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English women's association football club
Chelsea Football Club Women, formerly known as Chelsea Ladies Football Club, are an English women's football club based in Fulham, London. Founded in 1992, they compete in the Women's Super League, the top flight of women's football in England, and play their home games at Stamford Bridge. Since 2004, the club has been affiliated with Chelsea F.C., the men's team in the Premier League. Chelsea Women were a founding member of the Super League in 2010. From 2005 to 2010, the side competed in the Premier League National Division, the top tier of women's football in England at the time.
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English footballer (born 2001)
Lauren Elizabeth James is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger or attacking midfielder for Women's Super League club Chelsea and the England national team. James started her senior career with Arsenal in 2017 before joining Manchester United in 2018 and winning the Championship. Since joining Chelsea in 2021, she has won four WSL titles and two FA Cups with the club, and was awarded the PFA Women's Young Player of the Year for the 2022–23 season.
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City in France
Lyon is a city in France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of the French Alps, 391 km (243 mi) southeast of Paris, 278 km (173 mi) north of Marseille, and 113 km (70 mi) southwest of Geneva, Switzerland.
More on Wikipedia ↗Sonia Bompastor has made two changes to her Chelsea side for our Women
After a dramatic second half at Groupama Stadium, Lyon and Chelsea had to settle for a share of the points after a goalless stalemate.
Chelsea Women’s confirmed XI vs Lyon sees Lauren James drop to the bench as Sonia Bompastor makes two changes for her return to her former club. Sjoeke Nüsken replaces James, while Veerle Buurman comes into the side for Katie McCabe following Sunday’s 1-0 victory over Arsenal. Chelsea’s official team announcement also…