St Pölten V Chelsea: Women’s Champions League – Live

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St Pölten (4-4-1): Schlüter; Krizaj, Nagy, Ebert, Klein, Ollivier; Elmore, Peneau, Laino, Gutmann; Brunold.

Subs: Hermsmeier, Vracevic, Aistleitner, Rukavina, Seiro, Woelki, Matavkova.

Chelsea (4-3-3): Peng; Carpenter, Bronze, Girma, Baltimore; Kaptein, Walsh, Macario; Rytting Kaneryd, Thompson, Kerr.

Subs: Spencer, Bright, Buurman, Nüsken, Cuthbert, James, Björn, Charles, Hamano, Jean-François, Potter.

An expected weakened broadside for nan visitors. It will beryllium absorbing to spot really nan midfield 3 of Wieke Kaptein, Keira Walsh and Catarina Macario operate.

Sam Kerr gets her first commencement for Chelsea since her wounded successful 2023 while Naomi Girma will get her first minutes of nan season. Lauren James is besides backmost successful nan squad aft returning to training this week and makes nan bench.

Referee: Franziska Wildfeuer (Germany)

Preamble

Chelsea are backmost successful Women’s Champions League action and will beryllium hoping to proceed their beardown tally of shape against St Pölten, nan Austrian broadside yet to prime up a constituent successful nan competition.

Sonia Bompastor’s broadside started nan convention shape pinch a disappointing tie against Twente but made up for it pinch a 4-0 hammering of Paris FC a period ago.

The WSL champions will dream this is nan twelvemonth they yet extremity their hold for European glory and they will surely beryllium aiming for 1 of nan 4 automatic qualification spots for nan quarter-final to make that extremity easier. As it stands, Chelsea are successful a knockout shape playoff position pinch 2 points separating them from nan apical four.

Kick-off is scheduled for 8pm GMT astatine nan NV Arena. Join maine for each nan updates, and arsenic always, consciousness free to get successful touch pinch your thoughts, questions and predictions via email.