Rarely do Chelsea Women face situations in which they must win a match because winning is ingrained in them. Today is one of those rare occasions where a win is a must.
We are relatively safe in the UEFA Women’s Champions League group stage table but we can’t say the same about our morale. We need to show ourselves and the rest of the footballing world the loss against Everton last weekend was an extreme exception to the rule and not the start of a new normal for the Blues under Sonia Bompastor.
**Chelsea starting lineup:**
Peng | Bronze, Bright (c), Buurman, Charles | Walsh, Kaptein | Kaneryd, Macario, Baltimore | Kerr
_Substitutes from: Spencer, Carpenter, Girma, Jean-François, Nüsken, Reiten, Hamano, Potter, Sarwie, Thompson, Beever-Jones_
**AS Roma starting eleven:**
Lukasova | Thogersen, Heatley, Oladipo, Bergamaschi, Giugliano, Pandini, Kuhl, Dragoni, Babajide, Pilgrim
**Date / Time:** December 10, 2025, 20.00 BST; 3pm ET
**Venue:** Stamford Bridge, SW6
**Referee:** Paulina Baranowska (on pitch); Tomasz Kwiatkowski (VAR)
**On TV:** _none_ (UK); _none_ (US); **[elsewhere](https://www.livesoccertv.com/match/chelsea-fc-vs-roma/4iqj3w#5448640)**
**Streaming:** Disney+ (UK); ESPN+, Paramount+, fuboTV (US)
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