Chelsea Women will take on Aston Villa in the Women's Super League (WSL) at the Kingsmeadow on Friday.
The defending champions ended the previous season with three wins in a row. They had a strong pre-season and will be confident of kickstarting their new season with a win.
Aston Villa finished seventh in the standings last season and will be hoping to deliver a much better display this time around.
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How to watch Chelsea Women vs Aston Villa Women online - TV channels & live streams
The match will be shown live on BBC in the UK. Live updates can be found here on GOAL.
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Chelsea Women vs Aston Villa Women kick-off time
| Date: | September 20, 2024 |
| Kick-off time: | 7pm BST |
| Venue: | Kingsmeadow |
The match will be played at the Kingsmeadow on Friday, with kick-off at 7pm BST for fans in the UK.
Team news & squads
Chelsea Women team news
The home team will likely be without Sam Kerr, Catarina Macario, Mia Fishel, Aniek Nouwen, Erin Cuthbert, and Jean-Francois for this match.
Midfielder Sophie Ingle suffered an ACL injury during Chelsea's recent friendly against Feyenoord and will be out for a few months.
Chelsea predicted XI: Musovic; Bronze, Bright, Buchanan, Charles; Nusken, Kapstein; Kaneryd, James, Baltimore; Ramirez
| Position | Players |
|---|---|
| Goalkeepers: | Mušović, Hampton, Cox |
| Defenders: | Nouwen, Bright, Lawrence, Björn, Périsset, Charles, Bronze, Mpomé, Buchanan, Bernabé |
| Midfielders: | Ingle, Nüsken, Cuthbert, Bartel, Kaptein, Rytting Kaneryd, Jean-François |
| Forwards: | Fishel, Ramírez, Macario, James, Reiten, Baltimore, Kerr, Hamano, Beever-Jones |
Aston Villa Women team news
For the visitors, recent summer signings Sally D'Angelo, Katie Robinson, Miri Taylor, Paula Tomas, and Chasity Grant are expected to be included in the matchday squad.
There are no fresh injury concerns in the Villa camp.
Aston Villa predicted XI: D'Angelo; Maritz, Patten, Corsie, Tomas; Staniforth, Nobbs, Grant; Leon, Dali, Daly
| Position | Players |
|---|---|
| Goalkeepers: | D’Angelo, Leat, Poor |
| Defenders: | Mayling, Tomás, Patten, Corsie, Turner, Parker, Maritz, Pacheco |
| Midfielders: | Staniforth, Kearns, Nobbs, Dali, Mullett, Baijings, Taylor |
| Forwards: | Daly, Robinson, Salmon, Leon, Hanson, Grant, Nunes |
Head-to-Head Record
| Date | Match | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| 17/04/24 | Chelsea 3 - 0 Aston Villa | WSL |
| 04/11/23 | Aston Villa 0 - 6 Chelsea | WSL |
| 16/04/23 | Aston Villa 0 - 1 Chelsea | FA Cup |
| 02/04/23 | Aston Villa 0 - 3 Chelsea | WSL |
| 30/10/22 | Chelsea 3 - 1 Aston Villa | WSL |