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2026–27 Chelsea F.C. Women season

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Chelsea
2026–27 season
ChairmanAdrian Jacob
ManagerSonia Bompastor
StadiumStamford Bridge
(league matches)
Plough Lane
(cup matches)
FA WSL1st
FA CupFourth round
Champions LeagueLeague phase
Top goalscorerLeague:
Melvine Malard (6)

All:
Melvine Malard (8)
Biggest win6–0
(vs. Charlton Athletic, 1 November 2026, WSL)
2027–28 →
All statistics correct as of 1 November 2026.

The 2026–27 season is Chelsea Women's 35th competitive season and 17th consecutive season in the Women's Super League, the top flight of English women's football.

Due to changes in the competition's format and the club's participation in the UEFA Champions League, Chelsea will not participate in the League Cup for the first time since 2011.[1]

On 22 April 2026, it was announced that Chelsea would play all of their home WSL matches at Stamford Bridge from this season onwards.[2][3] Two months later, on 9 June, it was further announced that all domestic cup and pre-knockout Champions League home matches would be played at AFC Wimbledon's Plough Lane stadium, bringing to an end the team's 9-year stay at Kingsmeadow.[4][5]

Squad information

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First team squad

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As of 20 October 2026[6]
No. Name Nat Since Date of birth (age) Signed from
Goalkeepers
1 Livia Peng Switzerland 2025 14 March 2002 (age 24) Germany Werder Bremen
24 Hannah Hampton England 2023 16 November 2000 (age 25) England Aston Villa
38 Becky Spencer Jamaica 2025 22 February 1991 (age 35) England Tottenham Hotspur
Defenders
2 Ellie Carpenter Australia 2025 28 April 2000 (age 26) France Lyon
4 Naomi Girma United States 2025 14 June 2000 (age 26) United States San Diego Wave FC
5 Veerle Buurman Netherlands 2024 21 April 2006 (age 20) Netherlands PSV
14 Nathalie Björn Sweden 2024 4 May 1997 (age 29) England Everton
15 Katie McCabe Republic of Ireland 2026 21 September 1995 (age 31) England Arsenal
17 Nelly Las England 2026 17 December 2007 (age 18) England Leicester City
22 Lucy Bronze England 2024 28 October 1991 (age 35) Spain Barcelona
26 Kadeisha Buchanan Canada 2022 5 November 1995 (age 30) France Lyon
42 Chloe Sarwie England 2025 19 December 2008 (age 17) Homegrown
Midfielders
6 Sjoeke Nüsken Germany 2023 22 January 2001 (age 25) Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
8 Erin Cuthbert (captain) Scotland 2016 19 July 1998 (age 28) Scotland Glasgow City
16 Giulia Dragoni Italy 2026 7 November 2006 (age 19) Spain Barcelona
19 Wieke Kaptein Netherlands 2023 29 August 2005 (age 21) Netherlands Twente
21 Keira Walsh England 2025 8 April 1997 (age 29) Spain Barcelona
25 Lola Brown England 2024 31 October 2007 (age 19) Homegrown
29 Manaka Matsukubo Japan 2026 28 July 2004 (age 22) United States North Carolina Courage
32 Lexi Potter England 2023 17 August 2006 (age 20) Homegrown
Forwards
7 Mayra Ramírez Colombia 2024 23 March 1999 (age 27) Spain Levante
9 Melvine Malard France 2026 28 June 2000 (age 26) England Manchester United
10 Lauren James England 2021 29 September 2001 (age 25) England Manchester United
11 Sandy Baltimore France 2024 19 February 2000 (age 26) France Paris Saint-Germain
12 Alyssa Thompson United States 2025 7 November 2004 (age 21) United States Angel City FC
23 Maika Hamano Japan 2023 19 May 2004 (age 22) Japan INAC Kobe Leonessa
31 Rachael Adedini France 2026 20 June 2009 (age 17) England Manchester City Academy
33 Aggie Beever-Jones England 2021 27 July 2003 (age 23) Homegrown

New contracts

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No. Pos Player/Manager Date Contract end Source
11 FW France Sandy Baltimore 26 May 2026 2030 [7]
22 DF England Lucy Bronze 2 July 2026 2027 [8]
33 FW England Aggie Beever-Jones 6 July 2026 2030 [9]
— FW England Lois Shooter 22 July 2026 2028 [10]
24 GK England Hannah Hampton 28 July 2026 2028 [11]
— FW England Eva Hendle 31 July 2026 2028 [12]
34 MF England Vera Jones 14 August 2026 2029 [13]
40 GK England Katie Cox 19 August 2026 2029 [14]
25 MF England Lola Brown 24 August 2026 2029 [15]

Transfers and loans

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In

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Pos Player Transferred From Fee Date Source
DF Republic of Ireland Katie McCabe England Arsenal Free 1 June 2026 [16]
MF Japan Manaka Matsukubo United States North Carolina Courage Undisclosed 3 July 2026 [17]
FW France Melvine Malard England Manchester United Undisclosed 20 July 2026 [18]
DF England Nelly Las England Leicester City Undisclosed 24 July 2026 [19]
MF Italy Giulia Dragoni Spain Barcelona Undisclosed 31 July 2026 [20]
FW France Rachael Adedini England Manchester City Academy Undisclosed 20 October 2026 [21]

Out

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Pos Player Transferred To Fee Date Source
FW Australia Sam Kerr United States Gotham FC Free 16 May 2026 [22][23]
MF Norway Guro Reiten United States Gotham FC Free 30 June 2026 [24][25]
MF Sweden Johanna Rytting Kaneryd France Lyon Undisclosed 6 July 2026 [26]
DF England Niamh Charles England Manchester City Undisclosed 10 July 2026 [27]
MF Spain Júlia Bartel Italy Juventus Undisclosed 11 July 2026 [28]
DF England Brooke Aspin England Bristol City Undisclosed 16 July 2026 [29]
DF England Jorja Fox England Ipswich Town Undisclosed 28 August 2026 [30]

Loan out

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Pos Player To Date Until Source
FW France Louna Ribadeira France Fleury 13 July 2026 End of season [31]
GK Netherlands Femke Liefting Netherlands Ajax 17 July 2026 End of season [32]
FW England Lois Shooter England Nottingham Forest 22 July 2026 End of season [10]
FW England Eva Hendle Scotland Rangers 31 July 2026 End of season [12]
FW Germany Mara Alber Germany VfL Wolfsburg 14 August 2026 End of season [33]
GK England Katie Cox England Nottingham Forest 19 August 2026 End of season [14]
MF England Vera Jones England Watford 20 August 2026 End of season [34]

Management team

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Position Staff
ManagerFrance Sonia Bompastor
Assistant coach France Camille Abily
France Theo Rivrin
Assistant coach England Tanya Tate
CoachEngland Gemma Davison
Goalkeeping coachEngland Seb Brown
Assistant goalkeeping coachEngland Dan Smith
Movement coachEngland Harry McCulloch
Match analystEngland Jamie Cook
Opposition analystEngland Jack Stephens
Scouting co-ordinator and academy coachEngland TJ O'Leary

Source: Chelsea F.C.

Pre-season and friendlies

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8 August 2026 Friendly Auckland FC Invitational XI New Zealand 0–7 England Chelsea Auckland, New Zealand
16:00 NZST Report
Stadium: Eden Park
Referee: Sarah Jones
12 August 2026 Friendly A-Leagues All Stars Women Australia New Zealand 0–3 England Chelsea Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
19:45 AEST Report Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Referee: Isabella Mossin

Competitions

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Women's Super League

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Chelsea 8 7 1 0 27 4 +23 22 Qualification for the Champions League league phase
2 Manchester City 8 7 1 0 22 10 +12 22
3 London City Lionesses 8 5 1 2 20 10 +10 16 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
4 Tottenham Hotspur 8 4 1 3 23 17 +6 13
5 Manchester United 8 3 3 2 9 11 −2 12
Updated to match(es) played on 1 November 2026. Source: Women's Super League Table
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.

Results summary

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OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
8 7 1 0 27 4  +23 22 3 1 0 10 3  +7 4 0 0 17 1  +16

Last updated: 1 November 2026.
Source: FA WSL

Results by matchday

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Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
ResultDWWWWWWW
Position82332211
Updated to match(es) played on 1 November 2026. Source: FA WSL
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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5 September 2026 1 Chelsea 1–1 Aston Villa Fulham
12:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 7,900
Referee: William Davis
13 September 2026 2 Manchester United 0–5 Chelsea Leigh
12:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Leigh Sports Village
Attendance: 4,327
Referee: Grace Lowe
19 September 2026 3 Chelsea 2–0 Birmingham City Fulham
12:45 BST
Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 4,793
Referee: Alice Parker
27 September 2026 4 Chelsea 1–0 Arsenal Fulham
16:30 BST
Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 19,349
Referee: Emily Heaslip
4 October 2026 5 West Ham United 0–3 Chelsea Dagenham
14:00 BST Report
Stadium: Victoria Road
Referee: Sophie Dennington
18 October 2026 6 Chelsea 6–2 Tottenham Hotspur Fulham
14:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 7,814
Referee: Kirsty Dowle
25 October 2026 7 Crystal Palace 1–3 Chelsea Sutton
12:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Gander Green Lane
Referee: Alice Parker
1 November 2026 8 Charlton Athletic 0–6 Chelsea Charlton
14:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 3,027
Referee: Melissa Burgin
7 November 2026 9 Chelsea v Everton Fulham
12:30 GMT Stadium: Stamford Bridge
14 November 2026 10 Chelsea v Manchester City Fulham
14:00 GMT Stadium: Stamford Bridge
22 November 2026 11 Liverpool v Chelsea St Helens
14:00 GMT Stadium: BrewDog Stadium
13 December 2026 12 Chelsea v London City Lionesses Fulham
14:00 GMT Stadium: Stamford Bridge
19 December 2026 13 Brighton & Hove Albion v Chelsea Crawley
12:30 GMT Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
10 January 2027 14 Manchester City v Chelsea Manchester
14:00 GMT Stadium: Academy Stadium
20 January 2027 15 Chelsea v Charlton Athletic Fulham
19:00 GMT Stadium: Stamford Bridge
24 January 2027 16 Chelsea v Crystal Palace Fulham
14:00 GMT Stadium: Stamford Bridge
31 January 2027 17 Tottenham Hotspur v Chelsea Leyton
14:00 GMT Stadium: Brisbane Road
7 February 2027 18 Chelsea v Liverpool Fulham
14:00 GMT Stadium: Stamford Bridge
14 February 2027 19 London City Lionesses v Chelsea Bromley
14:00 GMT Stadium: Hayes Lane
13 March 2027 20 Birmingham City v Chelsea Bordesley
Stadium: St Andrew's
17 March 2027 21 Chelsea v West Ham United Fulham
19:00 GMT Stadium: Stamford Bridge
28 March 2027 22 Arsenal v Chelsea Holloway
14:00 GMT Stadium: Emirates Stadium
4 April 2027 23 Chelsea v Manchester United Fulham
14:00 BST Stadium: Stamford Bridge
2 May 2027 24 Aston Villa v Chelsea Aston
18:00 BST Stadium: Villa Park
9 May 2027 25 Chelsea v Brighton & Hove Albion Fulham
14:00 BST Stadium: Stamford Bridge
21–23 May 2027 26 Everton v Chelsea Liverpool
Stadium: Goodison Park

FA Cup

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UEFA Women's Champions League

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Third qualifying round

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26 August 2026 First leg Chelsea England 5–2 Spain Real Sociedad Wimbledon
18:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Plough Lane
Attendance: 1,588
Referee: Silvia Gasperotti (Italy)
2 September 2026 Second leg Real Sociedad Spain 0–1
(2–6 agg.)
England Chelsea San Sebastián
19:00 CEST
Report
Stadium: Estadio Zubieta
Attendance: 1,750
Referee: Ivana Martinčić (Croatia)

League phase

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
2 French Football Federation OL Lyonnes 3 2 1 0 14 0 +14 7 Advance to the quarter-finals (seeded)
3 The Football Association Arsenal 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 7
4 The Football Association Chelsea 3 2 1 0 3 0 +3 7
5 Italian Football Federation Juventus 3 2 0 1 8 3 +5 6 Advance to the knockout phase play-offs (seeded)
6 French Football Federation Paris Saint-Germain 3 1 2 0 7 2 +5 5
Updated to match(es) played on 29 October 2026. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers
23 September 2026 1 Chelsea England 1–0 Austria Austria Wien Wimbledon
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Plough Lane
Attendance: 846
Referee: Miriama Bocková (Slovakia)
30 September 2026 2 France OL Lyonnes 0–0 England Chelsea Décines-Charpieu
21:00 CEST
Report
Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais
Attendance: 7,324
Referee: Marta Huerta de Aza (Spain)
28 October 2026 3 Chelsea England 2–0 Italy Roma Wimbledon
17:45 GMT Report Stadium: Plough Lane
Attendance: 2,510
Referee: Olatz Rivera Olmedo (Spain)
10 November 2026 4 Sweden BK Häcken v England Chelsea Gothenburg
18:45 CET Report Stadium: Nordic Wellness Arena
18 November 2026 5 Chelsea England v France Paris Saint-Germain Wimbledon
20:00 GMT Report Stadium: Plough Lane
16 December 2026 6 Belgium OH Leuven v England Chelsea Leuven
21:00 CET Report Stadium: Den Dreef

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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As of 1 November 2026
No. Pos Nat Player TotalWSLFA CupChampions League
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers:
1 GK Switzerland SUI Livia Peng 10000010
24 GK England ENG Hannah Hampton 120800040
38 GK Jamaica JAM Becky Spencer 00000000
Defenders:
2 DF Australia AUS Ellie Carpenter 13584004+11
4 DF United States USA Naomi Girma 21000021
5 DF Netherlands NED Veerle Buurman 1014+200041
14 DF Sweden SWE Nathalie Björn 411+310000
15 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Katie McCabe 1006+200020
17 DF England ENG Nelly Las 200+10000+10
22 DF England ENG Lucy Bronze 11171003+10
26 DF Canada CAN Kadeisha Buchanan 101600041
42 DF England ENG Chloe Sarwie 1000000+10
Midfielders:
6 MF Germany GER Sjoeke Nüsken 1226+22003+10
8 MF Scotland SCO Erin Cuthbert 400+300010
16 MF Italy ITA Giulia Dragoni 610+41000+20
19 MF Netherlands NED Wieke Kaptein 12170004+11
21 MF England ENG Keira Walsh 12372004+11
25 MF England ENG Lola Brown 00000000
29 MF Japan JPN Manaka Matsukubo 201+100000
32 MF England ENG Lexi Potter 1015+11003+10
Forwards:
7 FW Colombia COL Mayra Ramírez 00000000
9 FW France FRA Melvine Malard 1085+16002+22
10 FW England ENG Lauren James 9554003+11
11 FW France FRA Sandy Baltimore 1113+410040
12 FW United States USA Alyssa Thompson 1316+21004+10
23 FW Japan JPN Maika Hamano 1022+42000+40
31 FW France FRA Rachael Adedini 00000000
33 FW England ENG Aggie Beever-Jones 911+510030

Goalscorers

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Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total goals are equal.

As of 1 November 2026
Rank Pos. No. Player FA WSL FA Cup Champions League Total
1 FW9France Melvine Malard6028
2 DF2Australia Ellie Carpenter4015
FW10England Lauren James4015
4 MF21England Keira Walsh2013
5 MF6Germany Sjoeke Nüsken2002
MF23Japan Maika Hamano2002
7 DF4United States Naomi Girma0011
DF5Netherlands Veerle Buurman0011
FW11France Sandy Baltimore1001
FW12United States Alyssa Thompson1001
DF14Sweden Nathalie Björn1001
MF16Italy Giulia Dragoni1001
MF19Netherlands Wieke Kaptein0011
DF22England Lucy Bronze1001
DF26Canada Kadeisha Buchanan0011
MF32England Lexi Potter1001
FW33England Aggie Beever-Jones1001
Total270936

Clean sheets

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Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total clean sheets are equal.

As of 1 November 2026
Rank Pos. No. Player FA WSL FA Cup Champions League Total
1 GK24England Hannah Hampton5038
2 GK1Switzerland Livia Peng0011
Total5049

Disciplinary records

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Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total cards are equal.

As of 1 November 2026
Rank Pos. No. Name FA WSL FA Cup Champions League Total
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
1 DF15Republic of Ireland Katie McCabe 200000100 300
2 MF19Netherlands Wieke Kaptein 200000000 200
DF22England Lucy Bronze 200000000 200
4 MF6Germany Sjoeke Nüsken 000000100 100
MF8Scotland Erin Cuthbert 100000000 100
MF21England Keira Walsh 100000000 100
DF26Canada Kadeisha Buchanan 100000000 100
MF32England Lexi Potter 000000100 100
Total 900000300 1200

References

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