Emma Hayes makes two changes for tonight’s Continental Tyres League Cup semi-final.

Lauren James returns to the side following her suspension at the weekend. The England international replaces Johanna Rytting Kaneryd.

Melanie Leupolz comes in for cup-tied Nathalie Bjorn with Sjoeke Nusken, who scored two goals in the previous round of this competition, expected to play deeper than her midfield role in Sunday's game.

Hannah Hampton continues in goal and Erin Cuthbert is this evening’s captain.

Debut goalscorer at the weekend, Catarina Macario, is again named among the substitutes. Mayra Ramirez who was also on target in the last game will lead the attack.

Man City are unchanged from their win over Everton at the weekend.


Chelsea Hampton; Perisset, Carter, Nusken, Charles, Cuthbert (c), Leupolz, James, Cankovic, Reiten, Ramirez

Subs Berger, Musovic, Ingle, Rytting Kaneryd, Hamano, Kirby, Beever-Jones, Macario

Man City Keating; Casparij, Greenwood (c), Aleixandri, Ouahabi, Hasegawa, Coombs, Park, Hemp, Shaw, Kelly

Subs MacIver, Stokes, Houghton, Morgan, Mace, Kennedy, Angeldahl, Fowler

The referee is Andrew Kitchen