Another big clash from the WSL with two of the title hopefuls juking for position early in the campaign. This is a Chelsea predicted lineup for the tie with Arsenal Women after a Champions League opener marred by illness to some key players.<\/p>\n
Hannah Hampton has been the first-choice goalkeeper and was originally set to start in midweek before being switched out late for Zecira Musovic. Millie Bright, Nathalie Bjorn, and Kadeisha Buchanan have all set out as the centre-backs while Lucy Bronze has nailed down the right-back spot. On the left, Ashley Lawrence was dropped for Sandy Baltimore which could be something that Sonia Bompastor continues with.<\/p>\n
Read More:\u00a0<\/strong>Chelsea Women Predicted Lineup vs Real Madrid for October 8<\/a><\/p>\n Sjoeke Nusken, Erin Cuthbert, and Wieke Kaptein have been the main defensive midfielders with an attacking trio of Lauren James, Guro Reiten, Johanna Rytting Kaneryd, and on one occasion Baltimore supporting the striker.<\/p>\n Mayra Ramirez appears to be the first-choice attacker with Aggie Beever-Jones also getting a start.<\/p>\n Bompastor has mainly used a 4-3-3\/4-2-3-1 fluid system with Google recognising the shape from the Real Madrid outing as a strict 4-3-3. That wasn’t the reality on paper as Baltimore at left-back was kept very high as James moved as a free player with Reiten backing up Ramirez up front. In pre-season, there was a 4-4-2 used against Arsenal which we could see recreated here.<\/p>\nChelsea Recent Form and Tactics<\/h3>\n