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Manchester City FC v Arsenal FC – Barclays Women’s Super League

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 02: Lotte Wubben-Moy of Arsenal celebrates scoring her team’s second goal during the Barclays Women’s Super League match between Manchester City and Arsenal FC at Joie Stadium on February 02, 2025 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Naomi Baker/Getty Images)

Lotte Wubben-Moy returns to the Arsenal starting eleven as they face Chelsea in the Women’s Super League at the Emirates Stadium.

She replaces Laia Codina from last weekend’s 4-1 win over Leicester City to partner Steph Catley in the middle, with Katie Reid still absent through injury.

Emily Fox comes in at full back in place of recent England debutante Taylor Hinds.

Kim Little’s absence had already been confirmed on Friday in head coach Renee Slegers’ press conference, and Victoria Pelova comes in for her.

Olivia Smith, Kyra Cooney-Cross and Frida Maanum are all named as substitutes after missing last weekend’s match.

Chelsea head coach Sonia Bompastor has made five changes of her own, with Johanna Rytting Kaneryd, Wieke Kaptein, Catarina Macario, Alyssa Thompson and Niamh Charles all coming in from the start.

Aggie Beever-Jones is missing from the Blues squad altogether due to a dead leg.

Chelsea go into the match on top of the league and undefeated thus far this season. Last weekend, they beat London City Lionesses 2-0.

Arsenal v Chelsea: head to head

Chelsea and Arsenal have not met since January this year. The Blues lead the head-to-head record, and after their 1-0 win over the Gunners at Stamford Bridge ten months ago – thanks to a penalty from Guro Reiten – completed the domestic treble.

Arsenal, however, tasted European glory as they beat Barcelona in Lisbon to win the UEFA Women’s Champions League.

Arsenal v Chelsea: starting line-ups

Arsenal: Van Domselaar, McCabe, Fox, Catley, Wubben-Moy, Caldentey, Pelova, Mead, Foord, Russo, Blackstenius. Substitutes: Borbe, Codina, Maanum, Smith, Kelly, Nighswonger, Hinds, Cooney-Cross, Harwood.

Chelsea: Hampton, Bronze, Bright, Bjorn, Charles, Cuthbert, Walsh, Kaptein, Rytting Kaneryd, Thompson, Macario. Substitutes: Peng, Girma, Baltimore, Carpenter, Buurman, Hamano, Jean-Francois, Nusken, Kerr