This is a Chelsea Women Predicted Lineup for their Champions League clash with Ajac Women on March 27. The Blues take a commanding 3-0 win into this home tie and will be hoping to see out the contest with ease as they have one eye on the cup final with Arsenal this weekend.<\/p>\n
The starting eleven has been relatively settled in recent games, Hannah Hampton tends to start in goals with Ze\u0107ira Mu\u0161ovi\u0107 coming in as a rotational option. Aside from the right-back spot where Ashley Lawrence and \u00c8ve P\u00e9risset have split game time the starting back four has just been Kadeisha Buchanan, Jess Carter, and Niamh Charles.<\/p>\n
Read More:\u00a0<\/strong>Chelsea Women Predicted Lineup vs West Ham for March 24<\/a><\/p>\n The central midfield duo has usually been Erin Cuthbert and Melanie Leupolz with Sjoeke N\u00fcsken (when she’s not pushed further up) or Jelena \u010cankovi\u0107 filling in when needed.<\/p>\n Lauren James has played as a false nine, often accompanied by a pressing partner like Nusken and flanked by wingers Aggie Beeverer-Jones, Guro Reiten, and Johanna Rytting Kaneryd. Catarina Macario has yet to play more than 45 minutes but can fill in the striker spot.<\/p>\n After playing in a 4-2-3-1 for most of the season the striker shortage forced Emma Hayes to get creative. Her team have looked more like a 4-4-2 in recent games with James dropping deep to create for a pressing partner and the wingers. They also set up in a 4-3-3 with Fran Kirby as the false nine to provide runners for her to pass to.<\/p>\nChelsea Recent Form and Tactics<\/h3>\n