Chelsea FCW vs Aston Villa WFC, WSL: Preview, team news

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 Chelsea FCW return to Kingsmeadow to take on an Aston Villa WFC side who find themselves fighting for WSL survival. The Villans are part of a four-team group at the bottom of the table separated by only four points. They are just one point ahead of currently relegation-bound West Ham United, and have a match in hand. With the end of the league season coming into view in the distance, the visitors will be desperate for any and any and every point.

Of course, the Blues are also desperate for each and every point as we look to defend our title. Rivals Manchester City nearly gave that a big boost by dropping points against Reading this weekend, but Lauren Hemp’s late goal keeps the pressure on the leaders.

Sandwiched between two titanic matches against Wolfsburg, can Chelsea take care of business?

Date / Time: Sunday, March 28th, 2020, 14.30 BST; 9:30am EDT; 7:00pm IST
Venue: Kingsmeadow
Referee: Sarah Garratt
Forecast: Mild, Cloudy
points. They are just one point ahead of currently relegation-bound West Ham United, and have a match in hand. With the end of the league season coming into view in the distance, the visitors will be desperate for any and any and every point.

Of course, the Blues are also desperate for each and every point as we look to defend our title. Rivals Manchester City nearly gave that a big boost by dropping points against Reading this weekend, but Lauren Hemp’s late goal keeps the pressure on the leaders.

Sandwiched between two titanic matches against Wolfsburg, can Chelsea take care of business?

Date / Time: Sunday, March 28th, 2020, 14.30 BST; 9:30am EDT; 7:00pm IST
Venue: Kingsmeadow
Referee: Sarah Garratt
Forecast: Mild, Cloudy

On TV: None BT Sport 3 (UK); NBCSN (USA); elsewhere
Streaming: The FA Player

Chelsea FCW team news: Following the huge 2-1 Champions League quarterfinal first leg victory of VfL Wolfsburg, the Blues may look to rotate ahead of the return leg on Wednesday. Still, Manchester City are directly in the rear view mirror and we can’t afford to drop any points.

Bethany England and Maren Mjelde won’t be included, as England continues to recover from a concussion and Mjelde is at the beginning stages of recovering from knee surgery. Niamh Charles has stepped into Mjelde’s role at right back in the previous two matches, and has done so impressively. It would be nice for her to get another match at the position, especially as she’s suspended for the second leg.

Fran Kirby and Sam Kerr’s connection continues to grow and is bordering on telepathy at this point. Their most recent combination proved Kirby has eyes in the back of her head as she found Kerr for Chelsea’s first goal against Wolfsburg — though Emma Hayes could give either or both a break between the Champions League ties. Guro Reiten, Jessie Fleming, and Erin Cuthbert are all fresh options for the starting XI. Ann-Katrin Berger was an absolute brick wall against Wolfsburg and may need to re-charge her superhuman abilities Sunday while Carly Telford capably fills the void

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