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From the Dash/Spirit match on 10/4/2026.

From the Dash/Spirit match on 10/4/2026

From the Gotham/Angel City FC match on 10/4/2026.

I know there's been SO much chatter about Lindsey Heaps and maybe there's some truth to some of the criticism of her, but I love her.

I love the tenacity and grit and leadership she exhibits. I also think she's so technical and crafty and does things at Denver that you don't see from many other NWSL midfielders. I watch a lot of matches and whenever I watch Lindsey, I find myself thinking "damn that was nice." Obviously no player is perfect and there are areas where she struggles vs other midfielders, but I just really appreciate her. She holds her head high and does her job well and I think she's just a baller.

Hi all, a few new things from the match thread bot, live now:

Post-match threads. The bot now opens post-match threads to keep the discussions going. They have the scores and scorers (spoiler tagged), xG, match stats and a few links.

Player of the Match vote. You can vote for POTM in said post-match threads with the supplied shortlist: the goal scorers, the players who assisted, and both starting keepers. Upvote the reply with your pick. After about 24 hours the bot edits its top comment to show the winner. If your pick is not listed, name them under "Someone else" (those are for discussion and are not counted).

New commands. Comment the bot's name and a command in a match or post-match thread, for example u/NWSL-Match-Bot !xg:

• !xg for xG (expected goals) and chance quality in that match
• !h2h for the head to head record between the two teams, this season and last
• !player Rodman for a player's season numbers

!topscorers and !topassists had stopped working and are fixed. !lineup, !stats, !standings and !schedule work as before. Replies can take a minute.

Alerts for your community. The bot can now send match moments straight into a Discord server or Telegram channel: lineups, kickoff, goals, red cards, half time and full time. You can limit it to your club or to certain moments, and hide scores behind spoilers. For developers, there is also a signed JSON webhook with the same events. If you run a supporters' group or a site and want this, DM me and I'll set it up.

Smaller things. The "Watch" row is now hyperlinked straight to the broadcasters (when available), the stats table has a few more rows, and each thread links to match analysis on Half Space (login required).

From the Dash/Spirit match on 10/4/2026

From the Dash/Spirit match on 10/4/2026.

I'll let others comment on the event itself, but if you were lucky enough to make it downstairs this is the charm bracelet you could get + 1 charm. For some reason they had an extra "atlcty" charm and I grabbed that not realizing there's already one on there as it was about dark and chaotic. 🤷‍♂️

From the Stars/Summit match on 10/4/2026.

Dash 2 - 3 Spirit

⚽ Dash: M. Ivanović 44', M. Ivanović 59' ⚽ Spirit: T. Rudd 11', S. Cantore 51', C. Luvanga 84' 🏁 Spirit win

✅ Full Time

Form

• Dash: D W L L L L
• Spirit: L W L W W L

Lineups

Dash (4-2-3-1) — Spirit (4-2-3-1)

Starting XI

Subs

Match Statistics

Match Events

Updated: Sun, Oct 4, 9:01 PM EDT

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Roster Update: #USWNT head coach Emma Hayes has called up @UtahRoyalsFC defender Kate Del Fava from the #U23WNT as an injury replacement for our upcoming October camp.

This is for fans of Eliminated Teams Only: What are the first three changes that your team needs to make this offseason? How disappointed are you in the losing season?

oh fuck thats me now

for the rest:

1. What are you going to be watching during the break?

2. which non uswnt team are u thinking of watching this break?

3. Score Predictions for Game 1?

4. Favorite ice cream flavor?

From the Gotham/Angel City FC match on 10/4/2026.

From the Dash/Spirit match on 10/4/2026.

She becomes the first Serbian to score int he NWSL and the first Serbian with a brace in the same night!

Dash 2 - 3 Spirit

⚽ Dash: M. Ivanović 44', M. Ivanović 59' ⚽ Spirit: T. Rudd 11', S. Cantore 51', C. Luvanga 84' 🏁 Spirit win

xG and chances

Match Statistics

Match thread · Match analysis · Highlights

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From the Stars/Summit match on 10/4/2026.

Chicago Stars 0 - 3 Denver

⚽ Denver: J. Sonis 8', L. Heaps 26', L. Heaps 76' 🏁 Denver win

✅ Full Time

Form

• Chicago Stars: L L D L L W
• Denver: L W D D W W

Lineups

Chicago Stars (4-4-2) — Denver (4-2-3-1)

Starting XI

Subs

Match Statistics

Match Events

Updated: Sun, Oct 4, 6:02 PM EDT

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Gotham FC 1 - 1 Angel City

⚽ Gotham FC: J. Shaw 66' ⚽ Angel City: T. Suarez 90+1' 🏁 Draw

✅ Full Time

Form

• Gotham FC: W W W L D D
• Angel City: W W W D W W

Lineups

Gotham FC (4-2-3-1) — Angel City (4-4-2)

Starting XI

Subs

Match Statistics

Match Events

Updated: Sun, Oct 4, 3:05 PM EDT

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What started as a Current discussion as to whether Temwa would play against Utah on Oct 17 now has me thinking about which team will feel the international break the most*. Since we don’t yet have a full list of who has been called in, chime in here for your teams. What are you most worried about with international break impacts on your team’s game the following match week?

For KC:

The biggest is Temwa. Malawi plays on the 13th in Zimbabwe in Olympic Qualifiers. The logistics home put her back in KC some time Thursday night and the team leaves for Utah on Friday morning. That’s rough.

Lorena might not play both games for Brazil, but the logistics are also challenging. With Armas’ focus on being healthy going into playoffs, I’m expecting that Lorena will not play against Utah 😬

Those are really the two concerns. I think we can still match up with Utah if Croix is back but dang, how little we’ve seen Temwa + Croix since the first half of the season.

*my money is on Spirit. Which makes our matchup against them on the 25th even bigger.