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COBHAM, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 17: **** Reiten, Sam Kerr, Wieke Kaptein, and Aggie Beever-Jones of Chelsea pose for a photograph following a Chelsea FC Women's Training Session at Chelsea Training Ground on February 17, 2026 in Cobham, England. (Photo by Harriet Lander - Chelsea FC/Chelsea FC via Getty Images) | Chelsea FC via Getty Images
Given these two teams will meet at Ashton Gate next month for the Women’s League Cup final, this clash between Chelsea Women and Manchester United at Kingsmeadow is pretty much a preview of things to come when they meet at a big(ger) stage.
United are coming in hot from several wins in a row while the Blues are in the processing of regaining momentum. Beating them in a cup tie won’t be easy. But if we do it, it’ll be a further step into shutting down criticism of Sonia Bompastor’s work with Chelsea this season.
Date / Time: Sunday, February 22, 2026, 13.30 GMT; 8:30am EST
Venue: Kingsmeadow, Kingston upon Thames, UK
Referee: Phoebe Cross
Forecast: Rain showers and some breeze
On TV: TNT Sports (UK); none (USA); elsewhere
Streaming: discovery+ (UK); none (USA)
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Chelsea team news: Little by little the Blues return to their beaten path of winning. Neither matches against Tottenham and Liverpool were easy but we still edged both with a 2-0 scoreline in our favour.
To continue doing so against United head coach Sonia Bompastor still won’t be able to call captain Millie Bright into action, as the defender recovers from a knock suffered during our Spurs game two weeks ago. However there’s very good news in the return of fellow centre-back Kadeisha Buchanan from an ACL injury that left her off the pitch since November 2024.
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Manchester United team news: The Red Devils haven’t lost a single match since December, when they were beaten 3-0 by OL Lyonnes in the Women’s Champions League. Ever since then they’ve been on a 12-match unbeaten streak which includes beating Arsenal to a Women’s League Cup final spot to face us next month.
United manager Marc Skinner took a small squad to Spain to complete the 5-0 aggregate win over Atlético Madrid in the Champions League round of 16 for his team. They will be missing left-back Anna Sandberg and attackers Ella Toone and Leah Galton for this upcoming match.
Previously: Chelsea complete a domestic treble in Sonia Bompastor’s debut season with a 3-0 win over United at Wembley.
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