by Chelsea started their second season under manager Sonia Bompastor on flawless fashion, with four wins of four in the Super League for women. Next is a Friday night trip to Leigh Sports Village, where unbeaten Manchester United is waiting in one of the striking matches of the season so far.
The blues have an early momentum in the competition, but the defensive firmness and the home advantage of United ensure that this will be one of Chelsea’s strictest challenges so far.
Date / time: Friday, October 3, 2025, 19.30 BST; 2.30 pm Edt
Location: Leigh Sports Village, Manchester, England
Referee: TBA
Prediction: Heavy rain and a moderate breeze
On TV: BBC Three (VK); no (Vs); elsewhere
Streaming: BBC IPLAYER (UK); ESPN+ (US)
Manchester United Team News: United had a relatively quiet summer on the transfer market, focused on team depth instead of selection frameworks. The core of last season remains intact, which manager Marc Skinner’s Faith in the group underlined that reached the Champions League.
Prior to this game, Skinner confirmed that defender Anna Sandberg is again in fight after illness, and midfielder Simi Awujo could make her first performance of the season. However, Leah Galton will probably miss, while Millie Turner gets a long absence in the middle of the back with a knee injury that is expected to keep her out until the new year.
The record of United speaks for itself: unbeaten in the competition, with four wins and a draw of five games, and only one goal so far.
Chelsea Team News: The blues arrive in Manchester on the back of a commander of 4-0 victory to West Ham, a result that showed both their attacking variety and defensive discipline. Catarina Macario thought it was the net in that game, and AGGIE BEVER-JONES also this period for a fourth consecutive time.
Injuries remain a theme. Lauren James, Niamh Charles and Lucy Bronze are still put aside, but the trio is almost coming back to the field. Nevertheless, Bompastor has turned effectively, so that the standards are kept high despite the missing of different regulars from the first team.
Rather: A simple 1-0 win is sufficient for Chelsea to lift the Women’s Super League for a sixth consecutive time.
