Chelsea Women have gone beyond proving their real mettle since that bitter loss to Everton at Kingsmeadow last weekend, sending AS Roma packing at Stamford Bridge with ease in an UEFA Women’s Champions League match. But clearly this season the Women’s Super League is an entirely different beast. One with matches like today’s against Brighton where a single slip can define the direction it takes.
**Chelsea starting lineup (4-2-3-1):**
Peng | Bronze, Bright (c), Girma, Carpenter | Walsh, Cuthbert | Baltimore, James, Thompson | Beever-Jones
_Substitutes from: Spencer, Nüsken, Macario, Reiten, Kaptein, Jean-François, Kaneryd, Charles, Kerr_
**Brighton starting eleven:**
Baggaley | Vanegas, Minami, Kafaji, Symonds (c), Seike, Noordam, Hayes, Olislagers, Haley, McLauchlan
_Substitutes from: Poulter, Kirby, Carabali, Camacho, Tsunoda, Rule, Martin, Balmer, Gay_
**Date / Time:** Sunday, December 13, 2025, 11:55 GMT; 6:55am EST
**Venue:** Broadfield Stadium, Crawley, UK
**Referee:** Sophie Dennington
**On TV:** ESPN2 (US); Sky Sports (UK); [**elsewhere**](https://www.livesoccertv.com/match/chelsea-fc-vs-brighton-hove-albion/4hxi0f#5365219)
**Streaming:** ESPN+, fuboTV (US); Sky Go (UK)
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