Featured image: Chelsea Women prepare for the Charlton match. Photo: Chelsea Football Club Women on Facebook.
Chelsea Women visit Charlton Athletic on Sunday looking to continue their unbeaten start to the WSL season after a midweek Champions League win over Roma.
Charlton v Chelsea Women kicks off at 2.30pm UK time on Sunday 1 November at the Valley. Chelsea’s official match guide confirms the fixture and viewing details.
Charlton v Chelsea Women: Blues return to league action
The Blues beat Roma 2-0 in Europe in midweek, with Ellie Carpenter and Kadeisha Buchanan scoring. Our Chelsea Women v Roma report covers that result.
Attention now returns to the league. Chelsea enter Sunday’s game top of the WSL on 19 points from seven matches, ahead of Manchester City on goal difference, according to the club’s preview.
City play earlier on Sunday, so that is the position going into the day’s fixtures, not a guarantee of the standings by Chelsea’s kick-off. The Blues’ own task is to take points at the Valley.
Charlton seek their first points
Newly promoted Charlton are 14th with no points after seven league matches. They lost 1-0 at Birmingham City in their previous WSL outing.
That record makes Chelsea favourites on paper, but the visitors still need to turn their attacking quality into a performance. A league position does not settle a match before kick-off.
The clubs last met during Sonia Bompastor’s first season at Chelsea, when the Blues won 4-0 in January 2025. Mayra Ramirez, Guro Reiten, Aggie Beever-Jones and Niamh Charles scored that day. It is background to the fixture rather than evidence of Sunday’s line-up or result.
What time is Charlton v Chelsea Women?
The match starts at 2.30pm GMT on Sunday 1 November 2026 at the Valley. Supporters unable to attend can follow the game live on BBC Two, BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website, as listed by Chelsea.
Chelsea’s website and official app will carry team news and live updates through the match centre. The club’s women’s social accounts will also provide match coverage.
Team news and official coverage
Lexi Potter is likely to miss the game after a knee injury against Roma. In her 30 October update, Bompastor said an MRI had shown “nothing major”, but that Potter probably would not be available this weekend. A possible return against Everton depends on her progress next week, rather than a confirmed comeback date.
No exact, current fixture-specific YouTube embed has been verified for this preview. Chelsea shared their current training preparations in an official X post, captioned “Getting set for tomorrow” on 31 October.
What will be key for Chelsea at Charlton?
Source: Chelsea FC’s official Charlton match guide, published 30 October.
