Ahead of West Ham vs Chelsea on Sunday, read our preview, prediction and the latest team news from both sides ahead of the WSL clash.
West Ham vs Chelsea match information
- ⚽️ Women’s Super League Matchday 4
- 🏟️ Chigwell Construction Stadium
- ⏱️ Sunday, September 28th: 14:30pm (BST) – BBC red button and BBC iPlayer
West Ham vs Chelsea preview
Chelsea agian look like the team to beat after a 100 per cent start to the Women’s Super League season.
Victories over Manchester City and Aston Villa were followed by a hard-fought 1-0 win over Leicester City last weekend.
Sonia Bompastor’s side are heavy favourites to beat a West Ham side who have failed to pick up a point over their opening three games.
A late defeat to Tottenham was followed by heavy losses to both Arsenal and Brighton – conceding nine goals in their last two matches.
It has been a disastrous start to the season for the Hammers, even if they did enjoy a successful start to their League Cup campaign, with a 5-1 win over Charlton Athletic.
The win over Charlton saw a goal of the season contender from summer signing Leila Wandeler.
West Ham will be hoping that win can help them lift off their WSL campaign. However, even a point against the reigning champions would prove to be a positive result.
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Form and past head-to-head meetings
West Ham last five matches
- Charlton 1-5 West Ham (Women’s League Cup)
- Brighton 4-1 West Ham (WSL)
- West Ham 1-5 Arsenal (WSL)
- Tottenham 1-0 West Ham (WSL)
- Liverpool 0-3 West Ham (pre-season friendly)
Tottenham last five matches
- Chelsea 1-0 Leicester City (WSL)
- Aston Villa 1-3 Chelsea (WSL)
- Chelsea 2-1 Manchester City (WSL)
- Chelsea 4-1 AC Milan (pre-season friendly)
- Ajax 1-1 Chelsea (pre-season friendly)
West Ham vs Chelsea last five meetings
- Chelsea 2-2 West Ham (WSL – 30/03/2025)
- Chelsea 2-0 West Ham (Women’s League Cup semi-final – 05/02/2025)
- West Ham 0-5 Chelsea (WSL – 19/01/2025)
- Chelsea 3-1 West Ham (FA Women’s Cup – 14/01/2024)
- Chelsea 2-0 West Ham (WSL – 14/10/2023)
West Ham vs Chelsea team news
Chelsea are boosted by the returns of Sjoeke Nusken and Lexi Potter who are back in training and will be available for this weekend’s game.
Lucy Bronze, Lauren James and Naomi Girma are yet to feature this season and won’t be available for the clash with the Hammers.
Naomi Charles is still recovering from an ankle injury that she sustained in the victory over Aston Villa.
West Ham boss Rehane Skinner said there are ‘difficult decisions ahead’ after their victory over Charlton.
Leila Wandeler and Ffion Morgan both scored their first goals for the club and will be pushing to start against Chelsea.
Predicted lineups
West Ham: Szemik; Denton, Nystrom, Zadrosky, Hansha; Siren, Gorry; Ueki, Csiki, Wandeler; Martinez
Chelsea: Hampton; Bjorn, Bright, Buurman; Carpenter, Nusken, Walsh, Baltimore; Kaptein, Macario; Beever-Jones
West Ham vs Chelsea prediction
West Ham looked strong mid-week but Chelsea should have too much for the Hammers this weekend.
The Blues have looked formidably strong so far this season, although they did struggle for goals against Leicester.
Despite that, SheKicks predicts a 3-0 away victory for the reigning champions.
Prediction: West Ham 0-3 Chelsea
