It’s only been a few days since Chelsea Women successfully defended their Women’s League Cup title against Manchester United. With that done, we move our focus to the Women’s Super League as we host Brighton at Kingsmeadow.
Injuries to the backline and head coach Sonia Bompastor’s choice for rotation make this lineup somewhat different from the usual stuff we see these days. It should still be a strong-enough selection to get the three points at home and keep the chase after Manchester City as close as it can be.
**Chelsea starting lineup (3-5-2):**
Hampton | Bronze, Buurman, Baltimore | Nüsken, Potter, Walsh (c), Kaptein, Thompson | Beever-Jones, James
_Substitutes from: Peng, Spencer, Buchanan, Cuthbert, Shooter, Sarwie, Storey_
**Brighton starting eleven:**
Nnadozie | Vanegas, Symonds (c), Cankovic, Kirby, Noordam, Hayes, Olislagers, Haley, Camacho, McLauchlan
_Substitutes from: Poulter, Mpomé, Kafaji, Rayner, Tvedten, Auee, Tsunoda, Baggaley, Warren_
**Date / Time**: Wednesday, March 18, 2026, 19.00 GMT; 2pm EST
**Venue**: Kingsmeadow, Kingston upon Thames, UK
**Referee**: Stacey Pearson
**On TV**: Sky Sports (UK); _none_ (US); [**elsewhere**](https://www.livesoccertv.com/match/chelsea-fc-vs-brighton-hove-albion/4hxi0f#5555692)
**Streaming**: Sky GO (UK); ESPN+, fuboTV (US)
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