Chelsea host Manchester City in WSL top-two clash at Stamford Bridge
Chelsea host league leaders Manchester City at Stamford Bridge in a Women’s Super League match between the top two sides. City are two points ahead of Chelsea, and both teams are still unbeaten this season.
The match kicks off at 1:30 p.m. in London on Saturday, which is 10:30 a.m. in Brasília. Opta simulations give Chelsea a 49.1% chance of winning, against 25.3% for City and 25.6% for a draw.
Chelsea v Manchester City: match details and venue
- Competition: Women’s Super League (WSL), the women’s football league in England
- Date and time: Saturday, November 14, 2026, 1:30 p.m. in London (10:30 a.m. in Brasília)
- Venue: Stamford Bridge, London
- Referee: Phoebe Cross
- Coaches: Sonia Bompastor (Chelsea Women) and Andrée Jeglertz (Manchester City Women)
Manchester City top the table after 5-0 win over West Ham
City beat West Ham 5-0 in the previous round, and that result took them to the top of the table. Three points were enough to move City two ahead of Chelsea, which dropped points in the same round. City are the reigning champions, and their attack is led by Khadija Shaw, who is the main attacking figure of the team. Shaw has been one of the players City rely on most in the league this season.
Chelsea draw with Everton and play BK Häcken without scoring
Chelsea drew 1-1 with Everton in the previous round, and the result left them with the same two-point gap to the leaders. Later in the week, Chelsea played BK Häcken in the Champions League and drew 0-0 without scoring. City also played in Europe during the week, beating Inter Milan 4-1 in the Champions League. Both teams enter the weekend without a league defeat this season, which is why the match has been treated as a test for the title race.
Lauren James ruled out of Chelsea v Manchester City
Chelsea forward Lauren James is out of the match with a hamstring injury, according to a tactical analysis of the game.
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Starting lineups for Chelsea and Manchester City
- Chelsea: Hampton; Carpenter, Buchanan, Bronze (captain), McCabe; Walsh, Potter; Thompson, Kaptein, Baltimore, Malard
- Manchester City: Yamashita; Beney, Rose, Knaak (captain), Wamser, Coffey, Hasegawa, Fowler, Fujino, Hemp, Shaw
Chelsea and City’s earlier meetings in 2025 and 2026
The two teams met on September 5, 2025, at Stamford Bridge, in the opening match of the 2025/26 season. Chelsea won 2-1, with goals from Beever-Jones and Hamano and an own goal by Niamh Charles. The result on the other side was a heavy loss for Chelsea on February 1, 2026, when City beat them 5-1 at the Etihad Stadium in the Women’s Super League, according to Chelsea’s own results page. That defeat is listed by Chelsea’s results page as the team’s heaviest home or away loss in the competition of that period.
The match is the first Women’s Super League game since the 2020-21 season between two teams unbeaten after nine rounds. Chelsea have also not lost a league match in November in 26 games.
What is not yet known about the match
The result, the goals and the winner are not known in the sources consulted, which were published before or at the start of the match. Andrée Jeglertz hopes Niamh Charles, Beth Mead and Vivianne Miedema will be available, as stated on Manchester City‘s official page, but their availability has not been confirmed. The official lineup does not list Charles, Mead or Miedema among the starters. After this match, Chelsea and City face three more Women’s Super League rounds before the return fixture at the Joie Stadium in January.
