WSL Cup · Group Stage
West Ham W vs London City Lionesses W
Wed 21 Oct 2026 · 18:00 UTC · Chigwell Construction Stadium, Essex
West Ham W host London City Lionesses W on Wed 21 Oct 2026 (WSL Cup); from both squads' Elo our model gives West Ham W 15%, draw 20%, London City Lionesses W 64%.
- London City Lionesses W have won their last 5 matches.
Prediction — from both squads' Elo
From the gap between the two clubs' squad Elo and this competition's home advantage. Women's line-ups are published only after the match, so this is the one prediction; it is frozen at kick-off.
Team Elo: West Ham W 2084 · London City Lionesses W 2386
Projected line-ups
Strongest available side by Elo in a 4-4-2 — not a team sheet, and not what the prediction is computed from.
Players to watch
Highest EAR (form over 180 days, at least five rated matches) in each projected eleven. Elo after each match, last three years.
West Ham W · Below-0.11 · Elo 2432
London City Lionesses W · Good+0.05 · Elo 2406
Form
Last five matches; the number is the team Elo of the eleven that started.
West Ham W
- 4 OctLChelsea W FA WSL2115
- 30 SepWSouthampton W WSL Cup1925
- 27 SepLManchester United W FA WSL2116
- 20 SepLEverton W FA WSL2168
- 12 SepWLondon City Lionesses W FA WSL2069
London City Lionesses W
- 4 OctWTottenham Hotspur W FA WSL2380
- 30 SepWIpswich Town W WSL Cup2338
- 26 SepWBrighton W FA WSL2335
- 23 SepWLeicester City FC W WSL Cup2160
- 19 SepWCharlton Athletic W FA WSL2299
Team Elo history
Starting-eleven Team Elo in league matches, last three years.
Coach Elo history
Elo after each match, last three years (the whole career if shorter).
West Ham W · Elo 2020
London City Lionesses W · Elo 2336