Over the last years Chelsea Women have rarely been in the situation of chasing after a Women’s Super League leader for the title. And even in the very few occasions this took place, no gap felt as unsurmountable as the one currently in place between ourselves and Manchester City.
We can very well beat them today and close our distance from nine to six points in the league table. But then the question becomes, can we trust ourselves to keep the beat going as we wait for at least three City slips in a span of eight league matches?
The answer to this and many others questions will be found today at the Etihad.
**Manchester City starting eleven:
**Yamashita | Rose, Knaak, Greenwood (c), Casparij, Blindkilde Brown, Hasegawa, Hemp, Kerolin, Miedema, Shaw
_Substitutes from:_ _Keating, Clinton, Coombs, Fowler, Ouahabi, Coffey, Fujino, Beney, Prior_
**Chelsea starting lineup (3-5-2):
**Hampton | Buurman, Bright (c), Girma | Carpenter, Cuthbert, Walsh, Kaptein, Baltimore | Thompson, James
_Substitutes from:_ _Spencer, Peng, Nüsken, Reiten, Kaneryd, Kerr, Potter, Beever-Jones, Sarwie_
**Date / Time:** Sunday, February 1st, 2026, 14.30 GMT; 9:30am EST
**Venue:** Etihad Stadium, Manchester
**On TV:** BBC One (UK); _none_ (USA); [**elsewhere**](https://www.livesoccertv.com/match/manchester-city-vs-chelsea-fc/4hu020#5365238)
**Streaming:** BBC iPlayer (US); ESPN+, fuboTV (USA)
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