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Match Preview: Chelsea Women v Birmingham City Women
We look ahead as Blues travel to Stamford Bridge to face Chelsea Women on Saturday
2026-09-19T08:00+01:00
Birmingham City Women travel to Stamford Bridge on Saturday afternoon, as Amy Merricks’ side face Chelsea in their third fixture of the 2026/27 Barclays Women’s Super League season.
Blues make the trip to the capital looking to build on an encouraging start to life back in the top flight, having taken their first point of the campaign against Brighton & Hove Albion last weekend.
Merricks’ side led 2-0 at St. Andrew’s @ Knighthead Park following goals from Océane Hurtré and Lily Crosthwaite, before Brighton fought back and scored deep into stoppage time to secure a 2-2 draw.
Saturday presents another significant test against a Chelsea side who recorded their first league victory of the campaign with an emphatic 5-0 win away to Manchester United last weekend.
RECENT FORM
Blues head to Stamford Bridge having shown further signs of progress in their opening home fixture of the season.
Hurtré gave Merricks’ side the perfect start against Brighton, opening the scoring after eight minutes with her second goal in as many WSL appearances.
Blues doubled their advantage six minutes after the restart when Hurtré turned provider for Crosthwaite, who found the bottom corner to put the hosts firmly in control.
Brighton responded through substitute Olivia Garcia with 13 minutes remaining, before Kiko Seike struck in the fifth minute of stoppage time to deny Blues all three points.
Despite the difficult ending, the performance represented another step forward for Merricks’ side, who followed an encouraging display at Manchester City by earning their first point since returning to the WSL.
Blues have found the net in both of their opening fixtures, with Hurtré scoring against both Manchester City and Brighton, while Merricks’ side continue to build and adapt to the demands of the division.
Attention now turns to another test against one of the league’s leading sides, with Blues looking to carry the positives and lessons from their opening two games into Saturday’s contest.
THE OPPOSITION
Chelsea welcome Blues to Stamford Bridge having collected four points from their opening two league fixtures.
Sonia Bompastor’s side began their campaign with a 1-1 draw against Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge, before responding with an emphatic 5-0 victory away to Manchester United last Sunday.
Sjoeke Nüsken opened the scoring midway through the first half, before Keira Walsh doubled Chelsea’s advantage with a powerful strike on her 50th appearance for the Club.
Lauren James added a third shortly after the hour mark, with Ellie Carpenter making it four just four minutes later. Lucy Bronze completed the scoring deep into stoppage time.
Chelsea controlled much of the contest, registering 25 attempts and limiting Manchester United to just two as they secured their first WSL victory of the campaign.
The result followed an opening-day performance against Aston Villa in which Chelsea created numerous opportunities but were held to a point by a late equaliser.
Saturday will see Bompastor's side return to Stamford Bridge looking for their first home victory of the campaign, with Blues providing the opposition in the WSL for the first time since 2022.
OFFICIALS
Referee: Alice Parker
Assistant Referees: Phoebe Horner and Lauren Whiteman
Fourth Official: Ryan Atkin
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Birmingham City Women travel to Stamford Bridge on Saturday afternoon, as Amy Merricks’ side face Chelsea in their third fixture of the 2026/27 Barclays Women’s Super League season.
Blues make the trip to the capital looking to build on an encouraging start to life back in the top flight, having taken their first point of the campaign against Brighton & Hove Albion last weekend.
Merricks’ side led 2-0 at St. Andrew’s @ Knighthead Park following goals from Océane Hurtré and Lily Crosthwaite, before Brighton fought back and scored deep into stoppage time to secure a 2-2 draw.
Saturday presents another significant test against a Chelsea side who recorded their first league victory of the campaign with an emphatic 5-0 win away to Manchester United last weekend.
RECENT FORM
Blues head to Stamford Bridge having shown further signs of progress in their opening home fixture of the season.
Hurtré gave Merricks’ side the perfect start against Brighton, opening the scoring after eight minutes with her second goal in as many WSL appearances.
Blues doubled their advantage six minutes after the restart when Hurtré turned provider for Crosthwaite, who found the bottom corner to put the hosts firmly in control.
Brighton responded through substitute Olivia Garcia with 13 minutes remaining, before Kiko Seike struck in the fifth minute of stoppage time to deny Blues all three points.
Despite the difficult ending, the performance represented another step forward for Merricks’ side, who followed an encouraging display at Manchester City by earning their first point since returning to the WSL.
Blues have found the net in both of their opening fixtures, with Hurtré scoring against both Manchester City and Brighton, while Merricks’ side continue to build and adapt to the demands of the division.
Attention now turns to another test against one of the league’s leading sides, with Blues looking to carry the positives and lessons from their opening two games into Saturday’s contest.
THE OPPOSITION
Chelsea welcome Blues to Stamford Bridge having collected four points from their opening two league fixtures.
Sonia Bompastor’s side began their campaign with a 1-1 draw against Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge, before responding with an emphatic 5-0 victory away to Manchester United last Sunday.
Sjoeke Nüsken opened the scoring midway through the first half, before Keira Walsh doubled Chelsea’s advantage with a powerful strike on her 50th appearance for the Club.
Lauren James added a third shortly after the hour mark, with Ellie Carpenter making it four just four minutes later. Lucy Bronze completed the scoring deep into stoppage time.
Chelsea controlled much of the contest, registering 25 attempts and limiting Manchester United to just two as they secured their first WSL victory of the campaign.
The result followed an opening-day performance against Aston Villa in which Chelsea created numerous opportunities but were held to a point by a late equaliser.
Saturday will see Bompastor's side return to Stamford Bridge looking for their first home victory of the campaign, with Blues providing the opposition in the WSL for the first time since 2022.
OFFICIALS
Referee: Alice Parker
Assistant Referees: Phoebe Horner and Lauren Whiteman
Fourth Official: Ryan Atkin
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