8
Nov 21, 2021 at 2pm UK
Wheatsheaf Park
Chelsea Women5 - 0B'ham Women
Chelsea Women will aim to collect their eighth successive victory when they welcome Birmingham City Women to Kingsmeadow on Sunday and the hosts enter the fixture in second place in the Women's Super League
Meanwhile, the visitors head into the encounter without a head coach after the sacking of Scott Booth in midweek.
Match preview
Chelsea are in a rich vein of form having won their last seven fixtures in all competitions, which leaves them a point behind league leaders Arsenal. The hosts are aiming for their third consecutive WSL title, and the defending champions showed their quality last weekend when they thrashed Manchester City 4-0. Jessie Fleming and Sam Kerr gave Chelsea a two-goal advantage going into half time, with Fran Kirby and Magdalena Eriksson netting in the second half to complete the impressive victory. Emma Hayes's side followed that result with another victory in midweek, with Kerr striking in the second half to guide Chelsea to a 1-0 victory over Servette in the Women's Champions League. Chelsea have been in sublime form at home in the league this season, scoring nine goals and only conceding once. Birmingham relieved Booth of his duties as head coach, with Tony Elliott set to take charge of the first team on Sunday. The visitors are still searching for their first win of the season, and they head into the weekend with only a point to their name in the WSL. Last weekend, they lost 1-0 to Aston Villa in the Second City Derby with a goal from Anita Asante proving enough to claim all three points. They followed those poor results with a demoralising 4-0 defeat at home to West Ham United in the League Cup on Wednesday, which proved to be the last game for Booth as Birmingham boss. Elliott will be apprehensive ahead of Sunday's tough encounter, with Birmingham the lowest scorers in the league with two goals to their name, while they have also struggled defensively - conceding 16 league goals this term.Chelsea Women Women's Super League form:
- W
- W
- W
- W
- W
- W
Chelsea Women form (all competitions):
- W
- W
- W
- W
- W
- W
Birmingham City Women Women's Super League form:
- L
- L
- L
- D
- L
- L
Birmingham City Women form (all competitions):
- L
- D
- L
- L
- L
- L
Team News
Chelsea are still without Pernille Harder and Aniek Nouwen, although Hayes is hopeful that the pair will be available for the FA Cup final at the start of December. Lauren James made her long-awaited debut in midweek after returning from injury, and she is expected to be on the bench again on Sunday. Norwegian international Maren Mjelde made her first start following a long injury layoff, and she is also likely to begin Sunday's encounter on the bench. Only Lucy Quinn and Jade Pennock have scored for Birmingham in the league this season, and the pair will aim to add to their tallies when they start against Chelsea. Rebecca Holloway has started the last two competitive fixtures, and she is expected to keep her place at left-back for Sunday's contest. Chelsea Women possible starting lineup: Berger; Bright, Carter, Eriksson; Cuthbert, Ji, Leupolz, Reiten; Kirby, Fleming, Kerr Birmingham City Women possible starting lineup: Hourihan; Scott, Lo. Quinn, Sandvej, Holloway; Robertson, Murray, Finn; Sarri, Pennock, Lu. QuinnWe said: Chelsea Women 4-0 Birmingham City Women
The hosts enter the contest in supreme form, and they will be confident of a victory, when they welcome a struggling Birmingham side to Kingsmeadow on Sunday. Chelsea have won the last five competitive meetings between the two sides - scoring 19 goals in that period - with Birmingham failing to score in all five fixtures, and we think the home side will continue their dominance on Sunday. Read more.Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Chelsea Women win with a probability of 96.5%. A draw had a probability of 3% and a win for Birmingham City Women had a probability of 0.51%.
The most likely scoreline for a Chelsea Women win was 4-0 with a probability of 15.89%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (15.75%) and 5-0 (12.82%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 0-0 (1.44%), while for a Birmingham City Women win it was 0-1 (0.31%). The actual scoreline of 5-0 was predicted with a 12.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Chelsea Women would win this match.
Result | ||
Chelsea Women | Draw | Birmingham City Women |
96.5% | 2.98% | 0.51% |
Both teams to score 19% |
Goals |
Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
79.46% | 20.54% |
Over 3.5 | Under 3.5 |
61.05% | 38.95% |
Chelsea Women Goals |
Over 0.5 | Under 0.5 |
98.21% | 1.78% |
Over 1.5 | Under 1.5 |
91.02% | 8.98% |
Birmingham City Women Goals |
Over 0.5 | Under 0.5 |
19.34% | 80.66% |
Over 1.5 | Under 1.5 |
2% | 98% |
Score Analysis |
Chelsea Women 96.49%
Birmingham City Women 0.51%
Draw 2.98%
Chelsea Women | Draw | Birmingham City Women |
4-0 @ 15.89% 3-0 @ 15.75% 5-0 @ 12.82% 2-0 @ 11.71% 6-0 @ 8.63% 1-0 @ 5.8% 7-0 @ 4.97% 4-1 @ 3.42% 3-1 @ 3.39% 5-1 @ 2.76% 2-1 @ 2.52% 8-0 @ 2.51% 6-1 @ 1.86% 9-0 @ 1.13% 7-1 @ 1.07% Other @ 2.28% Total : 96.49% | 0-0 @ 1.44% 1-1 @ 1.25% Other @ 0.3% Total : 2.98% | Other @ 0.51% Total : 0.51% |
Head to Head
Apr 4, 2021 12.30pm
Oct 4, 2020 2.30pm
Feb 12, 2020 7pm
Nov 24, 2019 2.45pm
Form Guide
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10am
Blanch
Nadal
Nadal
10am
Cachin
Ofner
Ofner
10am
Elahi Galan
Bautista-Agut
Bautista-Agut
10am
Gasquet
Sonego
Sonego
10am
Hanfmann
Mensik
Mensik
10am
Koepfer
Carballes Baena
Carballes Baena
10am
Kovacevic
Medjedovic
Medjedovic
10am
Lajovic
Monteiro
Monteiro
10am
Machac
Ruusuvuori
Ruusuvuori
10am
Michelsen
Fonseca
Fonseca
10am
Nishioka
Auger-Aliassime
Auger-Aliassime
10am
O'Connell
Arnaldi
Arnaldi
10am
Purcell
Giron
Giron
10am
Ramos-Vinolas
Kotov
Kotov
10am
Tabilo
Cobolli
Cobolli
10am
Zhizhen
Kecmanovic
Kecmanovic
10am
Azarenka
Maria
Maria
10am
Eala
Cirstea
Cirstea
10am
Annie Fernandez
Potapova
Potapova
10am
Gauff
Rus
Rus
10am
Keys
Camelia-Begu
Camelia-Begu
10am
Podoroska
Navarro
Navarro
10am
Karolina Schmiedlova
Jabeur
Jabeur
10am
Swiatek
Wang
Wang
10am
Baez
Van Assche
Van Assche
10am
Coric
Zverev
Zverev
10am
Martin Etcheverry
Shapovalov
Shapovalov
10am
Humbert
Van De Zandschulp
Van De Zandschulp
10am
Hurkacz
Draper
Draper
10am
Marozsan
Cerundolo
Cerundolo
10am
Paul
Klein
Klein
10am
Rublev
Bagnis
Bagnis
10am
Altmaier
Fils
Fils
10am
Darderi
Fritz
Fritz
10am
Griekspoor
Daniel
Daniel
10am
Munar
Struff
Struff
10am
Musetti
Seyboth Wild
Seyboth Wild
10am
Navone
Rune
Rune
10am
Shevchenko
Alcaraz
Alcaraz
10am
Alexandrova
Krueger
Krueger
10am
Andreeva
Noskova
Noskova
10am
Bejlek
Kalinskaya
Kalinskaya
10am
Boulter
Montgomery
Montgomery
10am
Bronzetti
Rybakina
Rybakina
10am
Collins
Danilovic
Danilovic
3pm
Cristian
Krejcikova
Krejcikova
10am
Dolehide
Kalinina
Kalinina
10am
Garcia
Wang
Wang
10am
Linette
Sabalenka
Sabalenka
10am
Pavlyuchenkova
Saville
Saville
10am
Sorribes Tormo
Svitolina
Svitolina
10am
Vekic
Sakkari
Sakkari
11.30am
Arango
Yastremska
Yastremska
11.30am
Osaka
Samsonova
Samsonova
11.30am
Ostapenko
Bouzas Maneiro
Bouzas Maneiro
1pm
Haddad Maia
Errani
Errani
2.30pm
Lourdes Carle
Kudermetova
Kudermetova
2.30pm
Mertens
Stephens
Stephens
Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | |
1 | Manchester City WomenMan City Women | 19 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 54 | 12 | 42 | 49 |
2 | Chelsea Women | 18 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 53 | 14 | 39 | 46 |
3 | Arsenal WomenArsenal Women | 19 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 45 | 18 | 27 | 43 |
4 | Manchester United WomenMan Utd Women | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 41 | 25 | 16 | 32 |
5 | Liverpool WomenLiverpool Women | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 25 | 2 | 32 |
6 | Tottenham Hotspur LadiesSpurs Ladies | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 31 | -6 | 26 |
7 | Aston Villa WomenAston Villa | 19 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 24 | 40 | -16 | 20 |
8 | Brighton & Hove Albion WomenBrighton Women | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 25 | 41 | -16 | 18 |
9 | Everton LadiesEverton Ladies | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 34 | -17 | 18 |
10 | Leicester Women | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 39 | -14 | 17 |
11 | West Ham United WomenWest Ham | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 40 | -23 | 13 |
12 | Bristol City WomenBristol Women | 19 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 20 | 54 | -34 | 6 |
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