Women’s League Cup semi-final: James returns for Chelsea at Man City – build-up

6 March 2024 0 By Total Football News

Gareth Taylor names an unchanged Manchester City line-up from the team who beat Everton 2-1 in the league on Saturday.

The only differences come on the bench, with experienced defender Steph Houghton back in the matchday squad while youngsters Poppy Pritchard and Laura Blindkilde-Brown, who is cup-tied, miss out.

Man City XI: Keating, Aleixandri, Greenwood, Coombs, Kelly, Hemp, Ouahabi, Park, Casparij, Shaw, Hasegawa.

Subs: MacIver, Stokes, Houghton, Fowler, Angeldahl, Morgan, Mace, Kennedy.

Lauren James returns from suspension as Emma Hayes makes two changes to the Chelsea team who beat Leicester City 4-0 at the weekend.

Nathalie Bjorn is cup-tied and misses out, while winger Johanna Rytting Kaneryd drops to the bench.

Melanie Leupolz comes in alongside James.

Chelsea XI: Hampton, Perisset, Carter, Nusken, Charles, Leupolz, Cuthbert, Cankovic, Reiten, James, Ramirez.

Subs; Musovic, Ingle, Macario, Kirby, Kaneryd, Hamano, Berger, Beever-Jones.