2024–25 Leicester City W.F.C. season

The 2024–25 Leicester City W.F.C. season was the club's 21st season of existence and their fourth season in the Women's Super League, the highest level of the football pyramid. Along with competing in the WSL, the club also contested two domestic cup competitions: the FA Cup and the League Cup.

Leicester City

2024–25 season
Chairman	Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha
Head coach	Amandine Miquel
Stadium	King Power Stadium, Leicester
WSL	10th
FA Cup	Fifth round
League Cup	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: Janice Cayman (4) All: Yūka Momiki (6)
Highest home attendance	5,405 (vs. Manchester United, 17 November)
Lowest home attendance	1,398 (vs. Everton, 20 October)
Average home league attendance	2,908
Biggest win	5–2 v Birmingham City (H) (League Cup, 11 December 2024) 4–1 v Stoke City (H) (FA Cup, 15 January 2025) 3–0 v Aston Villa (H) (WSL, 16 February 2025)
Biggest defeat	0–4 v Manchester City (A) (WSL, 8 December 2024) 1–5 v Arsenal (A) (WSL, 15 April 2025)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2023–24 2025–26 →

On 15 July 2024, Amandine Miquel was named Leicester City manager ahead of the new season. She left Reims after seven years in order to take the job. The role had previously been occupied on an interim basis by Jennifer Foster since the sacking of Willie Kirk in March 2024.^[1]

Squad

As of 16 February 2025

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  GER Janina Leitzig 2 DF  AUS Courtney Nevin 3 MF  ENG Sam Tierney 4 DF  NZL C. J. Bott 5 DF  SCO Sophie Howard 6 MF  JPN Saori Takarada 7 FW  CAN Deanne Rose 8 FW  FIN Jutta Rantala 9 FW  GER Lena Petermann 10 FW  FRA Noémie Mouchon 11 MF  BEL Janice Cayman 12 DF  ENG Asmita Ale 13 GK  WAL Olivia Clark 14 FW  ISL Hlín Eiríksdóttir 17 DF  FRA Julie Thibaud 19 FW  ENG Denny Draper

No. Pos. Nation Player 20 FW  ENG Missy Goodwin 21 FW  WAL Hannah Cain 22 DF  BEL Sari Kees 25 FW  COL Karla Torres (on loan from Santa Fe) 27 MF  ENG Shannon O'Brien 28 FW  FRA Shana Chossenotte 29 FW  JPN Yūka Momiki 30 MF  ENG Ruby Mace 31 DF  JAM Chantelle Swaby 39 GK  ENG Rebekah Dowsett 47 MF  ENG Simone Sherwood 49 MF  WAL Ffion Bowen 53 FW  ENG Nelly Las 55 MF  ENG Poppy Groves 57 FW  ENG Sammy Kaczmar

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Ref.
17 July 2024	DF		Asmita Ale	Tottenham Hotspur	[2]
18 July 2024	DF		Chantelle Swaby	FC Fleury 91	[3]
19 July 2024	DF		Sari Kees	OH Leuven	[4]
20 July 2024	MF		Ruby Mace	Manchester City	[5]
29 July 2024	FW		Noémie Mouchon	Reims	[6]
28 August 2024	FW		Shana Chossenotte	Reims	[7]
24 January 2025	GK		Olivia Clark	Twente	[8]
30 January 2025	FW		Hlín Eiríksdóttir	Kristianstads DFF	[9]

Loans in

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Until	Ref.
31 January 2025	FW		Karla Torres	Santa Fe	End of season	[10]

Transfers out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Ref.
20 June 2024	MF		Josie Green	Crystal Palace	[11][12]
	GK		Demi Lambourne	Sunderland	[11][13]
	MF		Aimee Palmer	Southampton	[11][14]
	MF		Monique Robinson	Sheffield United	[11][15]
	FW		Remy Siemsen	Kristianstads DFF	[11][16]
	FW		Aileen Whelan	Retired	[17]
24 June 2024	MF		Ava Baker	Birmingham City	[18]
1 July 2024	FW		Mariela Dolan	Nova Southeastern Sharks	[19]
	DF		Libby Wooffindin	Georgia Southern Eagles	[20]
9 July 2024	DF		Jess Reavill	Stoke City	[21]
26 July 2024	MF		Abi Loydon	Wolverhampton Wanderers	[22]
15 August 2024	GK		Holly Mears	Nottingham Forest	[23]
15 January 2025	GK		Lize Kop	Tottenham Hotspur	[24]

Loans out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Until	Ref.
24 January 2025	MF		Emilia Pelgander	FC Rosengård	End of season	[25]

Preseason

Leicester City participated in the inaugural Perth International Football Cup invitational friendly as part of preseason.

Leicester City v Sunderland

15 August 2024 Friendly	Leicester City	3–1	Sunderland	Leicester
	Rantala Mouchon Momiki	Report	(pen.)	Stadium: Belvoir Drive Attendance: Behind-closed-doors

Manchester City v Leicester City

28 August 2024 Perth Cup	Manchester City	0–0 (4–3 p)	Leicester City	Perth, Australia
		Report		Stadium: Perth Rectangular
	Penalties
	Shaw Fowler Fujino Hasegawa Miedema		Momiki Petermann Howard Takarada Rose

Leicester City v West Ham United

1 September 2024 Perth Cup	Leicester City	5–2	West Ham United	Perth, Australia
	Momiki 10' Tierney 33' Goodwin 42' Mouchon 50' Takarada 76'	Report	Asseyi 90', 90+6'	Stadium: Perth Stadium

Manchester United v Leicester City

11 September 2024 Friendly	Manchester United	2–0	Leicester City	Carrington
	Malard Galton	Report		Stadium: Trafford Training Centre Attendance: Behind closed doors

Women's Super League

Main article: 2024–25 Women's Super League

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
22	5	5	12	21	37	−16	20	5	2	4	15	13	+2	0	3	8	6	24	−18

Last updated: 10 May 2025.
Source: WSL

Results by matchday

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
Ground	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H
Result	D	L	L	D	W	L	L	L	L	D	L	W	L	W	L	L	W	D	L	L	D	W
Position	7	9	10	10	7	8	8	10	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	10

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

Liverpool v Leicester City

22 September 2024 1	Liverpool	1–1	Leicester City	St Helens
14:00	Haug 45' Nagano  80'	Report	Rantala 53' Kop  88' Nevin  90+2'	Stadium: Totally Wicked Stadium Attendance: 3,058 Referee: Adewunmi Soneye

Leicester City v Arsenal

29 September 2024 2	Leicester City	0–1	Arsenal	Leicester
15:00		Report	Maanum 55' Codina  90+4'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 5,163 Referee: Elizabeth Simms

Leicester City v Crystal Palace

6 October 2024 3	Leicester City	0–2	Crystal Palace	Leicester
15:00	Goodwin  25'	Report	Blanchard 55', 68' (pen.)	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 1,806 Referee: Stephen Parkinson

Aston Villa v Leicester City

13 October 2024 4	Aston Villa	0–0	Leicester City	Aston
14:00	Kearns  19' Maritz  45+2' Staniforth  80'	Report	Nevin  33' Kees  45'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 2,907 Referee: Amy Fearn

Leicester City v Everton

20 October 2024 5	Leicester City	1–0	Everton	Leicester
15:00	Momiki 8',  71'	Report	S. Holmgaard  11'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 1,398 Referee: Adewunmi Soneye

Brighton & Hove Albion v Leicester City

3 November 2024 6	Brighton & Hove Albion	1–0	Leicester City	Crawley
14:00	Parris 20' Olislagers  43' Kirby  79' Losada  90+7'	Report		Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 2,082 Referee: Adewunmi Soneye

West Ham United v Leicester City

10 November 2024 7	West Ham United	1–0	Leicester City	Dagenham
15:00	Asseyi 45+7' Paví  80'	Report	Mace  40' Ale  70' Rose  84'	Stadium: Victoria Road Attendance: 1,617 Referee: Elizabeth Simms

Leicester City v Manchester United

17 November 2024 8	Leicester City	0–2	Manchester United	Leicester
15:00	Mace  76'	Report	Terland 45+3' George  48' Bizet 81' Le Tissier  84'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 5,405 Referee: Stacey Fullicks

Manchester City v Leicester City

8 December 2024 9	Manchester City	4–0	Leicester City	Manchester
13:00	Shaw 2', 29' Park 49' Fowler 58'	Report		Stadium: Academy Stadium Referee: Emily Heaslip

Leicester City v Chelsea

14 December 2024 10	Leicester City	1–1	Chelsea	Leicester
12:00	Goodwin 20' Howard  45+1' O'Brien  84'	Report	Kaptein 77'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 2,619 Referee: Kirsty Dowle

Tottenham Hotspur v Leicester City

19 January 2025 11	Tottenham Hotspur	1–0	Leicester City	Leyton
12:30	Leitzig 4' (o.g.)	Report	Bott  43' Thibaud  70' Mace  73'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 1,314 Referee: Stacey Pearson

Leicester City v Liverpool

26 January 2025 12	Leicester City	2–1	Liverpool	Leicester
15:00	Cayman 17' Goodwin 40' Las  69' Mace  74' Cain  76'	Report	Smith 3',  76' Bonner  44'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 2,964 Referee: Abigail Byrne

Everton v Leicester City

2 February 2025 13	Everton	4–1	Leicester City	Walton
14:00	Gago 5', 69' S. Holmgaard  12' Ladd  39' Snoeijs 48' Hayashi 57'	Report	O'Brien 16'	Stadium: Walton Hall Park Attendance: 784 Referee: Stacey Pearson

Leicester City v Aston Villa

16 February 2025 14	Leicester City	3–0	Aston Villa	Leicester
15:00	Cayman 29', 49' Thibaud 50' Bott  55' Mace  73' O'Brien  90'	Report	Baijings  73'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 2,065 Referee: Adewunmi Soneye

Manchester United v Leicester City

2 March 2025 15	Manchester United	2–0	Leicester City	Leigh
12:30	Malard 19' Galton 45+2' Miyazawa  89'	Report	Bott  74'	Stadium: Leigh Sports Village Attendance: 3,950 Referee: Phoebe Cross

Chelsea v Leicester City

5 March 2025 16	Chelsea	3–1	Leicester City	Kingston upon Thames
19:30	Macario 8' Beever-Jones 51' Cuthbert 86'	Report	Mace  7' O'Brien  44' Momiki 55' Nevin  82'	Stadium: Kingsmeadow Referee: Abigail Byrne
Note: This match, originally scheduled for 16 March, was rescheduled due to Chelsea's participation in the 2025 Women's League Cup final.[26]

Leicester City v Brighton & Hove Albion

23 March 2025 17	Leicester City	3–2	Brighton & Hove Albion	Leicester
15:00	O'Brien 11' Takarada 35' McLauchlan 45+5' (o.g.) Ale  89' Thibaud  90+6'	Report	Symonds  43' Auée  61' Haley 73' Kirby 81' (pen.)	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 1,832 Referee: Amy Fearn

Leicester City v Tottenham Hotspur

30 March 2025 18	Leicester City	1–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Leicester
14:00	Bott  39' Rybrink 55' (o.g.)	Report	Spence 62'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 2,527 Referee: Grace Lowe

Arsenal v Leicester City

15 April 2025 19	Arsenal	5–1	Leicester City	Holloway
19:30	Foord 9', 31' Blackstenius 16' Maanum  36' Mead 62' Pelova 69'	Report	Momiki 66' Goodwin  68'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 5,539 Referee: Melissa Burgin
Note: This match, originally scheduled for 20 April, was rescheduled due to Arsenal's participation in the UEFA Champions League semi-finals

Leicester City v Manchester City

27 April 2025 20	Leicester City	0–1	Manchester City	Leicester
15:00	Cayman  73'	Report	Park 70'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 3,305 Referee: Ryan Atkin

Crystal Palace v Leicester City

4 May 2025 21	Crystal Palace	2–2	Leicester City	Sutton
14:00	Blanchard 69' (pen.),  82' Larkin 90+8'	Report	Cain 45+2' O'Brien 90+4'	Stadium: Gander Green Lane

Leicester City v West Ham United

10 May 2025 22	Leicester City	4–2	West Ham United	Leicester
12:30	Cayman 9' Cain 35', 59' Tierney 69'	Report	Asseyi  44', 57', 63'	Stadium: King Power Stadium

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
8	Everton	22	6	6	10	24	32	−8	24
9	West Ham United	22	6	5	11	36	41	−5	23
10	Leicester City	22	5	5	12	21	37	−16	20
11	Tottenham Hotspur	22	5	5	12	26	44	−18	20
12	Crystal Palace (R)	22	2	4	16	20	65	−45	10	Relegation to the WSL2

Source: The Football Association
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

Women's FA Cup

Main article: 2024–25 Women's FA Cup

As a member of the first tier, Leicester entered the FA Cup in the fourth round proper.

Leicester City v Stoke City

15 January 2025 Fourth round	Leicester City	4–1	Stoke City	Nottingham
19:45	Momiki 13', 76' Goodwin 29' Las 90+2'	Report	Ravening 42' (pen.)	Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 276 Referee: Laura van Lier
Note: Rescheduled from 12 January due to frozen pitch.[27]

Manchester City v Leicester City

9 February 2025 Fifth round	Manchester City	3–1	Leicester City	Manchester
14:00	Ouahabi 18' Kerolin 29' Shaw 59'	Report	Kees  65' Las 82'	Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 1,959 Referee: Phoebe Cross

Women's League Cup

Main article: 2024–25 Women's League Cup

Leicester City v Bristol City

2 October 2024 Group stage	Leicester City	1–1 (1–2 p)	Bristol City	Burton upon Trent
19:00	Chossenotte 67',  90+4'	Report	Lloyd-Smith 80'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 250 Referee: Lucy May
	Penalties
	Thibaud Mouchon Pelgander Rantala Chossenotte		Harrison Lloyd-Smith Ward Woolley Rodgers

Brighton & Hove Albion v Leicester City

24 November 2024 Group stage	Brighton & Hove Albion	0–0 (3–4 p)	Leicester City	Crawley
14:00		Report	Bott  60' Chossenotte  88'	Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 1,069 Referee: Joanne Horwood
	Penalties
	Parris Čanković Seike Agyemang Symonds		Thibaud Mace Momiki Cayman Rose

Leicester City v Birmingham City

11 December 2024 Group stage	Leicester City	5–2	Birmingham City	Nottingham
19:00	Kees  21' Herron 34' (o.g.) Momiki 37' (pen.) Bott 39' Sherwood 42' Cain 67'	Report	Baker 13' Worsey  90+6' Murray 90+8'	Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 289 Referee: Phoebe Cross

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	WPEN	LPEN	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Brighton & Hove Albion	3	2	0	1	0	9	2	+7	7	Advanced to knock-out stage
2	Leicester City	3	1	1	1	0	6	3	+3	6
3	Birmingham City	3	1	0	0	2	5	9	−4	3
4	Bristol City	3	0	1	0	2	4	10	−6	2

Updated to match(es) played on 11 December 2024. Source: Women's League Cup
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of wins; 5) Head-to-head record

Squad statistics

Appearances

As of match played 10 May 2025

Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances after the + symbol where applicable.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		WSL		FA Cup		League Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	GER	Janina Leitzig	22	0	20	0	1	0	1	0
2	DF	AUS	Courtney Nevin	17	0	8+5	0	1+1	0	2	0
3	DF	ENG	Sam Tierney	21	1	16+2	1	1+1	0	1	0
4	DF	NZL	CJ Bott	20	1	14+3	0	1	0	2	1
5	DF	SCO	Sophie Howard	22	0	21	0	1	0	0	0
6	MF	JPN	Saori Takarada	26	1	8+14	1	1	0	3	0
7	FW	CAN	Deanne Rose	17	0	3+11	0	0	0	2+1	0
8	FW	FIN	Jutta Rantala	4	1	3	1	0	0	0+1	0
9	FW	GER	Lena Petermann	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	FW	FRA	Noémie Mouchon	4	0	3	0	0	0	0+1	0
11	MF	BEL	Janice Cayman	26	4	20+2	4	1+1	0	2	0
12	DF	ENG	Asmita Ale	23	0	15+3	0	2	0	2+1	0
13	GK	WAL	Olivia Clark	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
14	FW	ISL	Hlín Eiríksdóttir	9	0	3+5	0	1	0	0	0
17	DF	FRA	Julie Thibaud	23	1	16+4	1	0	0	2+1	0
19	FW	ENG	Denny Draper	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	FW	ENG	Missy Goodwin	24	3	14+5	2	1+1	1	3	0
21	FW	WAL	Hannah Cain	20	4	12+4	3	2	0	1+1	1
22	DF	BEL	Sari Kees	10	0	6	0	2	0	2	0
25	FW	COL	Karla Torres	3	0	0+3	0	0	0	0	0
27	MF	ENG	Shannon O'Brien	14	3	7+6	3	0+1	0	0	0
28	FW	FRA	Shana Chossenotte	21	1	12+6	0	1	0	0+2	1
29	FW	JPN	Yūka Momiki	26	6	17+5	3	2	2	2	1
30	MF	ENG	Ruby Mace	20	0	15	0	2	0	1+2	0
31	DF	JAM	Chantelle Swaby	9	0	6	0	1	0	2	0
39	GK	ENG	Rebekah Dowsett	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
47	DF	ENG	Simone Sherwood	6	1	0+3	0	0+2	0	1	1
49	MF	WAL	Ffion Bowen	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
53	DF	ENG	Nelly Las	17	2	1+11	0	0+2	2	1+2	0
55	MF	ENG	Poppy Groves	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
57	FW	ENG	Sammy Kaczmar	2	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	0	0
Players away from the club on loan:
18	MF	SWE	Emilia Pelgander	7	0	0+5	0	0	0	1+1	0
Players who appeared for the club but left during the season:
23	GK	NED	Lize Kop	4	0	2	0	0	0	2	0