It’s time for the biggest clash of the Women’s Super League calendar as the two best teams in the division collide. The first meeting between the two since Sonia Bompastor’s arrival is being hosted at Stamford Bridge, which should make for a raucous atmosphere. This is a Chelsea Women predicted lineup for the big-time fixture.
Chelsea Women Predicted Lineup vs Manchester City in WSL Tie
How Chelsea Women Have Lined Up Recently
There’s been a healthy bit of rotation among the starters to keep everyone fresh during the group stage of the Champion’s League. As a result, Hannah Hampton and Zecira Musovic have split goalkeeping duties. In the defence, Ashley Lawrence, Sandy Baltimore, Kadeisha Buchanan, Millie Bright, Nathalie Bjorn, Maelys Mpome, Lucy Bronze, and Eve Perisset have all had minutes.
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Erin Cuthbert, Wieke Kaptein, Oriane Jean-Francois, and Sjoeke Nusken compete for the minutes in the midfield pivots. Maika Hamano has come in as the regular number ten with Guro Reiten and Johanna Rytting Kaneryd on the wings. Aggie Beever-Jones and Mayra Ramirez have split the striking duties.
Chelsea Women Recent Form and Tactics
Taking a page from her predecessor Emma Hayes, Bompastor has used a mixture of setups, although she prioritises a 4-2-3-1. In some matches this can be more akin to a 4-1-4-1 while the Celtic match saw the team use a 3-4-1-2 of sorts with wing-backs offering width and Mpome being one of the few players back to hoover up any counter-attacks.
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One thing is for sure, the team is set up to play on the front foot, staying high, pushing the full-backs up, and relying on a high press to pen in opponents. It’s been successful as the Blues have won every match under their new coach, scoring plenty of goals and looking rather astute at the back. Despite having a game in hand, they’re the WSL’s highest scorers with 23 goals from 6 outings.
Chelsea Women Injuries to Consider
In a slightly vague update, the manager said there’s no new injury concerns. This should mean that the only absentees are Niamh Charles, Lauren James, Sam Kerr, Aniek Nouwen, Sophie Ingle, and Mia Fishel.
Chelsea Women Predicted Lineup vs Manchester City Women
GK – Hannah Hampton
LB – Sandy Baltimore
CB – Millie Bright
CB – Kadeisha Buchanan
RB – Lucy Bronze
DM – Erin Cuthbert
DM – Sjoeke Nusken
LW – Guro Reiten
AM – Maika Hamano
RW – Johanna Rytting Kaneryd
ST – Mayra Ramirez
