Chelsea vs. Aston Villa, Women’s Super League: Confirmed lineups; how to watch

LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 05: General view inside the stadium before the Barclays Women's Super League 2026/27 match between Chelsea FC and Aston Villa FC at Stamford Bridge on September 05, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Alex Burstow/Getty Images) | Getty Images

This is a different Women’s Super League that Chelsea Women are getting into. There are 14 teams instead of just 12, two relegation spots instead of one and teams such as London City Lionesses bringing big names to clash head-to-head with the traditional big clubs.

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While we aren’t the same either with some of our biggest stars leaving the club and incoming transfers not carrying the same weight as the outgoers, this is the side with eight league titles to their name. If we are to live up to this legacy we ought to start today at the big stage, with the Blues hosting Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea starting lineup (4-2-3-1):
Hampton | Carpenter, Bronze (c), Buurman, McCabe | Walsh, Nüsken | Thompson, Kaptein, James | Beever-Jones

Substitutes from: Spencer, Peng, Las, Girma, Buchanan, Dragoni, Potter, Hamano, Baltimore

Aston Villa starting eleven:
Okuma | Parker, Wilms, Harviken, Grant, Kielland, Kendall (c), Maritz, Hijikata, McAulay, Vangsgaard

Substitutes from: Kelly, Deslandes, Patten, Scott, Taylor, Mullett, Murphy

Date / Time: Saturday, September 4th, 2026, 12.30 GMT; 7:30am EDT
Venue: Stamford Bridge, SW6

On TV: BBC One (UK); CBS Sports Golazo (USA); elsewhere
Streaming: BBC iPlayer (UK); Paramount+ (USA)

Let’s do this!

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