Chelsea Women welcome reigning champions Manchester City to Stamford Bridge this weekend, with both teams still unbeaten in the Women’s Super League. Our finishing touch has deserted us in recent matches, however, and City arrive in excellent form, led by a Khadija Shaw who seemingly cannot stop scoring.
Date / Time: Saturday, November 14, 2026, 13:30 GMT; 8:30 am EST
Venue: Stamford Bridge, London, UK
Forecast: Sunny intervals and light winds
Referee: Phoebe Cross
On TV: BBC One (UK); CBS Sports Network
(US); elsewhere Streaming: BBC iPlayer (UK); fuboTV, Paramount+ (US)
Chelsea team news: The Blues endured another frustrating evening in Sweden on Tuesday, failing to find the net despite registering 32 shots in a goalless draw against BK Häcken. Chelsea had two goals ruled out and struck the woodwork twice, while goalkeeper Livia Peng produced several important saves to preserve our unbeaten record in Europe. It was a familiar story following last weekend’s 1-1 draw against Everton, when we also dominated proceedings but struggled to convert our chances.
Head coach Sonia Bompastor remains without Lauren James, who is recovering from the hamstring injury sustained against Charlton and will not return before the international break. Naomi Girma is also still sidelined with a calf injury, while Mayra Ramírez remains unavailable.
Manchester City team news: Andrée Jeglertz’s side have enjoyed an excellent start to their title defence, winning eight of their opening nine WSL matches, with their only dropped points coming against Manchester United. City reclaimed top spot last weekend with a 5-0 thrashing of West Ham, featuring a hat-trick from Khadija Shaw, who now has 12 league goals this season. They followed that result with a 4-1 victory over Inter Milan in the Champions League on Tuesday.
City made several significant additions over the summer, bringing in Beth Mead from Arsenal, former Chelsea defender Niamh Charles and German international Carlotta Wamser from Bayer Leverkusen. On the other side of the equation, goalkeeper Khiara Keating departed for Liverpool, while experienced midfielder Laura Coombs announced her retirement and Naomi Layzell joined Everton on loan.
In terms of injuries, Jeglertz has confirmed that Niamh Charles, Beth Mead and Vivianne Miedema have all returned to full training and could be available for tomorrow’s match. Charles has been sidelined since late October, while Mead has not featured for over a month and Miedema is yet to make an appearance this season due to a knee injury. Defender Rebecca Knaak is also available after recovering from a knock sustained against Inter Milan.
Previously: A great season debut.
