Chelsea vs Arsenal – Predicted lineup and team news

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·1 April 2026

Chelsea vs Arsenal – Predicted lineup and team news

Chelsea Women host Arsenal at Stamford Bridge tonight, aiming to overturn a two-goal deficit and reach the Champions League semi-finals.

The Blues find themselves in a must-win scenario following their 3-1 first-leg defeat at the Emirates Stadium. Despite that setback, manager Sonia Bompastor oversaw a resilient domestic performance on Sunday, securing a 4-3 victory over Aston Villa.

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Historically, Chelsea boast a perfect record in UWCL quarter-finals, having progressed from all six previous ties — a statistic that will fuel belief in the home dressing room tonight.

Chelsea also rank third in the competition for sequence distance starting from their own goal — a tactical discipline they will need to call upon if they are to overturn the aggregate deficit.

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Bompastor has been boosted by high-profile returns but remains without her captain. Johanna Rytting Kaneryd is fit to feature after sitting out the weekend’s league match, providing a vital creative outlet alongside Lauren James, who scored a spectacular long-range goal in the first leg.

In addition, Sam Kerr and Ellie Carpenter are back in contention, bringing what Bompastor described as “huge quality” to the squad. Millie Bright and Aggie Beever-Jones, however, remain unavailable until after the international break.

Hannah Hampton will start in goal behind a defence likely featuring Naomi Girma and Kadeisha Buchanan. In midfield, Erin Cuthbert and Keira Walsh will look to dictate the tempo and disrupt Arsenal’s build-up.

Meanwhile, Lucy Bronze and Sjoeke Nüsken are both available despite training separately on Tuesday morning.