Chelsea vs Austria Vienna, 2026-27 UEFA Women's Champions League, League Phase
· UEFA Women's Champions LeagueChelsea edge past Austria Vienna in UWCL opener
Chelsea were given a stern test by Austria Vienna as they began their Women's Champions League campaign with a hard-fought 1-0 win at Plough Lane on Wednesday.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Katharina Schiechtl (Austria Wien Women).
- 1': Melvine Malard (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 4': Corner, Austria Wien Women. Conceded by Keira Walsh.
- 5': Attempt saved. Patricia Pfanner (Austria Wien Women) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Livia Peng (Chelsea Women). Assisted by Valentina Pötzl.
- 7': Attempt saved. Wieke Kaptein (Chelsea Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jasmin Pal (Austria Wien Women). Assisted by Alyssa Thompson.
- 8': Attempt blocked. Modesta Uka (Austria Wien Women) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Patricia Pfanner.
- 11': Goal! Chelsea Women 1, Austria Wien Women 0. Wieke Kaptein (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner.
- 13': Corner, Austria Wien Women. Conceded by Katie McCabe.
- 14': Attempt missed. Katharina Schiechtl (Austria Wien Women) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Elisa Pfattner with a cross following a corner.
- 14': Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Verena Hanshaw.
- 15': Attempt saved. Veerle Buurman (Chelsea Women) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top right corner by Jasmin Pal (Austria Wien Women). Assisted by Katie McCabe with a cross.
- 15': Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Jasmin Pal.
- 15': Attempt missed. Kadeisha Buchanan (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Katie McCabe with a cross following a corner.
- 20': Substitution, Chelsea Women. Lexi Potter replaces Keira Walsh because of an injury.
- 20': Foul by Modesta Uka (Austria Wien Women).
- 20': Kadeisha Buchanan (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Attempt missed. Ellie Carpenter (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sjoeke Nüsken.
- 24': Valentina Pötzl (Austria Wien Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Foul by Lexi Potter (Chelsea Women).
- 25': Attempt missed. Alyssa Thompson (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Ellie Carpenter.
- 26': Attempt missed. Melvine Malard (Chelsea Women) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ellie Carpenter with a cross.
- 28': Attempt missed. Melvine Malard (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sandy Baltimore.
- 30': Louise Schöffel (Austria Wien Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Melvine Malard (Chelsea Women).
- 31': Corner, Austria Wien Women. Conceded by Lexi Potter.
- 32': Attempt missed. Virginia Kirchberger (Austria Wien Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
- 33': Foul by Modesta Uka (Austria Wien Women).
- 33': Kadeisha Buchanan (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 35': Foul by Patricia Pfanner (Austria Wien Women).
- 35': Lexi Potter (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 35': Louise Schöffel (Austria Wien Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Foul by Sjoeke Nüsken (Chelsea Women).
- 37': Attempt blocked. Tatjana Weiss (Austria Wien Women) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 40': Attempt missed. Louise Schöffel (Austria Wien Women) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Modesta Uka.
- 42': Corner, Austria Wien Women. Conceded by Kadeisha Buchanan.
- 43': Foul by Verena Hanshaw (Austria Wien Women).
- 43': Sandy Baltimore (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Chelsea Women 1, Austria Wien Women 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Chelsea Women 1, Austria Wien Women 0.
- 45': Substitution, Chelsea Women. Maika Hamano replaces Melvine Malard.
- 47': Modesta Uka (Austria Wien Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Foul by Lexi Potter (Chelsea Women).
- 47': Foul by Louise Schöffel (Austria Wien Women).
- 47': Katie McCabe (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Attempt saved. Alyssa Thompson (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Jasmin Pal (Austria Wien Women). Assisted by Sandy Baltimore.
- 51': Valentina Pötzl (Austria Wien Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 51': Foul by Katie McCabe (Chelsea Women).
- 51': Katie McCabe (Chelsea Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Modesta Uka (Austria Wien Women) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 55': Foul by Verena Hanshaw (Austria Wien Women).
- 55': Maika Hamano (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 56': Modesta Uka (Austria Wien Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 56': Foul by Ellie Carpenter (Chelsea Women).
- 56': Foul by Tatjana Weiss (Austria Wien Women).
- 56': Livia Peng (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Attempt saved. Valentina Pötzl (Austria Wien Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Livia Peng (Chelsea Women). Assisted by Tatjana Weiss.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Louise Schöffel (Austria Wien Women) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tatjana Weiss.
- 58': Corner, Austria Wien Women. Conceded by Lexi Potter.
- 59': Corner, Austria Wien Women. Conceded by Katie McCabe.
- 60': Attempt saved. Wieke Kaptein (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Jasmin Pal (Austria Wien Women). Assisted by Ellie Carpenter.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Sandy Baltimore (Chelsea Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Wieke Kaptein.
- 62': Attempt saved. Modesta Uka (Austria Wien Women) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Livia Peng (Chelsea Women). Assisted by Patricia Pfanner.
- 62': Corner, Austria Wien Women. Conceded by Livia Peng.
- 64': Foul by Tatjana Weiss (Austria Wien Women).
- 64': Ellie Carpenter (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 65': Attempt saved. Alyssa Thompson (Chelsea Women) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Jasmin Pal (Austria Wien Women). Assisted by Wieke Kaptein.
- 65': Modesta Uka (Austria Wien Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 65': Foul by Kadeisha Buchanan (Chelsea Women).
- 66': Substitution, Austria Wien Women. Sandra Jakobsen replaces Patricia Pfanner.
- 66': Foul by Katharina Schiechtl (Austria Wien Women).
- 66': Livia Peng (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Sandra Jakobsen (Austria Wien Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 68': Foul by Lexi Potter (Chelsea Women).
- 69': Attempt blocked. Modesta Uka (Austria Wien Women) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sandra Jakobsen.
- 69': Attempt saved. Valentina Pötzl (Austria Wien Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Livia Peng (Chelsea Women).
- 70': Louise Schöffel (Austria Wien Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Foul by Maika Hamano (Chelsea Women).
- 72': Attempt missed. Sjoeke Nüsken (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ellie Carpenter.
- 73': Foul by Verena Hanshaw (Austria Wien Women).
- 73': Maika Hamano (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Modesta Uka (Austria Wien Women) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Tatjana Weiss.
- 77': Foul by Tatjana Weiss (Austria Wien Women).
- 77': Sjoeke Nüsken (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 79': Substitution, Austria Wien Women. Lotta Cordes replaces Louise Schöffel.
- 79': Substitution, Austria Wien Women. Almedina Sisic replaces Modesta Uka.
- 80': Foul by Elisa Pfattner (Austria Wien Women).
- 80': Wieke Kaptein (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Valentina Pötzl (Austria Wien Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Foul by Katie McCabe (Chelsea Women).
- 82': Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Verena Hanshaw.
- 83': Foul by Tatjana Weiss (Austria Wien Women).
- 83': Veerle Buurman (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Katharina Schiechtl.
- 85': Attempt saved. Valentina Pötzl (Austria Wien Women) with an attempt from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Livia Peng (Chelsea Women). Assisted by Tatjana Weiss with a cross.
- 87': Almedina Sisic (Austria Wien Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Foul by Kadeisha Buchanan (Chelsea Women).
- 88': Delay in match because of an injury Almedina Sisic (Austria Wien Women).
- 88': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 89': Handball by Maika Hamano (Chelsea Women).
- 89': Attempt saved. Elisa Pfattner (Austria Wien Women) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Livia Peng (Chelsea Women).
- 89': Almedina Sisic (Austria Wien Women).
- 89': (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Almedina Sisic (Austria Wien Women) is shown the yellow card.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Austria Wien Women. Chiara Pucci replaces Tatjana Weiss.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Austria Wien Women. Lucia Orkic replaces Elisa Pfattner.
- 90'+3': Corner, Austria Wien Women. Conceded by Kadeisha Buchanan.
- 90'+4': Corner, Austria Wien Women. Conceded by Katie McCabe.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Chelsea Women 1, Austria Wien Women 0.
- 0': Match ends, Chelsea Women 1, Austria Wien Women 0.
Statistics
 VIE |
CHE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 12 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 9 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 5 | Saves | 6 |
| 33.2 | Possession | 66.8 |
| 15 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 134 | Accurate Passes | 402 |
| 226 | Passes | 489 |
| 0.6 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 22 | Crosses | 13 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 54 | Long Balls | 50 |
| 15 | Accurate Long Balls | 19 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 14 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 23 | Tackles | 21 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 21 | Effective Clearances | 34 |
| 21 | Clearances | 34 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Women's Champions League
Venue: The Cherry Red Records Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 846
Venue: The Cherry Red Records Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 846
UEFA Women's Champions League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 2 | +9 | 6 |
| 2 | OL Lyonnes | 2 | +8 | 4 |
| 3 | Paris Saint-Germain | 2 | +5 | 4 |
| 4 | Bayern Munich | 2 | +3 | 4 |
Line-Ups
Chelsea (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Livia Peng (GK) |
| 5 | Veerle Buurman |
| 26 | Kadeisha Buchanan |
| 15 | Katie McCabe  |
| 2 | Ellie Carpenter |
| 21 | Keira Walsh |
| 6 | Sjoeke Nüsken |
| 19 | Wieke Kaptein |
| 9 | Melvine Malard |
| 11 | Sandy Baltimore |
| 12 | Alyssa Thompson |
Austria Vienna (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jasmin Pal (GK) |
| 8 | Katharina Schiechtl |
| 13 | Virginia Kirchberger |
| 23 | Carina Wenninger |
| 5 | Tatjana Weiss |
| 7 | Elisa Pfattner |
| 15 | Patricia Pfanner |
| 18 | Verena Hanshaw |
| 2 | Louise Schöffel |
| 22 | Modesta Uka |
| 29 | Valentina Pötzl |
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