Aston Villa WFC vs. Chelsea FCW, FA Cup: Preview, team information, how to watch
Didn’t we just win this thing?
Jan 28, 2022, 11:48pm GMT
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Less than months after winning and lifting the FA Cup trophy, we are already being tasked with protecting it. Yet more evidence that in a virulent disease, time ceases to be actual. In any case, Chelsea’s defense of the cup starts offevolved within the fourth round in opposition to WSL aspect Aston Villa.
This may be Chelsea’s 1/3 in shape this week, and with injuries and players away at the Asian Cup (Sam Kerr and Ji So-yun), Hayes has needed to work a juggling act over again. The closing time Chelsea had a run of rapid-hearth video games saw us held scoreless at domestic with the aid of Juventus, lose to Reading, and get bounced from the Champions League by way of allowing an avalanche of dreams as opposed to Wolfsburg, to cap off a disastrous give up to 2021 — dropping returned-to-again video games for the primary time in over 30 months.
We’re doing a piece higher this time around. Last Sunday provided only a 0-zero draw with Brighton, however on Wednesday we celebrated a 2-zero win over West Ham — and our first league dreams on the grounds that November. However, this one is likewise poised to keep beyond this weekend. After Aston Villa, the Blues face Manchester United midweek in a League Cup semifinal, then Manchester City within the league four days later, and a large rematch with Arsenal 5 days after that.
First things first though, Villa away to start our defense of the FA Cup trophy we simply gained!
Date / Time: Saturday, January 29, 2022, 13.00 GMT; 8:00am EST; 6:30pm IST
Venue: Banks’s Stadium, Walsall, UK
Forecast: Cloudy; 41°F/eleven°C
How to observe: fifth Stand App or ChelseaFC.Com
Chelsea group news: Though Emma Hayes believes formations only practice out of ownership, the employees named in opposition to West Ham certainly set up to shield in a extra conventional again-four. Jonna Andersson became in at left back and Niamh Charles slotted in at right returned again. Expect something comparable on this healthy, if best to get gamers greater at ease in the machine.
Given the quick turnaround from midweek, don’t assume many adjustments in terms of available personnel. Lauren James will probable over again be on the crew sheet however no longer prepared to start or play huge mins. But Jess Carter, Bethany England and Drew Spence, who all got here off the bench, could be called on to begin.
Aston Villa group news: Villa have had a horrid run within the league lately, receiving 5-zero batterings from each Manchesters to end 2021 and following it up with another lopsided loss in the new 12 months via a 3-zero scoreline to City. However, Villa got a chief enhance through a 93rd-minute stoppage time goal from Alisha Lehmann in opposition to bottom-of-the-desk Leicester City closing weekend. The 3 factors have given them a cushion inside the relegation fight, and stored Leicester from closing the distance any in addition after current wins over Birmingham and Brighton.
Villa also were given a boost from the mortgage acquisition of Jill Scott from Manchester City. Though she joined just days ago, don’t be amazed if she starts for a group who need balance in midfield.
Previously: An suddenly tight league match in November. Jessie Fleming scored the handiest intention inside the twenty second minute. However, Fran Kirby, Sam Kerr and Melanie Leupolz didn’t begin, and Pernille Harder was nevertheless recovering from an harm.
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