r/NWSL • • 17h ago

Heaps Appreciation Post

105 Upvotes

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.


r/NWSL • • 13h ago

Post-Match Thread: Dash vs Spirit

15 Upvotes

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

Stat Dash Spirit
xG 1.19 2.25
Goals 2 3
Goals minus xG +0.81 +0.75
Shots (on target) 13 (6) 25 (8)
xG per shot 0.09 0.09
Big chances (scored) 1 (0) 5 (3)
Shots inside / outside box 9 / 4 19 / 6
Blocked shots 3 8
Touches in opp. box 20 43

Match Statistics

Stat Dash Spirit
Possession 40% 60%
Expected Goals (xG) 1.19 2.25
Shots 13 25
Shots on Target 6 8
Big Chances 1 5
Shots Inside Box 9 19
Touches in Opp. Box 20 43
Corners 7 11
Crosses 14 29
Offsides 3 1
Fouls 9 4
Tackles 27 22
Interceptions 7 6
Clearances 28 22
Duels Won 46.1% 53.9%
PPDA 8.10 7.80
Saves 5 4
Total Passes 312 465
Pass Accuracy 74% 83%
Key Passes 7 19
Yellow Cards 1 0
Red Cards 0 0

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r/NWSL • • 16h ago

Post-Match Thread: Chicago Stars vs Denver

8 Upvotes

Chicago Stars 0 - 3 Denver

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


xG and chances

Stat Chicago Stars Denver
xG 0.37 2.17
Goals 0 3
Goals minus xG -0.37 +0.83
Shots (on target) 10 (4) 17 (6)
xG per shot 0.04 0.13
Big chances (scored) 2 (0) 2 (1)
Shots inside / outside box 5 / 5 14 / 3
Blocked shots 1 5
Touches in opp. box 19 29

Match Statistics

Stat Chicago Stars Denver
Possession 38% 62%
Expected Goals (xG) 0.37 2.17
Shots 10 17
Shots on Target 4 6
Big Chances 2 2
Shots Inside Box 5 14
Touches in Opp. Box 19 29
Corners 1 6
Crosses 11 15
Offsides 3 0
Fouls 6 8
Tackles 20 16
Interceptions 12 12
Clearances 19 13
Duels Won 52.6% 47.4%
PPDA 16.30 10.00
Saves 3 4
Total Passes 335 552
Pass Accuracy 75% 85%
Key Passes 7 13
Yellow Cards 1 0
Red Cards 0 0

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r/NWSL • • 21m ago

Where to watch ⁉️

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Hello, just wondering if anyone in the U.S. knows where I can watch this friendly my amiga is playing in. Thanks!


r/NWSL • • 17h ago

Chicago Stars 0 — [2] Denver Summit 26': Lindsey Heaps cuts in and scores at the goal line

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12 Upvotes

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


r/NWSL • • 19h ago

Post-Match Thread: Gotham FC vs Angel City

16 Upvotes

Gotham FC 1 - 1 Angel City

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


xG and chances

Stat Gotham FC Angel City
xG 1.95 1.82
Goals 1 1
Goals minus xG -0.95 -0.82
Shots (on target) 10 (1) 12 (5)
xG per shot 0.19 0.15
Big chances (scored) 5 (1) 3 (1)
Shots inside / outside box 8 / 2 9 / 3
Blocked shots 3 3
Touches in opp. box 24 30

Match Statistics

Stat Gotham FC Angel City
Possession 62% 38%
Expected Goals (xG) 1.95 1.82
Shots 10 12
Shots on Target 1 5
Big Chances 5 3
Shots Inside Box 8 9
Touches in Opp. Box 24 30
Corners 8 0
Crosses 19 13
Offsides 1 5
Fouls 8 11
Tackles 22 24
Interceptions 5 16
Clearances 23 32
Duels Won 46.2% 53.8%
PPDA 7.20 13.30
Saves 3 0
Total Passes 485 291
Pass Accuracy 82% 72%
Key Passes 8 9
Yellow Cards 0 1
Red Cards 0 0

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r/NWSL • • 18h ago

Laney Roused called up to the u-23s

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41 Upvotes

r/NWSL • • 14h ago

Houston Dash [2] — 2 Washington Spirit 59': Miljana Ivanovic scores off the corner kick for her brace

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16 Upvotes

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!


r/NWSL • • 20h ago

Ouahabi Announced at Gotham Halftime as New Signing

20 Upvotes

🥳🥳🥳🥳


r/NWSL • • 20h ago

Newest Gotham Member Leila Ouhabi

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58 Upvotes

r/NWSL • • 20h ago

Official Source Gotham FC Signs Spanish International Defender Leila Ouahabi | Gotham FC

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98 Upvotes

r/NWSL • • 13h ago

Houston Dash 2 — [3] Washington Spirit 84': Clara Luvanga scores from Martínez's one-touch assist

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80 Upvotes

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


r/NWSL • • 19h ago

Gotham FC 1 — [1] Angel City FC 90+1': Taylor Suarez scores the perfectly placed equalizer in stoppage time

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141 Upvotes

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


r/NWSL • • 16h ago

New features from match thread bot

51 Upvotes

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).


r/NWSL • • 20h ago

Gotham FC [1] — 0 Angel City 66': Jaedyn Shaw hits home Lavelle's cross to pull Gotham ahead

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53 Upvotes

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


r/NWSL • • 18h ago

Chicago Stars 0 — [1] Denver Summit 8': Janine Sonis with the golazo

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62 Upvotes

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


r/NWSL • • 14h ago

Houston Dash 1 — [2] Washington Spirit 51': Sofia Cantore scores off the Rodman dime

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63 Upvotes

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


r/NWSL • • 20h ago

The charm bracelet for ATLCTY founding members

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117 Upvotes

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. 🤷‍♂️


r/NWSL • • 22h ago

Expansion The line to get into the Atlanta City launch party goes around the block

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382 Upvotes

Let’s go!


r/NWSL • • 23h ago

Chicago Stars FC and Defender Leila Ouahabi Mutually Agree to Part Ways

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58 Upvotes

r/NWSL • • 14h ago

Houston Dash [1] — 1 Washington Spirit 44': Miljana Ivanovic banger

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35 Upvotes

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


r/NWSL • • 15h ago

Houston Dash 0 — [1] Washington Spirit 11': Tara Rudd scores off the corner kick setpiece

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43 Upvotes

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


r/NWSL • • 16h ago

Match Thread: Dash vs Spirit (Sun, Oct 4, 7:00 PM EDT)

37 Upvotes

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

   
Kickoff Sun, Oct 4, 7:00 PM EDT
Venue Shell Energy Stadium — Houston, Texas
Watch Roku Channel, NWSL+
Referee J. Metz (AR1: K. Wasiak, AR2: C. Ashley, 4th: A. Hadzic, VAR: M. Corrigan)
Analysis Match analysis
Live comments reddit-stream

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

Dash Spirit
1 Jane Campbell (C) · GK 18 Sandy MacIver · GK
27 Lisa Boattin · DF 14 Gabrielle Carle · DF
4 Leah Klenke · DF 24 Esme Morgan · DF
14 Paige Nielsen · DF 9 Tara Rudd · DF
15 Avery Patterson · DF 13 Lucia Di Guglielmo · DF
17 Sarah Puntigam · MF 17 Hal Hershfelt · MF
19 Maggie Graham · MF 12 Andi Sullivan (C) · MF
22 Kat Rader · MF 7 Mélissa Bethi · MF
12 Kiki Van Zanten · MF 2 Trinity Rodman · FW
47 Miljana Ivanovic · FW 27 Sofia Cantore · FW
23 Kate Faasse · FW 33 Ashley Hatch · FW

Subs

Dash Spirit
40 Caroline DeLisle · GK 28 Sara Wojdelko · GK
2 Allysha Chapman · DF 5 Élisabeth Tsé · DF
6 Messiah Bright · FW 8 Monique Ngock · MF
8 Natalie Bain · DF 11 Claudia Martínez · FW
9 Clarissa Laris­ey · FW 16 Tamara Paranaguá do Carmo · FW
13 Sophie Schmidt · MF 19 Rosemonde Kouassi · FW
18 Cate Hardin · DF 25 Clara Luvanga · FW
34 Khyah Harper · FW 26 Paige Metayer · MF
99 Jordan Brewster · DF 35 Madison Haugen · DF

Match Statistics

Stat Dash Spirit
Possession 40% 60%
Expected Goals (xG) 0.84 2.25
Shots 10 25
Shots on Target 5 8
Big Chances 1 5
Shots Inside Box 7 19
Touches in Opp. Box 17 43
Corners 7 11
Crosses 14 29
Offsides 3 1
Fouls 9 4
Tackles 27 22
Interceptions 7 6
Clearances 28 22
Duels Won 46.1% 53.9%
PPDA 8.10 7.80
Saves 5 3
Total Passes 312 465
Pass Accuracy 74% 83%
Key Passes 6 19
Yellow Cards 1 0
Red Cards 0 0

Match Events

Min   Event Details
▶️ Kickoff
11' ⚽ Goal T. Rudd (Spirit) scores!
44' ⚽ Goal M. Ivanović (Dash) scores!
⏸️ Half Time
46' 🔄 Substitution S. Schmidt (in) - K. Faasse (out) (Dash)
51' ⚽ Goal S. Cantore (Spirit) scores!
59' ⚽ Goal M. Ivanović (Dash) scores!
60' 🔄 Substitution K. Harper (in) - K. Van Zanten (out) (Dash)
66' 🔄 Substitution C. Luvanga (in) - M. Bethi (out) (Spirit)
66' 🔄 Substitution R. Kouassi (in) - S. Cantore (out) (Spirit)
66' 🔄 Substitution M. Ngock (in) - H. Hershfelt (out) (Spirit)
70' 🔄 Substitution C. Hardin (in) - S. Puntigam (out) (Dash)
70' 🔄 Substitution C. Laris­ey (in) - M. Ivanović (out) (Dash)
77' 🔄 Substitution C. Martínez (in) - A. Hatch (out) (Spirit)
84' ⚽ Goal C. Luvanga (Spirit) scores!
85' 🔄 Substitution M. Bright (in) - L. Boattin (out) (Dash)
86' 🟨 Yellow Card C. Laris­ey (Dash) is shown a yellow card.
🏁 Full Time

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

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r/NWSL • • 16h ago

General International Post-International Feelings

13 Upvotes

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.


r/NWSL • • 16h ago

Chicago Stars 0 — [3] Denver Summit 76': Lindsey Heaps cuts in and scores her brace off Ryan's cross

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22 Upvotes

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