Story byFellipe MirandaWed, January 21, 2026 at 8:55 PM UTC·1 min readUnsurprisingly Chelsea Women were very wary of Manchester City in their trip to the Academy Stadium in Manchester tonight. And so were the hosts, unwilling to let the Blues put an end to a 16-match unbeaten streak with 15 (regular time) victories started right after they lost the season opener to us at Stamford Bridge. Either side couldn’t give an inch to the other, and midfield battles abound. However Chelsea did get the edge in attacking volume, earning corners left and right as City tried to keep us from opening the scoreline after dominating offensively in the initial minutes of the match. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThe barrage of set-pieces bore fruit.