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Women’s Super League: Liverpool Women vs. Chelsea Women: When Chelsea Women play Liverpool Women at Prenton Park on Wednesday, they’ll be looking to recover from their Champions League setback.
The Reds will start the midweek match in fifth place in the Women’s Super League standings, while the Blues are currently in second place.
With 19 games played and 32 points gained, Liverpool is already certain to improve on their seventh-place result from the previous year.
Marie Hobinger’s goal in the 15th minute helped the Reds defeat basement team Bristol City 1-0 in their most recent match.
Liverpool could yet do better than where they are now, even if they have already made progress this season. Three points separates them from fourth-place Manchester United.
Currently, Matt Beard’s team is enjoying a poor run of home results; in their last five home league games, they have resulted in one victory, two draws, and two losses.
They will, however, remember their most recent home game against Chelsea well—in September 2022, when they overcame a goal down to win 2-1.
After Chelsea’s loss to Barcelona in the Champions League semifinal, manager Emma Hayes will need to rally her team.
With a slim 1-0 lead heading into Saturday’s home leg, the Blues were hoping to make it to a second European final.
Aitana Bonmati, however, gave Chelsea the lead back, then Fridolina Rolfo’s penalty and Kadiesha Buchanan’s red card reversed the tie in Barcelona’s favour.
Hayes’s final season as manager will see the West London team compete just for the WSL crown after their chances of winning the League Cup, FA Cup, and Champions League were finally dashed in three of their last five games.
Even though Chelsea is now six points behind Man City, they can catch up to the Citizens if they win their last two games.
The Blues will be attempting to achieve a league double over Liverpool, having defeated the Reds 5-1 in November with a free-scoring performance.
Liverpool Women Women’s Super League form:
W W W D L W
Liverpool Women form (all competitions):
W L W D L W
Chelsea Women Women’s Super League form:
W L W W W W
Chelsea Women form (all competitions):
D L L W W L
Jasmine Matthews and Niamh Fahey are both doubtful for Wednesday’s match, while Sofie Lundgaard and Shanice van de Sanden are anticipated to be absent for Liverpool.
Gemma Bonner, the defender, might be added to the team to play with Jenna Clark and Grace Fisk in a back three.
Ceri Holland, a Wales international, is a candidate for a recall after sitting out the victory over Bristol City.
Regarding the visitors, injuries continue to prevent them from using Aniek Nouwen, Mia Fishel, Sam Kerr, Jorja Fox, and Nicky Evrard.
Mayra Ramirez, a forward from Colombia, is not expected to play after suffering an injury prior to Saturday’s second leg matchup with Barcelona.
With Eve Perisset, Guro Reiten, and Aggie Beever-Jones all in the running to start against Liverpool, Hayes might be persuaded to add some new players to the squad.
Liverpool Women possible starting lineup:
Micah; Clark, Bonner, Fisk; Parry, Hobinger, Nagano, Holland, Hinds; Kiernan, Haug
Chelsea Women possible starting lineup:
Hampton; Perisset, Carter, Buchanan, Charles; Leupolz, Cuthbert; Beever-Jones, James, Reiten; Macario
Our prediction for this match 1-1 or 2-1 won by Chelsea Women
