2025–26 London City Lionesses season

London City Lionesses
2025–26 season
OwnerMichele Kang
ManagerJocelyn Prêcheur
StadiumHayes Lane, Bromley
Women's Super League6th
FA CupFourth round
League CupGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Isobel Goodwin
Nikita Parris
(3 each)
All:
Nikita Parris (4)
All statistics correct as of 23 November 2025.

The 2025–26 season is London City Lionesses' 6th season in existence and their inaugural season in the Women's Super League, the highest level of the football pyramid after gaining promotion for the first time as 2024–25 Women's Championship winners.[1]

Squad

As of 10 October 2025.[2][3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF  ESP Jana Fernández
3 DF  ENG Poppy Pattinson
4 DF  NED Isa Kardinaal
5 DF  ENG Teyah Goldie
6 MF  ESP María Pérez
7 MF  ESP Lucía Corrales
8 MF  JPN Saki Kumagai
9 FW  SWE Kosovare Asllani
10 MF  NED Daniëlle van de Donk
11 MF  SWE Sofia Jakobsson
13 DF  ITA Elena Linari
14 MF  ENG Freya Godfrey
15 FW  FIN Sanni Franssi
16 MF  SWE Julia Roddar
17 FW  ENG Nikita Parris
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF  ENG Gesa Marashi
19 FW  FIN Lotta Lindström
20 DF  ENG Maddi Wilde
21 MF  ENG Katie Zelem
22 DF  ENG Cerys Brown
23 FW  ENG Isobel Goodwin
25 MF  NGA Rofiat Imuran
26 DF  FRA Wassa Sangaré (on loan from Lyon)
27 DF  USA Corinne Henson
28 GK  ENG Sophie Hillyerd
32 GK  ENG Emily Orman
33 DF  AUS Alanna Kennedy
35 GK  ENG Sophia Poor (recalled from Nottingham Forest loan)
77 GK  ESP Elene Lete
88 MF  FRA Grace Geyoro

Pre-season

1 August 2025 Twente 1–2 London City Lionesses Arnhem, Netherlands
18:00
  • Tuin 46'
Stadium: National Sports Centre Papendal
16 August 2025 Bristol City v London City Lionesses Bristol
17:00 Stadium: Robins High Performance Centre
21 August 2025 Lyon 3–1 London City Lionesses Décines-Charpieu, France
18:00
Stadium: Groupama OL Training Center
29 August 2025 Leicester City 1–3 London City Lionesses Leicester
15:00

Stadium: Belvoir Drive Training Ground

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Women's Super League 6 September 2025 Matchday 1 8 4 0 4 11 18 −7 050.00
Women's FA Cup Fourth round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Women's League Cup 24 September 2025 Group stage 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Total 8 4 0 4 11 18 −7 050.00

Last updated: 6 September 2025
Source: Soccerway

Women's Super League

Main article: 2025–26 Women's Super League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
4 Manchester United 11 6 3 2 24 13 +11 21
5 Tottenham Hotspur 11 6 2 3 16 16 0 20
6 London City Lionesses 11 5 0 6 14 21 −7 15
7 Brighton & Hove Albion 11 4 2 5 14 13 +1 14
8 Aston Villa 11 3 4 4 14 18 −4 13
Updated to match(es) played on 14 December 2025. Source: Women's Super League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
10 5 0 5 14 20  −6 15 3 0 2 7 8  −1 2 0 3 7 12  −5

Last updated: 7 December 2025.
Source: FA WSL

Results by matchday

Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122
GroundAHAAHHAHAHAAHAHAHHAHAH
ResultLLWLWWLWW
Position11128976666
Updated to match(es) played on 16 November 2025. Source: FA WSL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

6 September 2025 1 Arsenal 4–1 London City Lionesses Holloway
13:30 BST
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 38,142
Referee: Stacey Fullicks
14 September 2025 2 London City Lionesses 1–5 Manchester United Bromley
12:00 BST
Stadium: Hayes Lane
Attendance: 2,800
Referee: Emily Heaslip
21 September 2025 3 Everton 1–2 London City Lionesses Walton
BST
Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 4,313
Referee: Ryan Atkins
28 September 2025 4 Manchester City 4–1 London City Lionesses Manchester
BST
Stadium: Academy Stadium
Referee: Phoebe Cross
5 October 2025 5 London City Lionesses 1–0 Liverpool Bromley
BST
Report
Stadium: Hayes Lane
Referee: Emily Heaslip
12 October 2025 6 London City Lionesses 1–0 West Ham United Bromley
BST
Stadium: Hayes Lane
Referee: Abigail Byrne
1 November 2025 7 Chelsea 2–0 London City Lionesses Fulham
GMT
Report
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 10,441
Referee: Kirsty Dowle
9 November 2025 8 London City Lionesses 4–2 Tottenham Hotspur Bromley
GMT
Stadium: Hayes Lane
Referee: Stacey Pearson
16 November 2025 9 Aston Villa 1–3 London City Lionesses Aston
GMT
Stadium: Villa Park
Referee: Samuel Allison
7 December 2025 10 London City Lionesses 0–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Bromley
GMT
Stadium: Hayes Lane
Referee: Grace Lowe
14 December 2025 11 Leicester City 1–0 London City Lionesses Leicester
GMT
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Referee: Melissa Burgin
11 January 2026 12 Liverpool v London City Lionesses St Helens
GMT Stadium: Totally Wicked Stadium
25 January 2026 13 London City Lionesses v Manchester City Bromley
GMT Stadium: Hayes Lane
1 February 2026 14 Brighton & Hove Albion v London City Lionesses Crawley
GMT Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
8 February 2026 15 London City Lionesses v Everton Bromley
GMT Stadium: Hayes Lane
15 February 2026 16 Manchester United v London City Lionesses Leigh
GMT Stadium: Leigh Sports Village
15 March 2026 17 London City Lionesses v Arsenal Bromley
GMT Stadium: Hayes Lane
22 March 2026 18 London City Lionesses v Chelsea Bromley
BST Stadium: Hayes Lane
29 March 2026 19 West Ham United v London City Lionesses Dagenham
BST Stadium: Victoria Road
26 April 2026 20 London City Lionesses v Leicester City Bromley
BST Stadium: Hayes Lane
3 May 2026 21 Tottenham Hotspur v London City Lionesses Leyton
BST Stadium: Brisbane Road
15–17 May 2026 22 London City Lionesses v Aston Villa Bromley
BST Stadium: Hayes Lane

FA Cup

Main article: 2025–26 Women's FA Cup

As a member of the top tier, London City Lionesses will enter the FA Cup in the fourth round.

League Cup

Main article: 2025–26 Women's League Cup

Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Crystal Palace 3 2 0 0 1 7 4 +3 6 Advanced to knockout stage
2 Leicester City 3 2 0 0 1 6 4 +2 6
3 London City Lionesses 3 2 0 0 1 4 2 +2 6
4 Ipswich Town 3 0 0 0 3 3 10 −7 0
Source: Women's League Cup
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of wins; 5) Head-to-head record

Group stage

24 September 2025 Group stage Crystal Palace 1–2 London City Lionesses Sutton
19:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Gander Green Lane
Attendance: 478
Referee: Stacey Pearson
19 October 2025 Group stage London City Lionesses 0–1 Leicester City Bromley
14:00 BST Report
Stadium: Hayes Lane
Attendance: 990
Referee: Sophie Dennington
23 November 2025 Group stage Ipswich Town 0–2 London City Lionesses Myland
14:00 GMT Report
Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 901
Referee: Megan Wilson

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances after the + symbol where applicable.

As of match played 23 November 2025
No. Pos Nat Player Total WSL FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
28 GK  ENG Sophie Hillyerd 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 GK  ENG Emily Orman 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
35 GK  ENG Sophia Poor 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
77 GK  ESP Elene Lete 10 0 9 0 0 0 1 0
Defenders
2 DF  ESP Jana Fernández 10 0 8+1 0 0 0 0+1 0
3 DF  ENG Poppy Pattinson 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0
4 DF  NED Isa Kardinaal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF  ENG Teyah Goldie 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 1 0
13 DF  ITA Elena Linari 9 1 8 1 0 0 1 0
20 DF  ENG Maddi Wilde 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 DF  ENG Cerys Brown 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
26 DF  FRA Wassa Sangaré 10 0 7+1 0 0 0 2 0
27 DF  USA Corrine Henson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 DF  AUS Alanna Kennedy 10 0 2+5 0 0 0 3 0
Midfielders
6 MF  ESP María Pérez 7 0 3+1 0 0 0 3 0
7 MF  ESP Lucía Corrales 8 0 4+2 0 0 0 1+1 0
8 MF  JPN Saki Kumagai 9 2 9 2 0 0 0 0
10 MF  NED Daniëlle van de Donk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 MF  SWE Sofia Jakobsson 3 0 0+1 0 0 0 1+1 0
14 MF  ENG Freya Godfrey 7 2 4+1 2 0 0 1+1 0
16 MF  SWE Julia Roddar 12 0 1+8 0 0 0 2+1 0
18 MF  ENG Gesa Marashi 3 0 0 0 0 0 2+1 0
21 MF  ENG Katie Zelem 9 0 2+4 0 0 0 3 0
25 MF  NGA Rofiat Imuran 9 0 6 0 0 0 3 0
65 MF  ENG Sienna Loom 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
88 MF  FRA Grace Geyoro 10 0 6+2 0 0 0 2 0
Forwards
9 FW  SWE Kosovare Asllani 9 2 9 2 0 0 0 0
15 FW  FIN Sanni Franssi 12 2 1+8 0 0 0 3 2
17 FW  ENG Nikita Parris 12 4 9 3 0 0 1+2 1
19 FW  FIN Lotta Lindström 8 1 0+5 0 0 0 3 1
23 FW  ENG Isobel Goodwin 9 3 9 3 0 0 0 0
Players Out on Loan
MF  ESP Paula Partido 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Transfers and loans

Transfers in

Date Position Nationality Player From club Ref.
20 June 2025 MF Daniëlle van de Donk Lyon [4]
4 July 2025 FW Sanni Franssi Real Sociedad [5]
5 July 2025 DF Isa Kardinaal Ajax [6]
7 July 2025 DF Teyah Goldie Arsenal [7]
8 July 2025 DF Poppy Pattinson Brighton & Hove Albion [8]
10 July 2025 GK Elene Lete Real Sociedad [9]
19 July 2025 GK Sophia Poor Aston Villa [10]
23 July 2025 MF Freya Godfrey Arsenal [11]
26 July 2025 FW Nikita Parris Brighton & Hove Albion [12]
1 August 2025 DF Elena Linari AS Roma [13]
2 August 2025 MF Paula Partido Real Madrid [14]
15 August 2025 DF Jana Fernández Barcelona [15]
27 August 2025 MF Katie Zelem Angel City [16]
DF Alanna Kennedy
4 September 2025 MF Lucía Corrales Barcelona  [17]
5 September 2025 MF Grace Geyoro Paris Saint-Germain  [18]

Loans in

Date Position Nationality Player From club Ref.
29 August 2025 DF Wassa Sangaré Lyon [19]

Transfers out

Date Position Nationality Player To club Ref.
15 May 2025[20] FW Chantelle Boye-Hlorkah Nottingham Forest [21]
DF Georgia Brougham [22]
DF Megan Campbell Retired [23]
MF Lucy Fitzgerald Charlton Athletic [24]
DF Emma Mukandi Retired [25]
MF Connie Scofield Sheffield United [26]
30 June 2025[27] FW Amelia Ajao AFC Wimbledon Women [28]
FW Danielle Carter Free Agent
GK Hermione Cull Plymouth Argyle [29]
FW Miljana Ivanović Malmö [30]
MF Charlène Meyong Al-Ahli Saudi [31]
11 July 2025[32] MF Shen Mengyu Shanghai Shengli [33]
22 July 2025[34] DF Grace Neville Ipswich Town [35]

Loans out

Date Position Nationality Player To club Ref.
8 August 2025 MF Paula Partido Dux Logroño [36]
GK Sophia Poor Nottingham Forest [37]

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