2025–26 Chelsea F.C. Women season

Chelsea
2025–26 season
ChairmanAdrian Jacob
ManagerSonia Bompastor
StadiumKingsmeadow
FA WSL2nd
FA CupFourth round
League CupQuarter-final
Champions LeagueQuarter-final
Top goalscorerLeague:
Aggie Beever-Jones (4)
All:
Sam Kerr (5)
Biggest win6–0
(vs. St. Pölten, 11 November 2025, Champions League)
6–0
(vs. Roma, 10 December 2025, Champions League)
Biggest defeat0–1
(vs. Everton, 7 December 2025, WSL)
All statistics correct as of 17 December 2025.

The 2025–26 season will be Chelsea Women's 34th competitive season and 16th consecutive season in the FA Women's Super League, the top flight of English women's football. Chelsea will compete in the domestic league as six-time defending champions since the 2019–20 season, as well as defending champions in both the Women's FA Cup and Women's League Cup.[1][2]

Squad information

First team squad

As of 5 September 2025[3]
No. Name Nat Since Date of birth (Age) Signed from
Goalkeepers
1 Livia Peng 2025 (2002-03-14) 14 March 2002 Werder Bremen
24 Hannah Hampton 2023 (2000-11-16) 16 November 2000 Aston Villa
38 Rebecca Spencer 2025 (1991-02-22) 22 February 1991 Tottenham Hotspur
Defenders
2 Ellie Carpenter 2025 (2000-04-28) 28 April 2000 Lyon
4 Millie Bright (captain) 2014 (1993-08-21) 21 August 1993 Doncaster Rovers Belles
5 Veerle Buurman 2024 (2006-04-21) 21 April 2006 PSV
14 Nathalie Björn 2024 (1997-05-04) 4 May 1997 Everton
16 Naomi Girma 2025 (2000-06-14) 14 June 2000 San Diego Wave FC
21 Niamh Charles 2020 (1999-06-21) 21 June 1999 Liverpool
22 Lucy Bronze 2024 (1991-10-28) 28 October 1991 Barcelona
26 Kadeisha Buchanan 2022 (1995-11-05) 5 November 1995 Lyon
Midfielders
6 Sjoeke Nüsken 2023 (2001-01-22) 22 January 2001 Eintracht Frankfurt
8 Erin Cuthbert 2016 (1998-07-19) 19 July 1998 Glasgow City
11 Guro Reiten 2019 (1994-07-26) 26 July 1994 LSK Kvinner
18 Wieke Kaptein 2023 (2005-08-29) 29 August 2005 Twente
19 Johanna Rytting Kaneryd 2022 (1997-02-12) 12 February 1997 BK Häcken
27 Oriane Jean-François 2024 (2001-08-14) 14 August 2001 Paris Saint-Germain
30 Keira Walsh 2025 (1997-04-08) 8 April 1997 Barcelona
32 Lexi Potter 2023 (2006-08-17) 17 August 2006 Homegrown
Forwards
7 Mayra Ramírez 2024 (1999-03-23) 23 March 1999 Levante
9 Catarina Macario 2023 (1999-10-04) 4 October 1999 Lyon
10 Lauren James 2021 (2001-09-29) 29 September 2001 Manchester United
12 Alyssa Thompson 2025 (2004-11-07) 7 November 2004 Angel City FC
17 Sandy Baltimore 2024 (2000-02-19) 19 February 2000 Paris Saint-Germain
20 Sam Kerr 2019 (1993-09-10) 10 September 1993 Chicago Red Stars
23 Maika Hamano 2023 (2004-05-19) 19 May 2004 INAC Kobe Leonessa
29 Mara Alber 2025 (2005-09-06) 6 September 2005 TSG Hoffenheim
33 Aggie Beever-Jones 2021 (2003-07-27) 27 July 2003 Homegrown

New contracts

No. Pos Player/Manager Date Contract end Source
19 MF Johanna Rytting Kaneryd 4 June 2025 2027 [4]
— MF Ashanti Akpan 27 June 2025 2026 [5]
31 FW Aimee Claypole 27 June 2025 2026 [6]
23 FW Maika Hamano 11 September 2025 2029 [7]
6 MF Sjoeke Nüsken 6 October 2025 2027 [8]

Transfers and loans

In

Pos Player Transferred From Fee Date Source
GK Livia Peng Werder Bremen Undisclosed 10 June 2025 [9]
FW Mara Alber TSG Hoffenheim Undisclosed 11 June 2025 [10]
DF Ellie Carpenter Lyon Undisclosed 2 July 2025 [11]
GK Rebecca Spencer Tottenham Hotspur Undisclosed 7 July 2025 [12]
FW Alyssa Thompson Angel City FC Undisclosed 5 September 2025 [13]

Out

Pos Player Transferred To Fee Date Source
MF Sophie Ingle Bristol City Free 18 May 2025 [14][15]
GK Zećira Mušović Malmö FF Free 18 May 2025 [16][17]
DF Greta Humphries Portsmouth Free 27 June 2025 [18][19]
FW Lucy Watson Durham Free 27 June 2025 [20]
DF Ashley Lawrence Lyon Undisclosed 1 July 2025 [21]
DF Aniek Nouwen PSV Undisclosed 5 July 2025 [22]
FW Mia Fishel Seattle Reign FC Undisclosed 10 July 2025 [23]
FW Aimee Claypole Nottingham Forest Undisclosed 1 August 2025 [24]
DF Maelys Mpomé Brighton & Hove Albion Undisclosed 11 August 2025 [25]
DF Alejandra Bernabé Liverpool Undisclosed 4 September 2025 [26]

Loan out

Pos Player To Date Until Source
MF Vera Jones Bristol City 5 August 2025 End of season [27]
MF Lola Brown Crystal Palace 7 August 2025 End of season [28]
GK Katie Cox Aberdeen 8 August 2025 End of season [29]
MF Ashanti Akpan Southampton 22 August 2025 End of season [30]
MF Júlia Bartel Atlético Madrid 26 August 2025 End of season [31]
FW Louna Ribadeira Fleury 2 September 2025 End of season [32]
GK Femke Liefting Newcastle United 4 September 2025 End of season [33]
DF Jorja Fox Newcastle United 4 September 2025 End of season [34]

Management team

Position Staff
Manager Sonia Bompastor
Assistant manager Paul Green
Assistant coach Camille Abily
Theo Rivrin
Coach Gemma Davison
Goalkeeping coach Seb Brown
Assistant goalkeeping coach Dan Smith
Movement coach Harry McCulloch
Match analyst Jamie Cook
Opposition analyst Jack Stephens
Scouting co-ordinator and academy coach TJ O'Leary

Source: Chelsea F.C.

Kits

Home
Home alt.
Away
Away alt. 1
Away alt. 2
Away alt. 3
Third
Goalkeeper 1
Goalkeeper 2
Goalkeeper 3

Pre-season

17 August 2025 Friendly Ajax 1–1 Chelsea Ouder-Amstel, Netherlands
15:00 CEST
  • Tolhoek 90+3'
 Report
Stadium: Sportpark De Toekomst
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
Referee: Leon Welbers
30 August 2025 Friendly Chelsea 4–1 AC Milan Kingston upon Thames
13:00
Report
Stadium: Kingsmeadow

Competitions

Women's Super League

Main article: 2025–26 Women's Super League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Manchester City 11 10 0 1 32 10 +22 30 Qualification for the Champions League league phase
2 Chelsea 11 7 3 1 19 6 +13 24
3 Arsenal 11 6 4 1 23 10 +13 22 Qualification for the Champions League third round
4 Manchester United 11 6 3 2 24 13 +11 21
5 Tottenham Hotspur 11 6 2 3 16 16 0 20
Updated to match(es) played on 14 December 2025. Source: Women's Super League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
11 7 3 1 19 6  +13 24 4 0 1 6 2  +4 3 3 0 13 4  +9

Last updated: 14 December 2025.
Source: FA WSL

Results by matchday

Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122
ResultWWWWDWWDDLW
Position43111112222
Updated to match(es) played on 14 December 2025. Source: FA WSL
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

5 September 2025 1 Chelsea 2–1 Manchester City Fulham
19:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 14,182
Referee: Emily Heaslip
14 September 2025 2 Aston Villa 1–3 Chelsea Aston
12:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 4,994
Referee: Stacey Pearson
21 September 2025 3 Chelsea 1–0 Leicester City Kingston upon Thames
12:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 2,886
Referee: Melissa Burgin
28 September 2025 4 West Ham United 0–4 Chelsea Dagenham
14:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Victoria Road
Attendance: 2,423
Referee: Callum Jones
3 October 2025 5 Manchester United 1–1 Chelsea Leigh
19:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Leigh Sports Village
Attendance: 5,105
Referee: Abigail Byrne
12 October 2025 6 Chelsea 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur Kingston upon Thames
12:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 3,925
Referee: Grace Lowe
1 November 2025 7 Chelsea 2–0 London City Lionesses Fulham
12:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 10,441
Referee: Kirsty Dowle
8 November 2025 8 Arsenal 1–1 Chelsea Holloway
12:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 56,537
Referee: Melissa Burgin
16 November 2025 9 Liverpool 1–1 Chelsea St Helens
12:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: BrewDog Stadium
Attendance: 3,688
Referee: Edward Duckworth
7 December 2025 10 Chelsea 0–1 Everton Kingston upon Thames
14:30 GMT Report
Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 3,327
Referee: Emily Heaslip
14 December 2025 11 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–3 Chelsea Crawley
11:55 GMT
Report
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 3,493
Referee: Sophie Dennington
11 January 2026 12 Chelsea v West Ham United Kingston upon Thames
Stadium: Kingsmeadow
25 January 2026 13 Chelsea v Arsenal Fulham
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
1 February 2026 14 Manchester City v Chelsea Manchester
Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
8 February 2026 15 Tottenham Hotspur v Chelsea Leyton
Stadium: Brisbane Road
15 February 2026 16 Chelsea v Liverpool Kingston upon Thames
Stadium: Kingsmeadow
15 March 2026 17 Chelsea v Brighton & Hove Albion Kingston upon Thames
Stadium: Kingsmeadow
22 March 2026 18 London City Lionesses v Chelsea Bromley
Stadium: Hayes Lane
29 March 2026 19 Chelsea v Aston Villa Kingston upon Thames
Stadium: Kingsmeadow
26 April 2026 20 Everton v Chelsea Liverpool
Stadium: Goodison Park
3 May 2026 21 Leicester City v Chelsea Leicester
Stadium: King Power Stadium
15-17 May 2026 22 Chelsea v Manchester United Fulham
Stadium: Stamford Bridge

FA Cup

Main article: 2025–26 Women's FA Cup
18 January 2026 Fourth round proper Chelsea v Crystal Palace Kingston upon Thames
Stadium: Kingsmeadow

League Cup

Main article: 2025–26 Women's League Cup

Knockout phase

21 December 2025 Quarter-final Liverpool v Chelsea St Helens
13:00 GMT Stadium: BrewDog Stadium

UEFA Women's Champions League

Main article: 2025–26 UEFA Women's Champions League

League phase

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Barcelona 6 5 1 0 20 3 +17 16 Advance to the quarter-finals (seeded)
2 Lyon 6 5 1 0 18 5 +13 16
3 Chelsea 6 4 2 0 20 3 +17 14
4 Bayern Munich 6 4 1 1 14 13 +1 13
5 Arsenal 6 4 0 2 11 6 +5 12 Advance to the knockout phase play-offs (seeded)
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers
8 October 2025 1 Twente 1–1 Chelsea Enschede
18:45 CEST
  • Van Ginkel 63'
 Report
Stadium: De Grolsch Veste
Attendance: 4,193
Referee: Marta Huerta de Aza (Spain)
15 October 2025 2 Chelsea 4–0 Paris FC Fulham
20:00 BST
Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 2,752
Referee: Michalina Diakow (Poland)
11 November 2025 3 St. Pölten 0–6 Chelsea Sankt Pölten
21:00 CET
Report
Stadium: NV Arena
Attendance: 2,431
Referee: Franziska Wildfeuer (Germany)
20 November 2025 4 Chelsea 1–1 Barcelona Fulham
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 11,137
Referee: Tess Olofsson (Sweden)
10 December 2025 5 Chelsea 6–0 Roma Fulham
20:00 GMT
Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 3,914
Referee: Ewa Augustyn (Poland)
17 December 2025 6 VfL Wolfsburg 1–2 Chelsea Wolfsburg
21:00 CET
Report
Stadium: AOK Stadion
Attendance: 2,627
Referee: Silvia Gasperotti (Italy)

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 17 December 2025
No. Pos Nat Player Total WSL FA Cup League Cup Champions League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers:
1 GK  SUI Livia Peng 8 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
24 GK  ENG Hannah Hampton 9 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
38 GK  JAM Rebecca Spencer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders:
2 DF  AUS Ellie Carpenter 14 2 9+1 1 0 0 0 0 4 1
4 DF  ENG Millie Bright 14 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
5 DF  NED Veerle Buurman 6 0 2+1 0 0 0 0 0 2+1 0
14 DF  SWE Nathalie Björn 11 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
16 DF  USA Naomi Girma 6 0 2+1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
21 DF  ENG Niamh Charles 10 0 5+2 0 0 0 0 0 1+2 0
22 DF  ENG Lucy Bronze 11 2 4+2 0 0 0 0 0 4+1 2
26 DF  CAN Kadeisha Buchanan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
42 DF  ENG Chloe Sarwie 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
Midfielders:
6 MF  GER Sjoeke Nüsken 9 1 1+3 0 0 0 0 0 2+3 1
8 MF  SCO Erin Cuthbert 14 2 9+1 1 0 0 0 0 3+1 1
11 MF  NOR Guro Reiten 10 0 2+5 0 0 0 0 0 1+2 0
18 MF  NED Wieke Kaptein 17 4 8+3 2 0 0 0 0 4+2 2
19 MF  SWE Johanna Rytting Kaneryd 16 3 6+5 1 0 0 0 0 3+2 2
27 MF  FRA Oriane Jean-François 7 0 1+4 0 0 0 0 0 1+1 0
30 MF  ENG Keira Walsh 16 1 11 1 0 0 0 0 5 0
32 MF  ENG Lexi Potter 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+3 0
Forwards:
7 FW  COL Mayra Ramírez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW  USA Catarina Macário 12 2 6+3 0 0 0 0 0 2+1 2
10 FW  ENG Lauren James 5 0 2+1 0 0 0 0 0 1+1 0
12 FW  USA Alyssa Thompson 14 4 6+3 3 0 0 0 0 5 1
17 FW  FRA Sandy Baltimore 16 3 6+4 1 0 0 0 0 6 2
20 FW  AUS Sam Kerr 14 5 0+9 2 0 0 0 0 3+2 3
23 FW  JPN Maika Hamano 7 2 2+2 1 0 0 0 0 1+2 1
29 FW  GER Mara Alber 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 FW  ENG Aggie Beever-Jones 14 4 9+1 4 0 0 0 0 3+1 0

Goalscorers

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total goals are equal.

As of 17 December 2025
Rank Pos. No. Player FA WSL FA Cup League Cup Champions League Total
1 FW 20 Sam Kerr 2 0 0 3 5
2 FW 12 Alyssa Thompson 3 0 0 1 4
MF 18 Wieke Kaptein 2 0 0 2 4
FW 33 Aggie Beever-Jones 4 0 0 0 4
5 FW 17 Sandy Baltimore 1 0 0 2 3
MF 19 Johanna Rytting Kaneryd 1 0 0 2 3
7 DF 2 Ellie Carpenter 1 0 0 1 2
MF 8 Erin Cuthbert 1 0 0 1 2
FW 9 Catarina Macario 0 0 0 2 2
DF 22 Lucy Bronze 0 0 0 2 2
FW 23 Maika Hamano 1 0 0 1 2
12 MF 6 Sjoeke Nüsken 0 0 0 1 1
MF 30 Keira Walsh 1 0 0 0 1
Own goal(s) 2 0 0 2 4
Total 19 0 0 20 39

Clean sheets

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total clean sheets are equal.

As of 17 December 2025
Rank Pos. No. Player FA WSL FA Cup League Cup Champions League Total
1 GK 24 Hannah Hampton 4 0 0 1 5
2 GK 1 Livia Peng 1 0 0 2 3
Total 5 0 0 3 8

Disciplinary records

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total clean sheets are equal.

As of 17 December 2025
Pos. No. Name FA WSL FA Cup League Cup Champions League Total
         
2 DF Ellie Carpenter 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
4 DF Millie Bright 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0
8 MF Erin Cuthbert 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
14 DF Nathalie Björn 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
17 FW Sandy Baltimore 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0
30 MF Keira Walsh 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
Total 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 13 0 0

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