It’s only been a few days since Chelsea Women successfully defended their Women’s League Cup title against Manchester United. With that done, we move our focus to the Women’s Super League as we host Brighton at Kingsmeadow.
Injuries to the backline and head coach Sonia Bompastor’s choice for rotation make this lineup somewhat different from the usual stuff we see these days. It should still be a strong-enough selection to get the three points at home and keep the chase after Manchester City as close as it can be.
Chelsea starting lineup (3-5-2):
Hampton | Bronze, Buurman, Baltimore | Nüsken, Potter, Walsh (c), Kaptein, Thompson | Beever-Jones, James
Substitutes from: Peng, Spencer, Buchanan, Cuthbert, Shooter, Sarwie, Storey
Brighton starting eleven:
Nnadozie | Vanegas, Symonds (c), Cankovic, Kirby, Noordam, Hayes, Olislagers, Haley, Camacho, McLauchlan
Substitutes from: Poulter, Mpomé, Kafaji, Rayner, Tvedten, Auee, Tsunoda, Baggaley, Warren
Date / Time: Wednesday, March 18, 2026, 19.00 GMT; 2pm EST
Venue: Kingsmeadow, Kingston upon Thames, UK
Referee: Stacey Pearson
On TV: Sky Sports (UK); none (US); elsewhere
Streaming: Sky GO (UK); ESPN+, fuboTV (US)
