This is a Chelsea Women predicted lineup for their Champions League group stage clash with FC Twente. With Real Madrid behind them the Blues face relatively plain sailing through the rest of the group as both Twente and Celtic should be easy wins for the English giants.
Chelsea Women Predicted Lineup vs Twente in Champions League
How Chelsea Women Have Lined Up Recently
Hannah Hampton has been the main choice in goal with Zecira Musovic replacing her on one occasion. The settled back line appears to be Sandy Baltimore at left-back, Kadeisha Buchanan and Millie Bright in the middle with Nathalie Bjorn getting one start, while Lucy Bronze is the unshakeable right-back.
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A mixture of injury and illness has seen Erin Cuthbert make way for the midfield pairing of Sjoeke Nusken and Wieke Kaptein. The attacking four has been Lauren James, Guro Reiten, Johanna Rytting Kaneryd, and Mayra Ramirez.
Aggie Beever-Jones started once as the striker but has been off the bench since, Baltimore has also operated as a winger but seems locked into the left-back position in the absence of Niamh Charles.
Chelsea Recent Form and Tactics
The team sets up in a fluid 4-3-3/4-2-3-1 with a lot of movement in midfield. James tends to play a free role either moving in from the left, moving all the way to the right, or dropping deep to collect the ball and move it up the field. Baltimore and Bronze being such attacking full-backs makes up for any of her drifting.
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Sonia Bompastor remains undefeated since making the move from Lyon, masterminding a 2-1 win at the Emirates, something that often seemed beyond her predecessor Emma Hayes. Big wins over Crystal Palace and Feyenoord indicate that this is a dangerous team who can carve open an opposition at will.
Chelsea Injuries to Consider
A squad of 22 players travelled for this fixture. Key absentees are the aforementioned Charles, Cat Macario, Sam Kerr, Aniek Nouwen, Sophie Ingle, and Mia Fishel who are all injured.
Chelsea Women Predicted Lineup vs FC Twente
Bompastor has largely stuck to her guns and doesn’t seem interested in rotating just yet. This means she could send out largely the same eleven as she did on the weekend against Arsenal.
GK – Hannah Hampton
LB – Sandy Baltimore
CB – Kadeisha Buchanan
CB – Millie Bright
RB – Lucy Bronze
DM – Sjoeke Nusken
DM – Wieke Kaptein
LW – Lauren James
AM – Guro Reiten
RW – Johanna Rytting Kaneryd
ST – Mayra Ramirez
