Chelsea vs Birmingham City, 2021-22 English Women's FA Cup, Quarterfinals

· English Women's FA Cup
Chelsea
  • 45': Magdalena Eriksson
  • 55': Drew Spence
  • 62': Beth England
  • 65': Niamh Charles
  • 72': Beth England
FT
5 - 0
Birmingham City

    About

    Chelsea are hosting Birmingham City at Kingsmeadow, Kingston upon Thames, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English Women's FA Cup.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 8': Foul by Drew Spence (Chelsea Women).
    • 8': Veatriki Sarri (Birmingham City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Attempt missed. Lucy Quinn (Birmingham City Women) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high following a set piece situation.
    • 10': Attempt missed. Millie Bright (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 12': Attempt blocked. Jessie Fleming (Chelsea Women) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Niamh Charles.
    • 13': Attempt missed. Bethany England (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Millie Bright.
    • 13': Attempt missed. Ji So-Yun (Chelsea Women) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Bethany England.
    • 15': Foul by Drew Spence (Chelsea Women).
    • 15': Jamie Finn (Birmingham City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 17': Attempt missed. Bethany England (Chelsea Women) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Magdalena Eriksson with a cross.
    • 19': Millie Bright (Chelsea Women) hits the right post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Niamh Charles.
    • 19': Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Lucy Quinn.
    • 19': Attempt blocked. Drew Spence (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 24': Attempt saved. Drew Spence (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jessie Fleming.
    • 25': Offside, Birmingham City Women. Christie Murray tries a through ball, but Libby Smith is caught offside.
    • 26': Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Veatriki Sarri.
    • 28': Hand ball by Libby Smith (Birmingham City Women).
    • 29': Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Gemma Lawley.
    • 29': Attempt missed. Bethany England (Chelsea Women) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jonna Andersson with a cross following a corner.
    • 31': Bethany England (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 31': Foul by Gemma Lawley (Birmingham City Women).
    • 32': Attempt blocked. Millie Bright (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bethany England.
    • 33': Attempt missed. Bethany England (Chelsea Women) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sophie Ingle with a cross.
    • 36': Attempt missed. Ji So-Yun (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jonna Andersson.
    • 42': Attempt missed. Ji So-Yun (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jonna Andersson.
    • 44': Foul by Louise Quinn (Birmingham City Women).
    • 44': Jessie Fleming (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 44': Louise Quinn (Birmingham City Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45': Goal! Chelsea Women 1, Birmingham City Women 0. Magdalena Eriksson (Chelsea Women) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Jessie Fleming with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Chelsea Women 1, Birmingham City Women 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Chelsea Women 1, Birmingham City Women 0.
    • 48': Attempt blocked. Bethany England (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonna Andersson.
    • 48': Attempt blocked. Ji So-Yun (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonna Andersson.
    • 55': Goal! Chelsea Women 2, Birmingham City Women 0. Drew Spence (Chelsea Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Niamh Charles.
    • 56': Corner, Birmingham City Women. Conceded by Jessica Carter.
    • 57': Bethany England (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Foul by Lisa Robertson (Birmingham City Women).
    • 61': Attempt saved. Drew Spence (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 62': Goal! Chelsea Women 3, Birmingham City Women 0. Bethany England (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Drew Spence.
    • 65': Attempt blocked. Ji So-Yun (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jessie Fleming.
    • 65': Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Louise Quinn.
    • 65': Goal! Chelsea Women 4, Birmingham City Women 0. Niamh Charles (Chelsea Women) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner following a corner.
    • 67': Corner, Birmingham City Women. Conceded by Niamh Charles.
    • 67': Substitution, Chelsea Women. Lauren James replaces Ji So-Yun.
    • 67': Substitution, Chelsea Women. Alsu Abdullina replaces Jessie Fleming.
    • 67': Substitution, Chelsea Women. Maren Mjelde replaces Niamh Charles.
    • 68': Corner, Birmingham City Women. Conceded by Maren Mjelde.
    • 72': Attempt saved. Lauren James (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alsu Abdullina.
    • 72': Goal! Chelsea Women 5, Birmingham City Women 0. Bethany England (Chelsea Women) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
    • 73': Substitution, Birmingham City Women. Delphi Cole replaces Eleanor Ryan-Doyle.
    • 73': Attempt blocked. Lauren James (Chelsea Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bethany England.
    • 76': Foul by Lauren James (Chelsea Women).
    • 76': Lisa Robertson (Birmingham City Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 77': Attempt saved. Alsu Abdullina (Chelsea Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 79': Attempt blocked. Bethany England (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alsu Abdullina.
    • 79': Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Louise Quinn.
    • 80': Attempt saved. Maren Mjelde (Chelsea Women) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jonna Andersson.
    • 83': Foul by Jonna Andersson (Chelsea Women).
    • 83': Libby Smith (Birmingham City Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 84': Attempt saved. Lisa Robertson (Birmingham City Women) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Libby Smith.
    • 86': Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Louise Quinn.
    • 87': Bethany England (Chelsea Women) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Jonna Andersson with a cross following a corner.
    • 87': Substitution, Birmingham City Women. Abbi Jenner replaces Lucy Quinn.
    • 90': Attempt blocked. Veatriki Sarri (Birmingham City Women) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Christie Murray.
    • 90': Drew Spence (Chelsea Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Maren Mjelde (Chelsea Women) header from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sophie Ingle.
    • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Chelsea Women 5, Birmingham City Women 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Chelsea Women 5, Birmingham City Women 0.

    Game Information

    Competition: English Women's FA Cup

    Venue: Kingsmeadow
    Location: Kingston upon Thames, England
    Attendance: 1,869

    Line-Ups

    CHE Chelsea

    No. Name
    30 Ann-Katrin Berger (GK)
    7 Jessica Carter
    4 Millie Bright
    16 Magdalena Eriksson
    5 Sophie Ingle
    10 Ji So-Yun
    25 Jonna Andersson
    21 Niamh Charles
    24 Drew Spence
    17 Jessie Fleming
    9 Beth England
    Chelsea Substitutes:
    Guro Reiten, Erin Cuthbert, Maren Mjelde, Sam Kerr, Lauren James, Alsu Abdullina, Zecira Musovic, Aniek Nouwen.

    BIR Birmingham City

    No. Name
    1 Marie Hourihan (GK)
    8 Lisa Robertson
    32 Abbie Cowie
    4 Louise Quinn Yellow Card
    30 Gemma Lawley
    22 Eleanor Doyle
    7 Veatriki Sarri
    17 Lucy Quinn
    10 Christie Murray
    14 Jamie Finn
    12 Libby Smith
    Birmingham City Substitutes:
    Lucy Jones, Delphi Cole, Mikayla Wildgoose, Lily Simkin, Emily Ramsey, Abbi Jenner.

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