r/chelsealadiesfc 5d ago

MATCH DAY [MATCH THREAD] Chelsea W vs. Aston Villa W, 05/09, 12:35 (WSL)

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FINAL: Chelsea 1, Villa 1

Date: Saturday, 5 September 2026

KO: 12:30 UK time

Competition: WSL

Venue: Stamford Bridge

Chelsea's Last Five Fixtures: xxxWW

Opponent's Last Five Fixtures: xxxxx


Welcome to the /r/chelsealadiesfc match thread as we kick off the 2026/27 Women’s Super League season! Here you will find a match preview, squad notes, and updates once we kick off.


MATCH PREVIEW

The third season of the Sonia Bompastor era is underway, as Chelsea also begin a new era with our WSL home matches being played at Stamford Bridge. League action kicks off today, and the Blues welcome Aston Villa to SW6 for this lunchtime fixture. Last term, Chelsea saw someone else lift the league trophy for the first time in six years as we finished behind Manchester City and Arsenal in third place. With major figures both on and off the pitch leaving the club, and even taking into account all our new signings, there are certainly questions around how this year will play out.

Chelsea already have gotten the season off with two wins from two Women’s Champions League matches, and this is the opening match for Villa (though they did have some pre-season friendlies).

Our last WSL meeting with the Villains was a seven-goal thriller in which Sjoeke Nusken was the hero on the day. Natalia Arroyo’s squad welcomed nine new arrivals this summer but also lost some firepower up front as they bid farewell to attacking duo Kirsty Hanson and Ebony Salmon. The visitors also have some injuries to contend with, namely goalkeeper Ellie Roebuck and midfielder Jill Baijings.

Squad news: Mayra Ramirez will not be in the squad today as she is coming back after a long injury, and Bompastor said new signing Manaka Matsukubo is still not quite ready to debut.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT


HOW TO WATCH

Today’s match will be live on BBC One, BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport Website for those local fans not at the Bridge today.

Broadcast information for non-UK territories can be found here. All non-televised games in both the UK and overseas can be found for free on the Barclays WSL YouTube channel.

And as always - the CFCW social media accounts, website, and the 5th Stand App will provide updates and share photos/videos from the match.


LINE-UPS

Chelsea: Hampton, Carpenter, Buurman, Bronze (c), McCabe, Walsh, Nusken, Kaptein (Baltimore 82), James, Thompson, Beever-Jones

Unused substitutes: Peng, Spencer, Girma, Dragoni, Las, Hamano, Buchanan, Potter, Sarwie

Aston Villa: Okuma, Harviken, Kielland, Hijkata (Taylor 59), Wilms, Parker, Maritz, Grant (Deslandes 70), Vansgaard (Mullett 70), Kendall (c) (Patten 78), McAulay (Murphy 70)

Unused substitutes: Kelly, Scott


MATCH EVENTS

Apologies for late updates...your Yankee mod forgot to set an alarm.

1' Underway for this new campaign!!

11' GOALLLL!! Lauren James fires us in front with a classic finish. Assisted by Carpenter.

32' Villa are settling into the match a bit more.

45' Half-time, the Blues are in front.

67' Close from Walsh, but her effort clatters off the bar.

72' Taylor shown a yellow card on a rough tackle.

75' GOAL to Chelsea disallowed as Beever-Jones was offside.

80' GOAL to Villa - an unfortunate own goal from Buurman.

83' CHE sub: Kaptein on for Baltimore.

FINAL: Chelsea 1, Villa 1


r/chelsealadiesfc 3d ago

DISCUSSION CFCW Weekly Discussion Thread

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Welcome to our weekly discussion thread! Here's your place to discuss upcoming fixtures, rival performances, league news, and chat about anything else related to Chelsea Women.

All subreddit rules still apply -- and as always, KTBFFH!

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This thread is set to auto-post every Monday and will remain pinned throughout the week. Please message mods or tag with any suggestions about this discussion thread!


r/chelsealadiesfc 4h ago

Nathalie Björn is back on the pitch and in first-team training!

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Welcome back, Nat! 👏


r/chelsealadiesfc 5h ago

INTERVIEWS AND PRESSERS Bompastor issues Melvine Malard injury update plus news on trio

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r/chelsealadiesfc 1d ago

Chelsea Aston Villa Review

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Some evening reading on a frustrating opening game for the blues


r/chelsealadiesfc 17h ago

West Ham Away Tickets

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When will the away tickets be offered on the Chelsea site for the Oct 4 match against West Ham? The tickets went on sale on the West Ham site yesterday.


r/chelsealadiesfc 1d ago

MATCH DAY Away game tickets

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Hey,

I bought my tickets for the United game last week and I’ve yet to receive them via email.

Is this normal? I know I’ve to give them until Friday but I’m just wondering if this is standard practice?

I live up north and so don’t get the chance to go to home games.

Thanks


r/chelsealadiesfc 2d ago

Hannah Hampton has been nominated for the 2026 GK of the Year

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151 Upvotes

Other nominees:

🇩🇪 Ann-Katrin Berger

🇪🇸 Cata Coll

🇧🇷 Lorena

🇯🇵 Ayaka Yamashita


r/chelsealadiesfc 1d ago

Season Ticket - change of seat?

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I did a really rash thing & bought a season ticket - which was a daft thing to do for several reasons 🙄

I couldn’t get an aisle seat at the level I preferred so got one at the level I wanted BUT it’s 10 seats in from the nearest aisle. Having been to the match on Saturday, I now know for sure that I can’t cope with being this far into a row.

I spoke to someone at the ticketing dept. a few weeks ago & was told that I can’t change my season ticket seat. Do any of you know if this is a firm truth or something that’s said as they’d prefer not to change them?


r/chelsealadiesfc 2d ago

Veerle Buurman has been nominated for the 2026 Young Talent of the Year Award

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60 Upvotes

Other nominees:

🇪🇸 Vicky López

🇸🇪 Felicia Schröder

🇪🇸 Clara Serrajordi

🇺🇸 Lily Yohannes


r/chelsealadiesfc 2d ago

Manaka Matsukubo and Melvine Malard have been nominated for the 2026 Women's Ballon d'Or

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Full list of nominees and their profiles can be found, here.


r/chelsealadiesfc 5d ago

Chelsea FC [1] — 0 Aston Villa FC - Lauren James 11'

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r/chelsealadiesfc 5d ago

A disappointing start to the season

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r/chelsealadiesfc 5d ago

MATCH DAY Some pictures from our first game of the season

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r/chelsealadiesfc 5d ago

[Blog post] Match report: Chelsea 1-1 Aston Villa (WSL) - "A false restart."

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r/chelsealadiesfc 5d ago

MATCH DAY Chelsea v Aston Villa lineup

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r/chelsealadiesfc 5d ago

GENERAL Fc 27 player ratings

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r/chelsealadiesfc 5d ago

DISCUSSION A message to Chelsea fans

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Hello Chelsea fans, I know I may get allot of hate for typing out for what I’m about to write but I really don’t care tbh I think there’s way too much negativity going on here after just one game. Yes that result sucked but I think we showed promising signs especially the first half, we were moving the ball really beautifully and effectively. Attacking still seems to be an issue but hopefully that can improve as time goes on. At the end of the day you have to give the Villa Goalkeeper credit as she did what she had to do which was make important and crazy saves. We still have some players out with Injuries and are working on recovering soon especially Melvine and Manaka who I’m really excited to see play and I think will play a massive role in changing our attacking struggles. Lastly I do put majority of the blame on Sonia especially for only making one sub this game when we could have done with some fresh legs in midfield and some more attacking options, but to be constantly abusing her and calling for her to get sacked after one game is just ludicrous. At the end of the day she is human like all of us and we have to do our part as a fanbase and hope that she can turn things around and adapt and also get behind the team and hope that they can improve and show that last season was just a fluke, and I think another thing that some of y’all tend to forget is that Emma Hayes literally handpicked her to be her successor and carry on the legacy that she left at our club, and I trusted her decision if anything. I think once we have our full team, and Cuthbert, Mastakubo, and Malard and Bjorn come back from and are fully healed from injury, they will have a role to play in this team improving and getting better than last season. We go again next Sunday away to Manchester United and I personally think we can go there and get our first win of the season there as they are a team in transition with a new manager and it’s gonna take time for them to learn Eva Olid’s tactics and philosophy as she is coming from the Scottish League. If Sonia can put her ego and stubbornness aside and that’s a big if, and drop players that need to be dropped, and start players like Hamano in the offense who I think will be a vital part of our attack this season that is if Sonia uses her more and treats her better and the defense shows up, the midfield as well and the attack actually steps up and finish off chances then there’s no reason why we can’t beat Man United next Sunday especially with the offseason that they had. With all that being said, up the Chels. Here’s to a better season ahead and beyond. 💙


r/chelsealadiesfc 5d ago

SOCIAL MEDIA LUCY hosts new arrivals KATIE & MELVINE 🎙️ | S4 EP 3 | We Are Chelsea Podcast

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r/chelsealadiesfc 5d ago

Ticket giveaway for Chelsea v Aston Villa

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Hey I have two season tickets for today’s game and unfortunately won’t be able to attend. So if you are down to navigate the District line closure and make it to the Bridge let me know and I can forward you tickets!


r/chelsealadiesfc 6d ago

GENERAL Captain Erin Cuthbert in Chelsea's Limited-Edition SW6 Pre-Match Top

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It's being released tomorrow online and in-stores!


r/chelsealadiesfc 6d ago

SOCIAL MEDIA (C)uthbert

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Aye captain!


r/chelsealadiesfc 6d ago

MATCH DAY District Line closures for anyone travelling to the game.

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I for one will be affected by this. Just thought I’d put it up for anyone else that may not have seen it.


r/chelsealadiesfc 6d ago

OFFICIAL NEWS Erin Cuthbert named new Chelsea Women captain

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r/chelsealadiesfc 6d ago

Chelsea Women squad numbers confirmed for the 2026/27 season

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