Key events

In her pre-match press conference, Manchester United head coach Eva Olid said: “I expect us to be confident with the ball, everyone showing we want to have the ball. It’s everything like that, not just about confidence.

“Of course we know they are good and there will be moments we have to defend, but we want to attack too, we want to put them in difficult situations where we hurt them, and that is the main focus.

“When we have the ball, we enjoy the ball, and we really have confidence to create chances, put them in difficult situations and hope that we can score goals too.”

How the WSL table looks currently…

In case you missed it, London City Lionesses suffered a 2-1 defeat to West Ham yesterday. Kelly Gago and Viviane Asseyi were on target for the Hammers at the Chigwell Construction Stadium.

Last three head-to-head results

• Chelsea 1-0 Manchester United (WSL)

• Chelsea 2-0 Manchester United (League Cup)

• Chelsea 2-1 Manchester United (FA Cup)

Melvine Malard is not available to face her former club today after suffering a knock in training. The Blues are also without Mayra Ramirez and Manaka Matsukubo.

Meanwhile, Jayde Riviere and Emma Watson are absent from the Manchester United squad.

Team news

Manchester United starting XI: Phallon Tullis-Joyce; Hanna Lundkvist, Maya Le Tissier (C), Dominique Janssen, Andrea Medina; Hinata Miyazawa, Julia Zigiotti; Jess Park, Ella Toone, Monica Jusu Bah; Elisabeth Terland.

Subs: Janina Leitzig, Scarlett Hill, Anna Sandberg, Jess Simpson, Jess Anderson, Simi Awujo, Rebeca Bernal, Mared Griffiths, Lea Schüller.

Chelsea starting line-up: Hannah Hampton; Ellie Carpenter, Lucy Bronze (C), Kadeisha Buchanan, Katie McCabe; Keira Walsh, Lexi Potter; Sjoeke Nüsken, Wieke Kaptein, Alyssa Thompson; Lauren James.

Subs: Livia Peng, Veerle Buurman, Nathalie Björn, Giulia Dragoni, Nelly Las, Maika Hamano, Sandy Baltimore, Aggie Beever-Jones.

Preamble

Hello and welcome to coverage of the WSL meeting between Manchester United and Chelsea. Both teams dropped points in their opening games last weekend, with United suffering a 2-1 loss to London City Lionesses and Chelsea held to a 1-1 draw by Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge.

Today presents a completely different challenge. The Blues have won five of their last six games against United, with the remaining fixture resulting in a draw.

However, given it’s just the start of a new campaign, anything can happen.

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