Chelsea, Brighton and Women's Super League
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Sports Mole previews Wednesday's Women's Champions League clash between Chelsea Women and Roma Women, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
Report as Chelsea thrash Roma 6-0 at Stamford Bridge in the Womens Champions League; thrashing puts Blues third in table to boost hopes of a top-four automatic qualification place; Sonia Bompastors si
Chelsea’s record 34-match unbeaten run in the Women’s Super League (WSL) came to an end courtesy of a 1-0 defeat to Everton on Sunday. Everton, who going into the match had not won a league game since their 4-1 season opening victory against Liverpool in September, opened the scoring through Honoka Hayashi in the opening 15 minutes.
Chelsea are up to third in the table, while Manchester United drop to ninth. The message is clear, we heard the players Millie [Bright] and Niamh [Charles], they both said the same. The target is to finish in the top four. They're a game away from doing that.
Chelsea cruised to an emphatic 6-0 win over Roma in the Champions League on Wednesday. An own goal set the Blues on their way to victory before Johanna Rytting Kaneryd teed up Wieke Kaptein and added a goal of her own to put the hosts in control at the break.
Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur will participate in next summer’s Sydney Cup pre-season tournament, with Chelsea Women taking on the Women’s A-League All Stars.
AS Roma team news: Over the summer transfer window the Giallorossi focused on defensive reinforcements. They brought in centre-back Wini Heatley, a standout in Denmark with Nordsjaelland; and versatile full-back Samantha van Diemen, who impressed during her spell at Glasgow City.
Chelsea end their four-game winless streak in the Women's Super League with a comfortable 3-0 away victory against Brighton.