Chelsea vs Everton Women line-ups: Cuthbert captains Blues as Potter returns to bench

The Chelsea vs Everton Women line-ups are confirmed, with Erin Cuthbert captaining the hosts and Lexi Potter returning among the substitutes. Melvine Malard starts in attack for the WSL game at Stamford Bridge.

Kick-off is at 12.45pm UK time on Saturday 7 November. The confirmed team news names Courtney Brosnan as Everton captain.

Chelsea vs Everton Women line-ups: confirmed starting teams

Chelsea starting XI

Chelsea: Hampton, Carpenter, Buchanan, Bronze, McCabe, Walsh, Cuthbert (captain), Matsukubo, Kaptein, Baltimore, Malard.

Substitutes: Peng, Björn, Buurman, Potter, Nüsken, Dragoni, Hamano, Thompson, Beever-Jones.

Everton starting XI

Everton: Brosnan (captain), Kitagawa, Ishikawa, Layzell, Blundell, Mace, Wheeler, Van Gool, Pacheco, Vignola, Momiki.

Substitutes: Foster-Inman, Cain, Rantala, Mouchon, Finnigan, Galli, Silcock.

Chelsea team news: James absent, Potter available again

Lauren James misses the match after suffering a hamstring injury during Chelsea’s 6-0 win at Charlton. Sonia Bompastor confirmed before the game that the forward would be unavailable until the end of the current fixture block.

Potter had missed that Charlton match after sustaining a minor knee injury against Roma. She returned to training during the week and now takes a place on the bench, following the positive news in Chelsea’s official injury update.

How to watch Chelsea vs Everton Women

The game is live on Sky Sports, with streaming available through Sky Go. The WSL broadcast schedule confirms the 12.45pm Saturday kick-off.

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