St. Pölten vs Chelsea: Six-star Blues crush Austrian champions in ruthless Women’s Champions League display

Chelsea swept aside St. Pölten with a commanding 6–0 away win on Tuesday, November 11, in the Women’s Champions League league phase, underlining their title credentials and accelerating momentum for a pivotal month ahead. The English champions were relentless from the opening minutes, scoring early, stretching the game wide, and never allowing the hosts to settle.

St. Pölten vs Chelsea score and scorers

Chelsea won 6–0 at NV Arena in Sankt Pölten. The goals came from Wieke Kaptein (13'), Catarina Macario (44' and 53' pen), Sam Kerr (75' and 90+2'), and a late own goal by Lisa Ebert (86'). The margin reflected both Chelsea’s control and their growing fluency in the final third as the match wore on.

Timeline of key moments

• 13’ — 0–1: Kaptein finishes a well-worked move after pressure down the right released space at the top of the box.

• 44’ — 0–2: Macario doubles the lead with a composed strike just before the interval.

• 53’ — 0–3: Macario converts from the spot, effectively ending hopes of a comeback.

• 75’ — 0–4: Kerr, back in the starting XI, steers in a signature poacher’s finish.

• 86’ — 0–5: Ebert turns the ball into her own net amid sustained pressure.

• 90+2’ — 0–6: Kerr completes the rout in stoppage time.

Sam Kerr’s comeback powers Chelsea’s cutting edge

The evening will be remembered for Sam Kerr’s milestone as much as for the scoreline. Making her first Chelsea start since late 2023, the striker looked sharp in her movement and ruthless in her finishing. Her brace—one late on and another deep into stoppage time—bookended a confident return that should ease any questions about timing, chemistry, or workload management. With Kerr rejoining a forward line already thriving around Catarina Macario’s creativity and Wieke Kaptein’s box arrivals, Chelsea suddenly look far more varied and unpredictable in how they score.

Catarina Macario and Wieke Kaptein set the tone

If Kerr provided the flourish, Macario and Kaptein provided the platform. Kaptein’s opener rewarded Chelsea’s early press and tempo, drawing St. Pölten into rushed clearances and exposing space centrally. Macario, increasingly the team’s metronome in advanced areas, not only timed her late-first-half goal perfectly but also buried a second-half penalty to remove jeopardy. Across the 90 minutes, Chelsea consistently found joy attacking down the right channel, with overlapping runs pinning back St. Pölten’s full-backs and isolating center-halves.

What the 6–0 means for Chelsea in the Women’s Champions League

The comprehensive victory pushes Chelsea into a strong position in the league phase, where goal difference could matter in seeding for the knockout rounds. Banking six unanswered goals away from home is a valuable statement—particularly with heavyweight fixtures still to come later this month. Beyond the table math, the performance suggests manager Sonia Bompastor is close to balancing a squad that blends established leaders with marquee additions and returning stars.

Three takeaways for Chelsea:

1. Depth arriving on schedule: With key players returning, rotation options improve and the team’s pressing intensity can be sustained longer.

2. Right-side dominance: The structural patterns that created the opener repeated throughout, a repeatable blueprint against sides that defend narrow.

3. Set-piece threat and composure: A calmly taken penalty and consistent delivery maintained pressure even when the game slowed.

Tough night for St. Pölten but useful lessons

St. Pölten entered as domestic front-runners yet found the European step-up unforgiving. There were passages of brave buildup, but turnovers in central areas proved costly and invited waves of pressure. Goalkeeper Carina Schlüter faced a heavy workload and produced several strong stops that kept the score respectable for long stretches. For the Austrian champions, the path forward is clear: tighten central protection, manage transitions with quicker wide outlets, and make more of their set pieces to relieve pressure.

By the numbers (selected)

• Score: St. Pölten 0–6 Chelsea

• Venue: NV Arena, Sankt Pölten

• Date: Tuesday, November 11, 2025

• Chelsea scorers: Kaptein 13', Macario 44' & 53' (pen), Kerr 75' & 90+2', Ebert (og) 86'

• Notable milestone: Kerr’s first Chelsea start since 2023, marked with a brace

What’s next for St. Pölten and Chelsea

For St. Pölten, the immediate task is to regroup and target points in remaining league-phase fixtures, especially at home, where small margins—set plays, counters, and game management—can flip narratives quickly. Chelsea, meanwhile, carry a surge of confidence into a marquee clash later in the phase. If the tempo, structure, and depth shown in Sankt Pölten travel into those tougher assignments, the Blues will remain firmly on track for top seeding and a deep run in Europe.