Chelsea host Aston Villa within the opening recreation of the 2024/25 Ladies’s Tremendous League season, with each side underneath new administration initially of the marketing campaign.
Defending champions Chelsea have been left with an infinite void to fill over the summer time after Emma Hayes took her experience to america nationwide workforce. Nonetheless, they’ve snapped up a substitute with spectacular credentials as a participant and supervisor in former Lyon coach Sonia Bompastor.
The early indicators are optimistic because the Blues chase a sixth consecutive WSL title, with Bompastor securing wins over Gotham FC, Arsenal and Feyenoord throughout pre-season. Their most up-to-date outing with their Dutch opponents noticed them rating 9 unanswered objectives, with younger Aggie Beever-Jones netting a 17-minute hat-trick.
Chelsea’s first take a look at of their title credentials underneath Bompastor is available in Friday’s opening WSL encounter at dwelling to Aston Villa. Robert de Pauw has taken cost of the Midlands membership following the departure of Carla Ward and the Dutchman can be aiming to enhance upon final season’s seventh-placed end.
Right here is 90min’s information to Chelsea vs Aston Villa this Friday.
Chelsea vs Aston Villa H2H Document (Final 5 Video games)
Present kind (all competitions)
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Chelsea |
Aston Villa |
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Chelsea 9-0 Feyenoord – 07/09/24 |
Aston Villa 2-1 Man Metropolis – 14/09/24 |
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Chelsea 1-0 Arsenal – 25/08/24 |
Everton 1-3 Aston Villa – 08/09/24 |
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Gotham FC 1-3 Chelsea – 20/08/24 |
Charlton 2-2 Aston Villa – 01/09/24 |
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Man Utd 0-6 Chelsea – 18/05/24 |
Aston Villa 1-0 Actual Betis – 23/08/24 |
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Tottenham 0-1 Chelsea – 15/08/24 |
Liverpool 0-1 Aston Villa – 17/08/24 |
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Nation |
TV channel/stay stream |
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United Kingdom |
BBC Two, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport Web site |
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United States |
N/A |
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Canada |
Sportsnet Now Plus |
Chelsea suffered a devastating blow of their pre-season thrashing of Feyenoord, with Sophie Ingle the most recent participant to be struck down by an ACL harm. She joins Sam Kerr, Erin Cuthbert, Catarina Macario, Mia Fishel and Aniek Nouwen within the therapy room.
The Blues might hand debuts to numerous their summer time signings on Friday, together with Lucy Bronze and Sandy Baltimore. Elsewhere, Oriane Jean-Francois can be hopeful of creating her first aggressive look for the reigning WSL champions.
Chelsea predicted lineup vs Aston Villa (4-2-3-1): Musovic; Bronze, Vibrant, Buchanan, Charles; Nusken, Kaptein; Kaneryd, James, Baltimore; Ramirez.
Gabi Nunes was a intelligent addition for Villa and she or he signed for £250,000 on switch deadline day from Liga F. She’s going to undoubtedly function in opposition to Chelsea in some capability however it might be to quickly for her to start out.
Rachel Daly can be contemporary for the 2024/25 season and has been joined within the Villa squad by thrilling new signings Missy Bo Kearns of Liverpool, Katie Robinson of Brighton and defender Paula Tomas from Levante UD.
Aston Villa predicted lineup vs Chelsea (4-2-3-1): D’Angelo; Mayling, Corsie, Turner, Tomas; Staniforth, Nobbs; Leon, Dali, Hanson; Daly.
On paper, Chelsea can be favourites for all their dwelling video games this season, particularly in opposition to mid-table opposition like Villa. Nonetheless, De Pauw’s aspect have impressed throughout pre-season, making some good signings and profitable all 5 of their friendlies – together with a current victory over Manchester Metropolis.
Regardless of Villa’s encouraging kind, Chelsea are nonetheless the WSL’s high canine and may safe victory this Friday. Whereas the Bompastor reign might have a number of bumps within the highway, the opening WSL recreation of the season is unlikely to be one in every of them.
