Following Thursday’s 3-1 win against Twente in the Champions League, Chelsea return to WSL action this weekend, at home to Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday night.
This will be match number six of the Bompastor Era. We’ve won all five previous despite not always looking like a well-oiled machine. But as long as the wins keep rolling in, we’ll have time to work out the kinks.
Date / Time: Sunday, October 20, 2024, 18.45 BST; 1:45pm EDT; 11:15pm IST
Venue: Kingsmeadow, Kingston upon Thames, London
Referee: Emily Heaslip
Forecast: Rainy and windy
On TV: Sky Sports (UK); none (USA)
Streaming: Sky Go (UK); ESPN+ (USA)
Chelsea team news: Lauren James was a late scratch midweek after picking up a foot injury in warm-ups. It’s unclear how bad that injury might be, but she will likely join usual suspects Niamh Charles, Aniek Nouwen, Sophie Ingle, Mia Fishel, and Sam Kerr on the sidelines this weekend.
Tottenham Hotspur team news: Spurs have a fairly lengthy injury list as well, though defender Ella Morris has been declared fit and should be in line to make her debut after arriving in the summer from Southampton. Fellow summer signing Amanda Nildén (midfeidler, from Juventus) is questionable. Another new arrival, forward Hayley Raso (from Real Madrid) is less fortunate, and will miss out, alongside Shuang Wang, Amy James-Turner and Kit Graham.
Spurs have four points from their four games playerd. They finished sixth season