Sonia Bompastor’s sophomore year as Chelsea Women manager has been far from ideal given the standards set by herself and her team last season. But all is far from lost.
This Blues squad has been depleted by injuries and today’s starting lineup shows. In such circumstances a result that at least keep us alive in this tie would be a great feat for a team on the lookout for anything positive going their way.
Arsenal starting eleven: Borbe | Fox, Wubben-Moy, Codina, McCabe, Little (C), Mariona, Russo,
Mead, Kelly, Blackstenius
Substitutes from: Votikova, Van Domselaar, Maanum, Smith, Hinds, Pelova, Holmberg, Harwood
Chelsea starting lineup (3-5-2):
Hampton | Buurman, Girma, Buchanan | Bronze, Walsh, Cuthbert (c), Nüsken, Baltimore | James, Thompson
Substitutes from: Peng, Spencer, Kaneryd, Kaptein, Sarwie, Carpenter, Potter, Storey, Shooter
Date / Time: Tuesday, March 24, 2026, 20:00 BST; 3:00 pm ET
Venue: Emirates Stadium, London, UK
Referee: Alina Peşu (on pitch); Ovidiu Haţegan (VAR)
On TV: BBC Two (UK); CBS Sports Network, ESPN Deportes (US); elsewhere
Streaming: BBC iPlayer, Disney+ (UK); ESPN+, fuboTV, Paramount+ (US)
Let’s do this!
