Knockouts

League Cup · 2025-26

Quarter-finals
- Liverpool 1
  
  Chelsea 9
  
  2025-12-21 Anfield
- Manchester United 2
  
  Tottenham Hotspur 1
  
  2025-12-21 Leigh Sports Village Stadium
- Crystal Palace 0
  
  Arsenal 2
  
  2025-12-21 VBS Community Stadium
- West Ham United 1
  
  Manchester City 5
  
  2025-12-21 Chigwell Construction Stadium
Semi-finals
- Arsenal 0
  
  Manchester United 1
  
  2026-01-21 Emirates Stadium
- Manchester City 0
  
  Chelsea 1
  
  2026-01-21 Joie Stadium
Final
- Chelsea 2
  
  Manchester United 0
  
  2026-03-15 Ashton Gate Stadium

Results and fixtures

Quarter-finals

2025-12-21 Liverpool 1–9 Chelsea
2025-12-21 Manchester United 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur
2025-12-21 Crystal Palace 0–2 Arsenal
2025-12-21 West Ham United 1–5 Manchester City

Semi-finals

2026-01-21 Arsenal 0–1 Manchester United
2026-01-21 Manchester City 0–1 Chelsea

Final

2026-03-15 Chelsea 2–0 Manchester United

Group Stage

League Cup · 2025-26

Group A

Group A table. MP = matches played · GD = goal difference.
#	Team	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Manchester City MCI	3	2	1	0	8	4	+4	7
2	Everton EVE	3	1	1	1	5	5	0	4
3	Nottingham Forest Women FC NOT	3	1	1	1	3	4	-1	4
4	Newcastle United Women's FC NEW	3	0	1	2	5	8	-3	1

Group B

Group B table. MP = matches played · GD = goal difference.
#	Team	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Liverpool LIV	3	3	0	0	11	2	+9	9
2	Sheffield United Women FC SHE	3	1	1	1	3	5	-2	4
3	Durham Women's FC DUR	3	0	2	1	3	4	-1	2
4	Sunderland SUN	3	0	1	2	1	7	-6	1

Group C

Group C table. MP = matches played · GD = goal difference.
#	Team	MP	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	West Ham United WHU	4	3	1	12	4	+8	9
2	Charlton Athletic CHA	4	3	1	7	6	+1	9
3	Brighton & Hove Albion BHA	4	2	2	6	3	+3	6
4	Portsmouth FC Women POR	4	1	3	2	6	-4	3
5	Southampton Women FC SOU	4	1	3	2	10	-8	3

Group D

Group D table. MP = matches played · GD = goal difference.
#	Team	MP	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Crystal Palace CRY	3	2	1	7	4	+3	6
2	Leicester City LEI	3	2	1	6	4	+2	6
3	London City Lionesses LCL	3	2	1	4	2	+2	6
4	Ipswich Town FC Women IPS	3	0	3	3	10	-7	0

Group E

Group E table. MP = matches played · GD = goal difference.
#	Team	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Tottenham Hotspur TOT	3	2	1	0	4	0	+4	7
2	Aston Villa AVL	3	1	2	0	6	3	+3	5
3	Birmingham City BIR	3	0	2	1	5	8	-3	2
4	Bristol City BRI	3	0	1	2	2	6	-4	1

Results and fixtures

Matchday 1

2025-09-24 Durham Women's FC 1–1 Sheffield United Women FC pens 2–3
2025-09-24 Charlton Athletic 1–5 West Ham United
2025-09-24 Liverpool 5–0 Sunderland
2025-09-24 Portsmouth FC Women 0–2 Brighton & Hove Albion
2025-09-24 Birmingham City 2–2 Bristol City pens 4–3
2025-09-24 Tottenham Hotspur 0–0 Aston Villa pens 7–6
2025-09-24 Manchester City 3–1 Everton
2025-09-24 Crystal Palace 1–2 London City Lionesses
2025-09-24 Ipswich Town FC Women 1–5 Leicester City
2025-09-24 Nottingham Forest Women FC 2–1 Newcastle United Women's FC
2025-10-08 West Ham United 2–1 Brighton & Hove Albion
2025-10-08 Southampton Women FC 1–0 Portsmouth FC Women

Matchday 2

2025-10-16 Durham Women's FC 1–2 Liverpool
2025-10-19 Charlton Athletic 3–0 Portsmouth FC Women
2025-10-19 Crystal Palace 3–2 Ipswich Town FC Women
2025-10-19 Tottenham Hotspur 3–0 Birmingham City
2025-10-19 Newcastle United Women's FC 3–3 Manchester City pens 6–7
2025-10-19 Everton 1–1 Nottingham Forest Women FC pens 4–3
2025-10-19 London City Lionesses 0–1 Leicester City
2025-10-19 Sunderland 0–1 Sheffield United Women FC
2025-10-19 Brighton & Hove Albion 3–0 Southampton Women FC
2025-10-19 Bristol City 0–3 Aston Villa
2025-11-12 West Ham United 5–0 Southampton Women FC
2025-11-12 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–1 Charlton Athletic

Matchday 3

2025-11-21 Aston Villa 3–3 Birmingham City pens 2–4
2025-11-22 Nottingham Forest Women FC 0–2 Manchester City
2025-11-22 Sheffield United Women FC 1–4 Liverpool
2025-11-23 Southampton Women FC 1–2 Charlton Athletic
2025-11-23 Ipswich Town FC Women 0–2 London City Lionesses
2025-11-23 Newcastle United Women's FC 1–3 Everton
2025-11-23 Sunderland 1–1 Durham Women's FC pens 4–3
2025-11-23 Portsmouth FC Women 2–0 West Ham United
2025-11-23 Leicester City 0–3 Crystal Palace
2025-11-23 Bristol City 0–1 Tottenham Hotspur

All Teams

Bar height shows matches per game day · Hover or tap for details

Matchweek

Next matchweek

Group Stage Standings

Group A

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Manchester City	3	2	1	0	8	4	4	7
2	Everton	3	1	1	1	5	5	0	4
3	Nottingham Forest Women FC	3	1	1	1	3	4	-1	4
4	Newcastle United Women's FC	3	0	1	2	5	8	-3	1

Group B

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Liverpool	3	3	0	0	11	2	9	9
2	Sheffield United Women FC	3	1	1	1	3	5	-2	4
3	Durham Women's FC	3	0	2	1	3	4	-1	2
4	Sunderland	3	0	1	2	1	7	-6	1

Group C

#	Team	P	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	West Ham United	4	3	1	12	4	8	9
2	Charlton Athletic	4	3	1	7	6	1	9
3	Brighton & Hove Albion	4	2	2	6	3	3	6
4	Portsmouth FC Women	4	1	3	2	6	-4	3
5	Southampton Women FC	4	1	3	2	10	-8	3

Group D

#	Team	P	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Crystal Palace	3	2	1	7	4	3	6
2	Leicester City	3	2	1	6	4	2	6
3	London City Lionesses	3	2	1	4	2	2	6
4	Ipswich Town FC Women	3	0	3	3	10	-7	0

Group E

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Tottenham Hotspur	3	2	1	0	4	0	4	7
2	Aston Villa	3	1	2	0	6	3	3	5
3	Birmingham City	3	0	2	1	5	8	-3	2
4	Bristol City	3	0	1	2	2	6	-4	1

Bracket

Quarter-finals
- Liverpool 1
  
  Chelsea 9
  
  2025-12-21 Anfield
- Manchester United 2
  
  Tottenham Hotspur 1
  
  2025-12-21 Leigh Sports Village Stadium
- Crystal Palace 0
  
  Arsenal 2
  
  2025-12-21 VBS Community Stadium
- West Ham United 1
  
  Manchester City 5
  
  2025-12-21 Chigwell Construction Stadium
Semi-finals
- Arsenal 0
  
  Manchester United 1
  
  2026-01-21 Emirates Stadium
- Manchester City 0
  
  Chelsea 1
  
  2026-01-21 Joie Stadium
Final
- Chelsea 2
  
  Manchester United 0
  
  2026-03-15 Ashton Gate Stadium

Rounds

Group Stage (34) Quarter-finals (4) Semi-finals (2) Final (1)

All Teams

Position by matchweek · Hover or tap for details

Table after matchweek 3. MP = matches played · GF/GA = goals for and against · GD = goal difference.
#	Team	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Liverpool LIV	3	3	0	0	11	2	+9	9
2	West Ham United WHU	4	3	0	1	12	4	+8	9
3	Charlton Athletic CHA	4	3	0	1	7	6	+1	9
4	Manchester City MCI	3	2	1	0	8	4	+4	7
5	Tottenham Hotspur TOT	3	2	1	0	4	0	+4	7
6	Crystal Palace CRY	3	2	0	1	7	4	+3	6
7	Brighton & Hove Albion BHA	4	2	0	2	6	3	+3	6
8	Leicester City LEI	3	2	0	1	6	4	+2	6
9	London City Lionesses LCL	3	2	0	1	4	2	+2	6
10	Aston Villa AVL	3	1	2	0	6	3	+3	5
11	Everton EVE	3	1	1	1	5	5	0	4
12	Nottingham Forest Women FC NOT	3	1	1	1	3	4	-1	4
13	Sheffield United Women FC SHE	3	1	1	1	3	5	-2	4
14	Portsmouth FC Women POR	4	1	0	3	2	6	-4	3
15	Southampton Women FC SOU	4	1	0	3	2	10	-8	3
16	Durham Women's FC DUR	3	0	2	1	3	4	-1	2
17	Birmingham City BIR	3	0	2	1	5	8	-3	2
18	Newcastle United Women's FC NEW	3	0	1	2	5	8	-3	1
19	Bristol City BRI	3	0	1	2	2	6	-4	1
20	Sunderland SUN	3	0	1	2	1	7	-6	1
21	Ipswich Town FC Women IPS	3	0	0	3	3	10	-7	0

Race for the League Cup

After Matchweek 3

#	Team	MP	Pts	PB	Rem	Max Pts	Best	Worst
1	Liverpool LIV	3	9	—	1	12	1	6
2	West Ham United WHU	4	9	0	1	12	1	6
3	Charlton Athletic CHA	4	9	0	0	9	1	6
4	Manchester City MCI	3	7	2	2	13	1	6
5	Tottenham Hotspur TOT	3	7	2	1	10	1	6
6	Crystal Palace CRY	3	6	3	1	9	1	9
7	Brighton & Hove Albion BHA	4	6	3	0	6	6	9
8	Leicester City LEI	3	6	3	0	6	6	9
9	London City Lionesses LCL	3	6	3	0	6	6	9
10	Aston Villa AVL	3	5	4	0	5	10	10
11	Everton EVE	3	4	5	0	4	11	13
12	Nottingham Forest Women FC NOT	3	4	5	0	4	11	13
13	Sheffield United Women FC SHE	3	4	5	0	4	11	13
14	Portsmouth FC Women POR	4	3	6	0	3	14	15
15	Southampton Women FC SOU	4	3	6	0	3	14	15
16	Durham Women's FC DUR	3	2	7	0	2	16	17
17	Birmingham City BIR	3	2	7	0	2	16	17
18	Newcastle United Women's FC NEW	3	1	8	0	1	18	20
19	Bristol City BRI	3	1	8	0	1	18	20
20	Sunderland SUN	3	1	8	0	1	18	20
21	Ipswich Town FC Women IPS	3	0	9	0	0	21	21

League Cup Clinched League Cup Out Eliminated

PB = Points behind 1st place

Best / Worst = Best and worst possible finishing position based on remaining matches

Games in Hand

Standings context when teams have played different numbers of games

GIH = games in hand vs. the most games played by any team. Lvl Pts = points if the team won exactly its games in hand.
#	Team	P	Pts	GIH	Lvl Pts	+/-
1	Liverpool LIV	3	9	1	12	–
2	West Ham United WHU	4	9	0	9	↓2
3	Charlton Athletic CHA	4	9	0	9	↓2
4	Manchester City MCI	3	7	1	10	↑2
5	Tottenham Hotspur TOT	3	7	1	10	↑2
6	Crystal Palace CRY	3	6	1	9	–
7	Brighton & Hove Albion BHA	4	6	0	6	↓6
8	Leicester City LEI	3	6	1	9	↑1
9	London City Lionesses LCL	3	6	1	9	↑1
10	Aston Villa AVL	3	5	1	8	↑1
11	Everton EVE	3	4	1	7	↑1
12	Nottingham Forest Women FC NOT	3	4	1	7	↑1
13	Sheffield United Women FC SHE	3	4	1	7	↑1
14	Portsmouth FC Women POR	4	3	0	3	↓5
15	Southampton Women FC SOU	4	3	0	3	↓5
16	Durham Women's FC DUR	3	2	1	5	↑2
17	Birmingham City BIR	3	2	1	5	↑2
18	Newcastle United Women's FC NEW	3	1	1	4	↑2
19	Bristol City BRI	3	1	1	4	↑2
20	Sunderland SUN	3	1	1	4	↑2
21	Ipswich Town FC Women IPS	3	0	1	3	–

Games behind, over the season

1 team level throughout Table does not fully level this season

Future games as currently scheduled.

Points per Game

Points per game — the fair comparison when teams have played different numbers of games

Ranked by points per game. +/- shows movement vs. the actual standings position.
#	Team	P	Pts	PPG	Final PPG	+/-
1	Liverpool LIV	3	9	3.00	3.00	–
2	Manchester City MCI	3	7	2.33	2.33	↑2
3	Tottenham Hotspur TOT	3	7	2.33	2.33	↑2
4	West Ham United WHU	4	9	2.25	2.25	↓2
5	Charlton Athletic CHA	4	9	2.25	2.25	↓2
6	Crystal Palace CRY	3	6	2.00	2.00	–
7	Leicester City LEI	3	6	2.00	2.00	↑1
8	London City Lionesses LCL	3	6	2.00	2.00	↑1
9	Aston Villa AVL	3	5	1.67	1.67	↑1
10	Brighton & Hove Albion BHA	4	6	1.50	1.50	↓3
11	Everton EVE	3	4	1.33	1.33	–
12	Nottingham Forest Women FC NOT	3	4	1.33	1.33	–
13	Sheffield United Women FC SHE	3	4	1.33	1.33	–
14	Portsmouth FC Women POR	4	3	0.75	0.75	–
15	Southampton Women FC SOU	4	3	0.75	0.75	–
16	Durham Women's FC DUR	3	2	0.67	0.67	–
17	Birmingham City BIR	3	2	0.67	0.67	–
18	Newcastle United Women's FC NEW	3	1	0.33	0.33	–
19	Bristol City BRI	3	1	0.33	0.33	–
20	Sunderland SUN	3	1	0.33	0.33	–
21	Ipswich Town FC Women IPS	3	0	0.00	0.00	–

Cumulative PPG, by games played

Lines drawn from game 3; earlier values are too noisy to read.

League Cup

Knockout Bracket · 3 rounds

Quarter-finals
- Liverpool 1
  
  Chelsea 9
  
  2025-12-21 Anfield
- Manchester United 2
  
  Tottenham Hotspur 1
  
  2025-12-21 Leigh Sports Village Stadium
- Crystal Palace 0
  
  Arsenal 2
  
  2025-12-21 VBS Community Stadium
- West Ham United 1
  
  Manchester City 5
  
  2025-12-21 Chigwell Construction Stadium
Semi-finals
- Arsenal 0
  
  Manchester United 1
  
  2026-01-21 Emirates Stadium
- Manchester City 0
  
  Chelsea 1
  
  2026-01-21 Joie Stadium
Final
- Chelsea 2
  
  Manchester United 0
  
  2026-03-15 Ashton Gate Stadium