Chelsea Women vs Man City Women: Preview, predictions and lineups

Chelsea return to Womens Super League (WSL) action this weekend with the visit of title rivals Manchester City.

Stamford Bridge will stage this top-of-the-table clash between two teams battling for this seasons title. Gareth Taylors City side currently hold the advantage in the standings, but they have played a game more than their rivals.

For Sonia Bompastor, this is her first season coaching in England having previously managed French side Lyon. The 44-year-old currently has a 100 percent record with Chelsea across all competitions, so they will hope to avoid a first defeat of the season.

All WSL matches will be taking place at Premier League stadiums this weekend and this will be Chelseas second match at the Bridge this season. They previously hosted Real Madrid in West London in the group stage of the Champions League last month.

Here is 90min's guide to this weekends meeting between the two title rivals

What time does Chelsea vs Man City kick off?

• Location: London, England
• Stadium: Stamford Bridge
• Date: Saturday 16 November
• Kick-off: 17:30 GMT / 18:30 CET / 12:30 ET / 9:30 PT

Chelsea vs Man City H2H record (all games)

• Chelsea: 14 wins
• Man City: 12 wins
• Draws: 9
• Last meeting: Man City 0-1 Chelsea (7 March 2024) - League Cup

Current form (all competitions)

How to watch Chelsea vs Man City

Chelsea team news

Sonia Bompastor remains without long-term absentees Sam Kerr, Mia Fishel and Sophie Ingle. Lauren James has also been sidelined since before the last international break, and wont be back until December at the earliest.

The Chelsea boss was also able to rest a number of key players midweek for their Champions League group stage clash against Celtic. Mayra Ramirez, Millie Bright, Kadeisha Buchanan and Sjoeke Nusken didnt travel with the squad to Glasgow and are expected to be fresh and ready for Saturdays game at Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea predicted lineup vs Man City

Chelsea predicted lineup vs Man City (4-2-3-1): Hampton; Bronze, Buchanan, Bright, Baltimore; Nusken, Cuthbert; Kaneryd, Hamano, Reiten; Ramirez

Man City team news

Laia Aleixandri and Naomi Layzell both remained sidelined for Citys midweek Champions League clash against Hammarby, although Taylor didnt indicate whether the weekends match at Chelsea would also come too soon for the defensive pair. City are also without long-term absentees Vivianne Miedema Risa Shimizu as they recover from knee injuries.

Lauren Hemp was absent from the squad that beat Hammarby on Tuesday night, and Taylor confirmed post-match that she wasnt fit enough to play having potentially picked up an injury during the Crystal Palace game earlier this month.

She was able to play against Spurs, but wasnt able tonight, Taylor explained after the game. It will just take a little longer to assess and find out a bit more.

Hopefully [Lauren can play against Chelsea]. Theres an opportunity there. So well just have to take our moment tomorrow and have a conversation with the medical staff and find out where were at.

Man City predicted lineup vs Chelsea

Man City predicted lineup vs Chelsea (4-3-3): Keating; Casparij, Kennedy, Greenwood, Ouahabi; Park, Hasegawa, Roord; Fowler, Shaw, Hemp

Chelsea vs Man City score prediction

Chelsea have enjoyed a really strong start to the 2024/25 season as they remain unbeaten in all competitions. They are currently second in the standings behind City having played a game less than their title rivals.

Bompastors side have the home advantage on Saturday, but this will arguably be their toughest test yet. Its a tough one to call, but the London club should have just enough to come away with a win to claim top spot in the standings.

Prediction: Chelsea 2-1 Man City

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