"Share Mary Fowler is back in the Manchester City squad for the first time in 294 days. The forward ruptured her ACL during the club's FA Cup semi-final against Manchester United last April, which ruled her out for the remainder of 2025. However, she is back on the bench today and what a match to return for! Share Manchester City starting line-up: Ayaka Yamashita; Jade Rose, Rebecca Knaak, Alex Greenwood (C), Kerstin Casparij; Laura Blindkilde Brown, Yui Hasegawa; Lauren Hemp, Vivianne Miedema, Kerolin; Khadija Shaw."
"Chelsea starting line-up: Hannah Hampton; Ellie Carpenter, Millie Bright (C), Veerle Buurman, Naomi Girma, Sandy Baltimore; Erin Cuthbert, Keira Walsh, Wieke Kaptein; Alyssa Thompson, Lauren James. Substitutes: Becky Spencer, Livia Peng, Sjoeke Nusken, Guro Reiten, Johanna Rytting Kaneryd, Sam Kerr, Lexi Potter, Aggie Beever-Jones, Chloe Sarwie. Share Hello, good afternoon and welcome to coverage of the WSL clash between Manchester City and Chelsea."
Manchester City named a starting lineup featuring Vivianne Miedema, Kerolin and Khadija Shaw as primary attackers, with Mary Fowler included on the bench after a 294-day absence following an ACL rupture. Chelsea began without a designated striker, placing Sam Kerr and Aggie Beever-Jones on the bench while Lauren James and Alyssa Thompson occupied advanced attacking roles. Manchester City sit first and can extend their lead to 12 points with a win, leaving eight games remaining in the title race. Chelsea defeated City 1-0 to reach the League Cup final thanks to Wieke Kaptein, and beat City 2-1 on the opening day.
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