Chelsea vs Man City Women line-ups: Malard leads Chelsea as Shaw starts for City

Chelsea vs Man City Women kicks off at 1.30pm at Stamford Bridge, with Lucy Bronze captaining Chelsea and Melvine Malard leading the line. Khadija Shaw and Lauren Hemp start for the WSL leaders in the meeting between the WSL’s top two.

City arrive top of the table after a 5-0 win over West Ham last weekend. Chelsea were held 1-1 by Everton, then drew 0-0 in Häcken in midweek, and are without Lauren James and Naomi Girma.

Chelsea vs Man City: confirmed Chelsea team

Chelsea: Hampton, Carpenter, Buchanan, Bronze (c), McCabe, Walsh, Kaptein, Potter, Thompson, Baltimore, Malard.

Substitutes: Peng, Bjorn, Buurman, Las, Cuthbert, Nusken, Hamano, Brown, Beever-Jones.

With Girma out, Kadeisha Buchanan and Bronze both start in defence. Malard, Chelsea’s top scorer this season, starts up front, with Aggie Beever-Jones on the bench.

Confirmed Man City team

Man City: Yamashita, Beney, Rose, Knaak, Wamser, Coffey, Hasegawa, Fowler, Fujino, Hemp, Shaw.

Substitutes: Cumings, Shimizu, Clinton, Mead, Miedema, Casparij, Blindkilde Brown, Lohmann, Prior.

Aoba Fujino keeps her place after scoring twice in the 4-1 Champions League win at Inter. Shaw, the WSL’s top scorer, leads the line. Beth Mead and Vivianne Miedema start on the bench.

How to watch Chelsea vs Man City

The game is live on BBC One and BBC iPlayer. Our Chelsea vs Man City TV guide has the full details. For the build-up, including the stakes at the top of the table, read our Chelsea Women vs Man City preview.