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·19 January 2026

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Find out everything you need to know ahead of City's Subway Women's League Cup semi-final with Chelsea.

When and where

City welcome the holders to the Joie Stadium in a re-run of last season’s final. It kicks off at 19:00 (UK).

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The clash will be available to watch in the UK on Sky Sports!

As always, in-depth coverage of the game will be all in one place on the Official Man City App, as well as regular updates on our X account: @ManCityWomen.

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app coverage

The official Man City app have every base of our clash with Chelsea covered.

Our Matchday Centre, providing regular updates, stats and analysis will get underway from 17:30 (UK), with live audio commentary also available at kick-off with Nick Walsh.

Make sure to have push notifications turned on to be alerted to all the key moments as they unfold as well.

A detailed match report and post-match reaction will be available shortly after the final whistle, with highlights and a CITY+ full-match replay to follow four hours after full-time.

Andree Jeglertz preview

The boss will speak to assembled media at the City Football Academy at 14:30 (UK) on Monday 19 January.

We’ll show it live on mancity.com and our official app, before full written and video recaps are available soon after it ends.

How we got here

City began the competition by topping Group A with eight points from three games.

That came from victories over Everton and Nottingham Forest, as well as a draw with Newcastle United - followed by a penalty shootout win.

An emphatic 5-1 victory at West Ham followed at the quarter-final stage, with goals from Kerolin, Lauren Hemp, Grace Clinton, Bunny Shaw and Laura Coombs.

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Opposing manager: Sonia Bompastor

Bompastor was not just a player of great distinction, she is widely considered one of the best French players ever.

She played 156 times for her national side and was a serial winner with Lyon in the club game.

Bompastor then became Lyon’s head coach in 2021 and was the first woman ever to win the Champions League as a player and a manager by the end of her first season in charge.

She also lifted the Division 1 Feminine in each of her three seasons at the helm before replacing the long-standing Emma Hayes at Chelsea in the summer of 2024.

A domestic Treble followed in her maiden campaign in England, continuing on the success of Hayes’ reign.

Previous meeting

Chelsea were the last side to stop City from winning, beating us at Stamford Bridge on the opening day of the Barclays Women’s Super League season back in September.

Aggie Beever-Jones and Maika Hamano scored for the hosts before a Niamh Charles own goal gave us hope in the closing stages.

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Last time out

City booked our place in the fifth round of the Adobe Women’s FA Cup with a 6-0 win at AFC Bournemouth.

The Blues picked off the Cherries on the south coast courtesy of goals from Khadija ‘Bunny’ Shaw, Lauren Hemp, Laura Coombs (two) and a second-half Vivianne Miedema brace.

It means Andrée Jeglertz’s side have extended our unbeaten streak in all competitions to 16 games, including 15 wins.