Time for Chelsea Women to return to domestic football, this time taking on West Ham as visitors to Victoria Road in the Women’s Super League. The Hammers underwent severe squad changes and are still finding their footing. This doesn’t mean they shouldn’t be capable of surprising the Blues, who should be ready to set tiredness aside and get a good result against a rival we’ve been used to beat throughout the years.
West Ham starting eleven: Picaud-Inconnu | Riesen, Codina, Cascarino, Belloumou, Kumagai,
Zelem (c), Siren, Piubel, Asseyi, Gago
Substitutes from: Walsh, Dowsett, Endo, Tennebo, Wareing, Morgan, Peacock, Wandeler
Chelsea starting lineup (4-2-3-1):
Hampton | Carpenter, Buurman, Buchanan, Bronze (c) | Walsh, Nüsken | Hamano, Kaptein, Baltimore | Malard
Substitutes from: Peng, Björn, Beever-Jones, McCabe, James, Potter, Dragoni, Cuthbert, Thompson
Date / Time: Sunday, October 4, 2026, 14.00 BST; 9am EDT
Venue: Victoria Road, Dagenham, UK
Referee: Sophie Dennington
On TV: Sky Sports (UK); CBS Sports Golazo (USA); elsewhere
Streaming: Sky GO (UK); Paramount+ (USA)
Let’s do this!
