London, UK — Chelsea Women don collect their sixth consecutive Women’s Super League title last Wednesday after dem beat Manchester United 1-0. Dis victory come just after dem witness Arsenal loss to Aston Villa 5-2. As dem face Tottenham today, Chelsea fit choose to simply enjoy their guard of honour but dem get more to fight for as dem wan maintain their unbeaten record in all competitions dis year.
For today’s match, Chelsea women coach Sonia Bompastor make plenty changes to di squad. E talk for pre-match press conference say after dem collect di title for Manchester, e dey consider resting some players wey don dey play well dis season. Dis decision lead to some players wey dey play often no enter di lineup. Bompastor don name a back four wey dey look unfamiliar for dis game.
Di starting lineup for Chelsea be: Hampton, Lawrence, Mpomé, Nüsken, Reiten, Jean-François, Cuthbert, Kaneryd, Macario, Hamano, and Fishel. Substitutes include: Cox, Brown, Kaptein, Girma, Walsh, Charles, Beever-Jones, Björn, and Sarwie. On di other hand, Tottenham lineup include: Kop, Morris, Hunt, Bartrip, Neville, Summanen, Spence, Holdt, Grant, Naz, and England with substitutes from: Heeps, Nilden, Rybrink, Ahtinen, Oroz, Vinberg, Thomas, Gunning-Williams, Ayane.
Di match be set for 2:15 PM BST today. Mel Burgin go be di referee. For TV, dem go show am on BBC Two while USA no go get broadcast. Fans fit stream di match on BBC iPlayer for UK and ESPN+ for di USA.
Robert Vilahamn, di Tottenham coach, express him admiration for Chelsea during him pre-match comments. “I dey very impressed with Chelsea’s performance over di last six seasons, but dis season, dem don perform well under new management and players. Wetin dem dey do for di women’s game na massive, and dem dey serve as role models for other clubs,” Vilahamn tok. He also commend dem for di way dem rotate players and adapt tactically, which contribute to dem winning games.
As di anticipation build for di match, di Spurs players are set to give a guard of honour to Chelsea. Vilahamn note say: “We go follow di normal routine to honour dem because dem deserve am.” Chelsea dey determined to go through di domestic season unbeaten with only two league matches remaining.
Chelsea’s recent form don make dem favorites for di match. Even though dem don rotate di squad, di quality of their players remain top-notch. Earlier dis season, Chelsea also dethrone Manchester United and Arsenal, putting dem in a strong position to dominate di league even more.
Di Tottenham side, on di other hand, dey been facing challenges dis season. Vilahamn admit di campaign no meet di expectations, and dem need to build for next season. He said: “We have been honest about our struggles this season. We no reach di levels wey we wanted, and we need to learn from dis experience to come back strong next season.”
As Chelsea Women prepare to face Tottenham, fans anticipate a display of skill and determination. With di title already secured, all eyes go on whether dem fit maintain di unbeaten streak as di match kicks off.
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