OhForAGreavsie 6,077 Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 (edited) Frustratingly conservative and sloppy performance. Need tactical changes at the very least for the second half. Perhaps personnel changes too. Real Madrid 1-0 Chelsea at halftime. Goal game from Scottish international, and ex-Man City player, Caroline Weir. She finished well after our keeper, Ann-Katrin Berger, passed the ball straight to her in the D. A goal that sums up The Blues first half display. Edit: Game finished 1-1, own goal by their keeper after a Guro Reiten penalty came back off the post, hit her, and rebounded in. Edited December 22, 2022 by OhForAGreavsie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhForAGreavsie 6,077 Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 Tonight's final match in the group stage will determine whether Chelsea or PSG top Group A. Kick off is at 8pm, UK time (GMT/UTC), Tickets are available, https://www.chelseafc.com/en/tickets/womens-tickets, and the game can be watched live on DAZN's YouTube channel. Vesper 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 30,219 Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 Chelsea 3-0 PSG: Lauren James bags brace as Blues seal top spot in Women’s Champions League group https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/Chelsea-womens-champions-league-psg-lauren-james-b1049067.html Lauren James scored twice as Chelsea clinched top spot in their Champions League group with a 3-0 win over Paris Saint-Germain in front of 10,129 at Stamford Bridge. Emma Hayes' unbeaten side had already qualified for the knockout phase and simply needed to avoid defeat to their French opponents by two or more goals to lock up their position. Sam Kerr opened the scoring late in a close-fought first half, which saw the sides enjoy an even split of possession. But the momentum shifted in the hosts' favour after the restart when James, who had threatened throughout the opening period, netted two in seven minutes to hand her side the comfortable victory. The Blues' final group-stage match marked the first time since 2016 that Chelsea had taken on European competition at the Premier League venue. Sandy Baltimore fired PSG's first chance wide of the right post and Kadeisha Buchanan did well to prevent Kadidiatou Diani from converting an aggressive run down the left channel into any real opportunity. Moments later, Diani nearly handed the visitors the lead when she unleashed an effort from distance but caught the crossbar. Chelsea worked their way back up the pitch, Fran Kirby chasing the ball down down at the byline and sending a cross to the far post in the direction of James, who stuck out her right leg but could not get a foot on it to force in an opener. The Blues started to settle in and James deftly dodged several PSG shirts before bouncing a shot in the direction of a diving Sarah Bouhaddi at the near post. James tried again, winning a battle with her marker on the left of the area before charging in and rolling an attempt across the face of goal. A goalless first half looked increasingly likely until the ball skipped just past Sakina Karchaoui and PSG failed to clear. Kerr broke free, neatly transferring the ball from her right to left foot before unfurling an unstoppable effort into the top right corner. Both sides looked aggressive to start the second half but Bouhaddi bungled a pass to her team-mate, instead directing it into the path of James who was able to toe it to Fran Kirby. Another quick touch from Kerr perfectly set up James, who fired past the PSG keeper from the edge of the six-yard box for her first Champions League goal. It took her just seven minutes to bag her brace after a well-worked passing sequence ended in a perfectly-placed touch from Kirby at the left of the area to tee up James' composed second strike. Kirby nearly set up a late fourth for the Blues but substitute Beth England directed her effort just off target, eliciting a gasp but not a goal as the game drew to a close. OhForAGreavsie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhForAGreavsie 6,077 Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 Big game for the girls this weekend; Arsenal (2nd) vs Chelsea (Top) at The Emirates. We sold out our allocation weeks ago, but tickets are still available through Arsenal. So far more than 40,000 seats have been sold: - https://www.eticketing.co.uk/arsenal/EDP/Event/Index/3032?position=3 BBC preview (UK only): - https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p0dqgkkd/the-football-news-show-the-wsl-returns TV UK: Sky Outside the UK: The FA Player (https://faplayer.thefa.com/home/all) Vesper and Hamilton 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhForAGreavsie 6,077 Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 A question: Is anyone here planning to be at the Emirates on Sunday to watch their first live game of women's football? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhForAGreavsie 6,077 Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 Tickets selling fast. Get in while you can. https://www.eticketing.co.uk/arsenal/EDP/Event/Index/3032?position=3 Fulham Broadway, Vesper and Johnnyeye 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fulham Broadway 17,332 Posted January 14, 2023 Share Posted January 14, 2023 On 11/01/2023 at 22:08, OhForAGreavsie said: A question: Is anyone here planning to be at the Emirates on Sunday to watch their first live game of women's football? Shall be an armchair fan -its on Sky Some are saying its the biggest womens match ever Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhForAGreavsie 6,077 Posted January 14, 2023 Share Posted January 14, 2023 (edited) 16 minutes ago, Fulham Broadway said: Shall be an armchair fan -its on Sky Some are saying its the biggest womens match ever Not your first game though I'm guessing. 🙂 Is it Sky saying that? 🙂 🙂 Certainly the biggest of the season so far. Arsenal twitter account reported yesterday that over 45,000 tickets have been sold. Our best sales figure for a women's game at The Bridge is 38,000 plus, but there were a lot of no shows on the day so the actual attendance will have been something like 25,000. Edited January 14, 2023 by OhForAGreavsie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fulham Broadway 17,332 Posted January 14, 2023 Share Posted January 14, 2023 1 hour ago, OhForAGreavsie said: Not your first game though I'm guessing. 🙂 Is it Sky saying that? 🙂 🙂 Certainly the biggest of the season so far. Arsenal twitter account reported yesterday that over 45,000 tickets have been sold. Our best sales figure for a women's game at The Bridge is 38,000 plus, but there were a lot of no shows on the day so the actual attendance will have been something like 25,000. It's the Beeb saying its the biggest womens game in Europe. Still, incredible how its progressed. Women in the game generally.... OhForAGreavsie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fulham Broadway 17,332 Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 Brilliant equaliser by Kerr 90th minute Header reminded me of Crespo Vesper and Johnnyeye 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy. 2,742 Posted January 15, 2023 Author Share Posted January 15, 2023 Worst ive seen is play for a long time, lucky to nick that point. Players looked like they was still on holiday OhForAGreavsie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhForAGreavsie 6,077 Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 (edited) Edited January 20, 2023 by OhForAGreavsie Vesper 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamilton 2,120 Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 Belgian media saying that OH Leuven goalie Nicky Evrard is going to sign fir Chelsea woman next coming days, transfer going to happen in the summer. I don’t watch woman football a lot, only on occasion the big games/tournaments. But what I have seen from Nicky is promising, she also won the Belgian woman’s golden boot this week. Vesper 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhForAGreavsie 6,077 Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 7 hours ago, Hamilton said: Belgian media saying that OH Leuven goalie Nicky Evrard is going to sign fir Chelsea woman next coming days, transfer going to happen in the summer. I don’t watch woman football a lot, only on occasion the big games/tournaments. But what I have seen from Nicky is promising, she also won the Belgian woman’s golden boot this week. Good info, thank you. Our long-term backup keeper, Zecira Musovic, has been preferred over regular starter, Ann-Katrin Berger in recent matches. She put in a stellar display at The Emirates to help earn a point against Arsenal. For now at least it seems we have a new first choice keeper. AKB is the oldest member of the squad and may not want to stick around if she loses top spot, and that would open a spot for a newcomer. 'Zee' is due to be out of contract this summer, while AKB's deal runs until the end of next season. Hamilton 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fulham Broadway 17,332 Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 Top again after beating Sp*rs 😉 laura90, OhForAGreavsie, Vesper and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fulham Broadway 17,332 Posted February 9, 2023 Share Posted February 9, 2023 2-0 up v West Ham after 10mins -semi final ITWA -It's That Woman Again - Fran Kirby ⚽ OhForAGreavsie and guddy69 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guddy69 174 Posted February 9, 2023 Share Posted February 9, 2023 2 hours ago, Fulham Broadway said: 2-0 up v West Ham after 10mins -semi final ITWA -It's That Woman Again - Fran Kirby ⚽ and a few more goals after that 😊 OhForAGreavsie and Fulham Broadway 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fulham Broadway 17,332 Posted February 9, 2023 Share Posted February 9, 2023 51 minutes ago, guddy69 said: and a few more goals after that 😊 Same result Saturday would be good Vesper 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhForAGreavsie 6,077 Posted February 11, 2023 Share Posted February 11, 2023 On 09/02/2023 at 22:54, Fulham Broadway said: Same result Saturday would be good Would have been 😞 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhForAGreavsie 6,077 Posted February 11, 2023 Share Posted February 11, 2023 (edited) On 09/02/2023 at 22:02, guddy69 said: and a few more goals after that 😊 First time the women have played well for a while. Let's hope they are gearing up for the business end of the season. The next few games are mouth watering; Arsenal in The FA Cup and the League Cup Final, Lyon twice in the Champions League quarter-final, and both Manchester clubs, currently second placed United at home and currently third placed City away. Upcoming Fixtures: Sun 26 Feb 2023: vs Arsenal, FA Round 5, Home (Kingsmeadow) Sun 05 Mar 2023: vs Arsenal, League Cup Final, Neutral (Selhurst Park) Wed 08 Mar 2023: vs West Ham, WSL, Home (Kingsmeadow) Sun 12 Mar 2023 vs Man Utd, WSL, Home (Kingsmeadow) Wed 22 Mar 2023 vs Lyon, Champions League Qtr Final, Away (Groupama Stadium) Sun 26 Mar 2023 vs Man City, WSL, Away (City Football Academy) Thu 30 Mar 2023 vs Lyon, Champions League Qtr Final, Home (Stamford Bridge) Plus, if we beat Arsenal in round five, there will be an FA Cup Qtr final tie between the Man Utd and Lyon games. League Cup final tickets here, other tickets (when on sale) here. Edited February 16, 2023 by OhForAGreavsie Updated to include a rearranged fixture vs West Ham Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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