HT 0 - 0
Melissa BethiLeicy Santos
45'
59'
Taryn TorresLeila Ouahabi
59'
Olivia WingateMandy Freeman
61'
Jaelin Howell
Lucia Di Guglielmo
70'
76'
Talia SommerGuro Reiten
Rosemonde KouassiSofia Cantore
78'
Ashley HatchClara Luvanga
79'
90'
Savannah McCaskillJaelin Howell
90'
Andrea KitahataRose Lavelle
90'+4'
Taryn Torres
FT 1 - 0
37%Possession63%
13Shots5
6Shots on target2
7Corners4
12Fouls10
0Yellow cards2
0Red cards0
4Offsides2
2Saves5
309Passes537
79%Pass accuracy85%
Washington Spirit4-1-4-1
Starting XI
18Sandy MacIverG
13Lucia Di GuglielmoRB
14Gabrielle CarleLB
12Andi SullivanDM
9Tara RuddCD-R
24Esme MorganCD-L
27Sofia CantoreRM
17Hal HershfeltCM-R
25Clara LuvangaF
10Leicy SantosCM-L
2Trinity RodmanLM
Substitutes
28Sara WojdelkoSUB
8Monique NgockSUB
16Tamara BoltSUB
5Élisabeth TséSUB
26Paige MetayerSUB
19Rosemonde KouassiSUB
7Melissa BethiSUB
33Ashley HatchSUB
11Claudia MartínezSUB
Gotham FC4-2-3-1
Starting XI
30Ann-Katrin BergerG
22Mandy FreemanRB
4Leila OuahabiLB
5Denise O'SullivanLM
27Jess CarterCD-R
15Tierna DavidsonCD-L
23Midge PurceAM-R
7Jaelin HowellRM
20Sam KerrF
16Rose LavelleAM
18Guro ReitenAM-L
Substitutes
14Talia SommerSUB
13Savannah McCaskillSUB
10Jaedyn ShawSUB
1Shelby HoganSUB
25Meredith SpeckSUB
24Andrea KitahataSUB
29Olivia WingateSUB
28Tess BoadeSUB
8Taryn TorresSUB
Recent form
Washington SpiritWLWLW
Gotham FCLWWWD
Last meetings
16/07/26Gotham FC1 - 0Washington Spirit
23/11/25Washington Spirit0 - 1Gotham FC
02/10/25Gotham FC0 - 0Washington Spirit
10/08/25Gotham FC0 - 0Washington Spirit
27/04/25Washington Spirit0 - 3Gotham FC
NWSL Standings
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gotham FC | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | +16 | 61 |
| 2 | San Diego Wave FC | 30 | 18 | 4 | 8 | +14 | 58 |
| 3 | Washington Spirit | 30 | 17 | 4 | 9 | +15 | 55 |
| 4 | Kansas City Current | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | +15 | 53 |
| 5 | Angel City FC | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | +22 | 52 |
| 6 | Portland Thorns FC | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | +9 | 50 |
| 7 | Utah Royals | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | +5 | 47 |
| 8 | Seattle Reign FC | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | +4 | 47 |
| 9 | North Carolina Courage | 30 | 14 | 3 | 13 | +10 | 45 |
| 10 | Denver Summit FC | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | +11 | 41 |
| 11 | Orlando Pride | 30 | 11 | 3 | 16 | -8 | 36 |
| 12 | Houston Dash | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | -6 | 33 |
| 13 | Boston Legacy FC | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | -12 | 33 |
| 14 | Bay FC | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | -17 | 27 |
| 15 | Racing Louisville FC | 30 | 7 | 3 | 20 | -24 | 24 |
| 16 | Chicago Stars FC | 30 | 5 | 2 | 23 | -54 | 17 |