Gotham Secure a Home Quarterfinal as Luvanga Wins It for Washington

Gotham clinched a home NWSL playoff match despite conceding a stoppage-time equalizer, while Washington needed an 84th-minute winner from Clara Luvanga to leave Houston with three points. Sunday also brought Denver a 3–0 victory at Chicago, with Lindsey Heaps scoring twice.

Jaedyn Shaw put Gotham ahead against Angel City in the 66th minute, and Taylor Suarez equalized in the first minute of stoppage time. The 1–1 draw left Gotham on 55 points (16–4–7), four ahead of second-place San Diego with three games remaining. It extended their home unbeaten run to 12 matches in front of 13,475 at Sports Illustrated Stadium. Shaw’s goal was her tenth of the season, making her the third player in club history to reach double figures in a campaign. Coach Juan Carlos Amorós said afterward that the team was not happy about conceding that chance.