Man City 5-1 Chelsea (Feb 1, 2026) Game Analysis – ESPN Skip to main content Skip to navigation ESPN NFL NFL NBA NBA NCAAF NCAAF NCAAM NCAAM NCAAW NCAAW NHL NHL Soccer Soccer More Sports More Sports Watch Watch Fantasy Fantasy Where to Watch Search Man City v Chelsea 2025-26 English Women's Super League Manchester City Man City MNC 13-0-1 , 39 PTS 5 13-0-1 , 39 PTS FT Chelsea Chelsea CHE 8-3-3 , 27 PTS 1 8-3-3 , 27 PTS Kerolin – 13', 49', 54' Khadija Shaw – 36' Vivianne Miedema – 72' Alyssa Thompson – 68' Summary Report Commentary Statistics Line-Ups Videos Kerolin's hat trick sets up dominant Man City win over Chelsea By PA Updated: Feb 1, 2026, 11:52 am Facebook Facebook Messenger Twitter Email Kerolin scored a sparkling hat trick as Women’s Super League leaders Manchester City thumped stuttering champions Chelsea 5-1 to move 11 points clear at the top. Khadija Shaw and Vivianne Miedema were also on target in a statement victory for Andree Jeglertz’s side at the Etihad Stadium. City took the lead after 13 minutes when Chelsea failed to clear a corner and in-form Brazilian winger Kerolin’s half volley took a deflection on its way into the net. The Blues thought they had equalised through a header from Wieke Kaptein , but she was flagged offside. Chelsea began to dominate and Sandy Baltimore fizzed a shot wide, Keira Walsh was denied by Ayaka Yamashita with a swerving drive and Erin Cuthbert’s effort was also tipped over by the City keeper. Instead, City doubled their lead in the 37th minute after Chelsea got themselves into trouble playing out from the back. Kaptein was dispossessed, Miedema played the ball forward and Shaw outmuscled Naomi Girma before tucking her 14th goal of the season past Hannah Hampton . Blues boss Sonia Bompastor claimed it was a foul by Shaw on Girma, but the goal stood. City almost had a third with the very next attack but Kerolin’s audacious backheel rolled across goal and just wide. Number three did arrive three minutes after the interval when Kerolin raced unchallenged from the halfway line before superbly chipping England ‘keeper Hampton. The 26-year-old completed her treble 10 minutes later with a close-range finish from Lauren Hemp’s low cross. Alyssa Thompson pulled one back for Chelsea with a spectacular strike from the edge of the box, but the four-goal cushion was restored when Miedema’s glancing header looped over Hampton into the net. Game Information Etihad Stadium 9:30 AM , February 1, 2026 Coverage : ESPN+ Manchester , England Referees : Melissa Burgin English Women's Super League Standings Team GP W D L GD P Manchester City 14 13 0 1 +29 39 Manchester United 14 8 4 2 +16 28 Chelsea 14 8 3 3 +12 27 Arsenal 13 7 5 1 +15 26 Tottenham Hotspur 14 8 2 4 0 26 London City Lionesses 14 6 1 7 -7 19 Brighton & Hove Albion 14 5 2 7 0 17 Aston Villa 14 4 4 6 -7 16 Everton 14 3 2 9 -10 11 Leicester City 13 2 3 8 -15 9 West Ham United 14 2 2 10 -20 8 Liverpool 14 1 4 9 -13 7 Full Table Women's Super League News Kerolin's hat trick sets up dominant Man City win over Chelsea Kerolin scored a sparkling hat-trick as Women's Super League leaders Manchester City thumped stuttering champions Chelsea 5-1 to move 11 points clear at the top. Kerolin nets hat trick vs. Chelsea in WSL clash Manchester City winger Kerolin scores a hat trick within 60 minutes vs. defending Women's Super League champions Chelsea. Sonia Bompastor vows Chelsea will fight to the end in WSL title race Sonia Bompastor has vowed Chelsea will “fight until the end” to defend the Women's Super League title ahead of Sunday's “must-win” showdown with runaway leaders Manchester City. All Women's Super League News Terms of Use Privacy Policy Interest-Based Ads EU Privacy Rights Cookie Policy Manage Privacy Preferences © ESPN Enterprises, Inc. All rights reserved.
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