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Chelsea held to draw by Aston Villa in their first WSL game of the season

Aston Villa's third-choice goalkeeper Akane Okuma enjoyed a debut to remember as a wasteful Chelsea paid the price for their profligacy by conceding a late equaliser in their Barclays Women's Super League opener.
Sep 5, 2026, 03:17 pm - PA

Match Timeline

CHECHE
KOHTFT
AVLAVL

Shot Map

Off Target
1 of 42

L. James

CHE • Center Left Midfielder

4'
19 m
Distance
Regular Play
Situation
Right Foot
Shot Type
Close Left
Goal Zone
Off Target
2 of 42

A. Beever-Jones

CHE • Center Left Forward

5'
10 m
Distance
Regular Play
Situation
Right Foot
Shot Type
-
Goal Zone
Saved
3 of 42

M. Mcaulay

AVL • Right Midfielder

6'
22 m
Distance
Regular Play
Situation
Left Foot
Shot Type
Low Left
Goal Zone
Saved
4 of 42

L. Bronze

CHE • Center Right Defender

7'
27 m
Distance
Regular Play
Situation
Right Foot
Shot Type
High Right
Goal Zone
Goal
5 of 42

L. James

CHE • Center Left Midfielder

11'
16 m
Distance
Regular Play
Situation
Left Foot
Shot Type
High Left
Goal Zone
Blocked
6 of 42

A. Beever-Jones

CHE • Center Left Forward

14'
13 m
Distance
Regular Play
Situation
Header
Shot Type
Low Left
Goal Zone
Blocked
7 of 42

A. Beever-Jones

CHE • Center Left Forward

16'
14 m
Distance
From Corner
Situation
Right Foot
Shot Type
Low Left
Goal Zone
Blocked
8 of 42

W. Kaptein

CHE • Center Right Forward

17'
12 m
Distance
Regular Play
Situation
Right Foot
Shot Type
Low Centre
Goal Zone
Off Target
9 of 42

E. Carpenter

CHE • Right Midfielder

18'
11 m
Distance
Regular Play
Situation
Header
Shot Type
Close Right
Goal Zone
Saved
10 of 42

A. Beever-Jones

CHE • Center Left Forward

20'
6 m
Distance
Regular Play
Situation
Right Foot
Shot Type
Low Right
Goal Zone
Blocked
11 of 42

L. James

CHE • Center Left Midfielder

21'
22 m
Distance
From Corner
Situation
Right Foot
Shot Type
Low Centre
Goal Zone
Off Target
12 of 42

L. James

CHE • Center Left Midfielder

21'
16 m
Distance
From Corner
Situation
Right Foot
Shot Type
-
Goal Zone
Blocked
13 of 42

A. Thompson

CHE • Left Midfielder

24'
9 m
Distance
Regular Play
Situation
Right Foot
Shot Type
Low Right
Goal Zone
Off Target
14 of 42

A. Beever-Jones

CHE • Center Left Forward

25'
35 m
Distance
Regular Play
Situation
Right Foot
Shot Type
Close Right and High
Goal Zone
Blocked
15 of 42

M. Mcaulay

AVL • Right Midfielder

27'
18 m
Distance
Regular Play
Situation
Left Foot
Shot Type
Low Centre
Goal Zone
Saved
16 of 42

L. Bronze

CHE • Center Right Defender

28'
9 m
Distance
From Corner
Situation
Header
Shot Type
Low Centre
Goal Zone
Off Target
17 of 42

S. Nüsken

CHE • Center Right Midfielder

32'
16 m
Distance
Regular Play
Situation
Right Foot
Shot Type
High Right
Goal Zone
Off Target
18 of 42

M. Mcaulay

AVL • Right Midfielder

40'
22 m
Distance
Regular Play
Situation
Left Foot
Shot Type
Close Right
Goal Zone
Off Target
19 of 42

A. Thompson

CHE • Left Midfielder

42'
7 m
Distance
Regular Play
Situation
Right Foot
Shot Type
-
Goal Zone
Blocked
20 of 42

W. Kaptein

CHE • Center Right Forward

43'
10 m
Distance
Regular Play
Situation
Right Foot
Shot Type
Low Right
Goal Zone
Saved
21 of 42

K. Walsh

CHE • Sweeper

43'
18 m
Distance
From Corner
Situation
Right Foot
Shot Type
Low Right
Goal Zone
Off Target
22 of 42

L. James

CHE • Center Left Midfielder

47'
25 m
Distance
Regular Play
Situation
Right Foot
Shot Type
High Right
Goal Zone
Off Target
23 of 42

K. Walsh

CHE • Sweeper

50'
26 m
Distance
Regular Play
Situation
Left Foot
Shot Type
-
Goal Zone
Off Target
24 of 42

A. Vangsgaard

AVL • Forward

54'
11 m
Distance
Regular Play
Situation
Right Foot
Shot Type
-
Goal Zone
Off Target
25 of 42

L. James

CHE • Center Left Midfielder

57'
24 m
Distance
Set Piece
Situation
Left Foot
Shot Type
-
Goal Zone
Saved
26 of 42

L. Wilms

AVL • Right Back

58'
21 m
Distance
Regular Play
Situation
Left Foot
Shot Type
Low Left
Goal Zone
Saved
27 of 42

E. Carpenter

CHE • Right Midfielder

62'
16 m
Distance
Regular Play
Situation
Right Foot
Shot Type
Low Centre
Goal Zone
Off Target
28 of 42

L. James

CHE • Center Left Midfielder

62'
27 m
Distance
Regular Play
Situation
Right Foot
Shot Type
High Right
Goal Zone
Off Target
29 of 42

L. Wilms

AVL • Right Back

64'
28 m
Distance
Regular Play
Situation
Right Foot
Shot Type
-
Goal Zone
Saved
30 of 42

A. Beever-Jones

CHE • Center Left Forward

65'
16 m
Distance
Regular Play
Situation
Right Foot
Shot Type
Low Right
Goal Zone
Off Target
31 of 42

K. Walsh

CHE • Sweeper

66'
25 m
Distance
From Corner
Situation
Right Foot
Shot Type
-
Goal Zone
Blocked
32 of 42

A. Beever-Jones

CHE • Center Left Forward

66'
14 m
Distance
From Corner
Situation
Right Foot
Shot Type
Low Centre
Goal Zone
Saved
33 of 42

A. Thompson

CHE • Left Midfielder

67'
13 m
Distance
Regular Play
Situation
Right Foot
Shot Type
High Centre
Goal Zone
Off Target
34 of 42

E. Carpenter

CHE • Right Midfielder

74'
5 m
Distance
Regular Play
Situation
Right Foot
Shot Type
Close Left
Goal Zone
Saved
35 of 42

N. Maritz

AVL • Left Back

79'
9 m
Distance
Regular Play
Situation
Right Foot
Shot Type
Low Centre
Goal Zone
Goal
36 of 42

V. Buurman

CHE • Center Defender

79'
3 m
Distance
Own Goal
Situation
Right Foot
Shot Type
High Right
Goal Zone
Off Target
37 of 42

L. James

CHE • Center Left Midfielder

85'
19 m
Distance
Regular Play
Situation
Right Foot
Shot Type
-
Goal Zone
Off Target
38 of 42

L. James

CHE • Center Left Midfielder

87'
26 m
Distance
Regular Play
Situation
Left Foot
Shot Type
-
Goal Zone
Blocked
39 of 42

S. Baltimore

CHE

89'
14 m
Distance
Regular Play
Situation
Left Foot
Shot Type
Low Right
Goal Zone
Saved
40 of 42

L. James

CHE • Center Left Midfielder

90'
9 m
Distance
Regular Play
Situation
Left Foot
Shot Type
Low Centre
Goal Zone
Off Target
41 of 42

A. Thompson

CHE • Left Midfielder

90'
8 m
Distance
Regular Play
Situation
Header
Shot Type
Close Left and High
Goal Zone
Off Target
42 of 42

L. James

CHE • Center Left Midfielder

90'+5'
30 m
Distance
Free Kick
Situation
Right Foot
Shot Type
Close Left
Goal Zone

Team Stats

CHE
AVL

65%

Possession

35%

9 (26%)

Shots on Goal

3 (43%)

4

Big Chances Created

0

13

Corners Won

0

506 (89%)

Accurate Passes

259 (80%)

568

Passes

325

38

Duels Won

22

3

Saves

9

2

Fouls Committed

5

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