Arsenal host title holders Chelsea in a blockbuster Women’s Super League clash at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
Both clubs contested their opening UEFA Women’s Champions League group stage fixtures midweek, but it was the Gunners who were dealt the harshest blow in a 5-2 loss to Bayern Munich.
Chelsea, on the other hand, approach the game fresh off the back of a 3-2 win over Real Madrid with a point to prove in north London.
Last season, both teams won their respective WSL home fixtures against each other, but Jonas Eidevall’s side edged a fiercely contested League Cup final back in March. It’s a new era at Chelsea under Sonia Bompastor, but this is still one of the biggest matches in the calendar.
Here’s 90min’s preview of Saturday’s clash.
Arsenal vs Chelsea H2H Record (All Games)
Current form (all competitions)
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Arsenal |
Chelsea |
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Bayern Munich 5-2 Arsenal – 09/10/24 |
Chelsea 3-2 Real Madrid – 08/10/24 |
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Arsenal 0-0 Everton – 06/10/24 |
Crystal Palace 0-7 Chelsea – 27/09/24 |
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Leicester City 0-1 Arsenal – 29/09/24 |
Chelsea 1-0 Aston Villa – 20/09/24 |
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Arsenal 4-0 BK Hacken – 26/09/24 |
Chelsea 9-0 Feyenoord – 07/09/24 |
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Arsenal 2-2 Manchester City – 22/09/24 |
Arsenal 0-1 Chelsea – 25/08/25 |
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TV channel/livestream |
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United Kingdom |
BBC One, BBC iPlayer |
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United States |
ESPN+, ESPN App |
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Canada |
Sportsnet Now, Sportsnet One, Sportsnet Now Plus |
Leah Williamson and Steph Catley both returned to action against Everton last time out in the WSL following injury lay-offs. They also travelled to Germany for Arsenal’s opening Champions League group game against Bayern Munich.
Laura Wienroither and Lina Hurtig were unavailable for the midweek game and Victoria Pelova is still undergoing rehabilitation following an anterior cruciate ligament injury earlier in the summer.
Defender Amanda Ilestedt has been absent for most of this year and announced the birth of her baby last month. It is not yet known when she will return to England and rejoin her teammates ahead of a return.
Arsenal predicted lineup vs Chelsea (4-2-3-1): Van Domselaar; Fox, Wubben-Moy, Codina, McCabe; Little, Cooney-Cross; Foord, Maanum, Caldentey; Russo.
Bompastor’s side were in action midweek against Real Madrid in the Champions League. Hannah Hampton was initially named in the starting lineup but was replaced by Zecira Musovic before kick off due to illness and…
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