This is the Chelsea Women predicted lineup for their WSL clash with Brighton & Hove Albion as the Blues aim to continue their undefeated start to the campaign and pick up three more points.
Chelsea Women Predicted Lineup vs Brighton in WSL
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How Chelsea Women Have Lined Up Recently
There haven’t been many settled positions in the starting eleven since the season started. Zecira Musovic is one of the only nailed-on starters so far with Millie Bright and Jess Carter getting the nod to shield her as the central pairing.
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Maren Mjelde, Ashley Lawrence, Niamh Charles, and Eve Perisset have all lined out in the full back/wing back spots so far indicating there’s no first-choice there yet. Sophie Ingle has operated in the defensive/central midfield duo alongside any one of Erin Cuthbert, Sjoeke Nusken, and Melanie Leupolz so far.
Fran Kirby, Lauren James, Jessie Fleming, Johanna Rytting Kaneryd, Guro Reiten, Mia Fishel, and Sam Kerr have all started as attackers in either a 4-2-3-1 or a 3-4-3 due to injuries and rotation.
Chelsea Women Recent Form and Tactics
The team has remained undefeated all season so far although a poor performance against Manchester City Women saw the 4-2-3-1 setup changed to a 3-4-3. As evidenced by the number of players who have started games already this term, there’s still some uncertainty over the optimal tactics to use.
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Despite that, Emma Hayes and her charges have got the results on the pitch and come into this one after an easy 2-0 win over West Ham last weekend.
Chelsea Women Injuries to Consider
As confirmed by Hayes in her press conference, Leupolz is a doubt for this contest and will likely miss out. She is joined on the reserves list by summer signing Catarina Macario. While no names were given, there are some players who could mss out following an assessment in the final training session before the match.
Chelsea Women Predicted Lineup
GK – Zecira Musovic
CB – Millie Bright
CB – Jess Carter
CB – Maren Mjelde
LWB – Niamh Charles
RWB – Ashley Lawrence
CM – Sophie Ingle
CM – Erin Cuthbert
AT – Guro Reiten
AT – Sam Kerr
AT – Lauren James
