Chelsea Women’s rivals today, Arsenal, are as misfiring as the Blues when facing any type of opposition at the start of this season. They have an edge in terms of health, with only a couple of players injured and definitely out of contention whereas our head coach, Sonia Bompastor, hasn’t had the best of time picking the squad for challenges like today’s.
In all adversity, Chelsea will still do their best to prevail. Will that be enough for a win at the Bridge this afternoon?
Chelsea starting lineup
(4-2-3-1): Hampton | Carpenter, Bronze (c), Buchanan, McCabe | Walsh, Potter | Thompson, Kaptein, James | Malard
Substitutes from: Peng, Girma, Bjorn, Dragoni, Hamano, Beever-Jones, Buurman, Nusken, Baltimore
Arsenal starting eleven:
Borbe | Fox, Williamson, Catley, Batlle, Little (c), Stanway, Cooney-Cross, Mariona, Baum, Russo
Substitutes from: Misa, Wubben-Moy, Foord, Smith, Reuteler, Kelly, Blackstenius, Cerci, Holmberg
Date / Time: Sunday, September 27, 2026, 16.30 GMT; 11:30am EST
Venue: Stamford Bridge, SW6
On TV: Sky One, Sky Sports (UK); CBS Sports Golazo (USA); elsewhere
Streaming: Sky GO (UK); Paramount+ (USA)
Let’s do this!
