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title: "Chelsea Women vs A-League All Stars: confirmed line-ups and team news"
canonical: "https://readchelsea.com/2026/08/12/chelsea-women-vs-a-league-all-stars-confirmed-line-ups-and-team-news/"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "James Chettle"
section: "Chelsea News"
published: "2026-08-12T09:15:00Z"
modified: "2026-08-12T09:15:00Z"
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# Chelsea Women vs A-League All Stars: confirmed line-ups and team news

**Chelsea Women XI vs A-League All Stars has been confirmed, with Lauren James making her first appearance of pre-season and Lucy Bronze returning to captain Sonia Bompastor’s side in Sydney. Hannah Hampton also comes into the starting line-up as Chelsea make three changes from Saturday’s 7-0 victory in Auckland.**

James did not feature against Auckland FC but has been handed an immediate start at Allianz Stadium as Chelsea complete their Australasian tour.

[Chelsea confirmed the starting line-up on their official website](https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/article/confirmed-chelsea-line-up-vs-a-league-all-stars), with James replacing young midfielder Lexi Potter.

Bronze comes in for Kadeisha Buchanan and takes the captain’s armband, while Hampton replaces Livia Peng between the posts.

> This kit. 😮‍💨[#CFCW](https://x.com/hashtag/CFCW?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [pic.twitter.com/OttqkOYErY](https://t.co/OttqkOYErY)
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> — Chelsea FC Women (@ChelseaFCW) [August 12, 2026](https://x.com/ChelseaFCW/status/2087459151517782216?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

## Chelsea Women XI vs A-League All Stars confirmed

**Chelsea:** Hampton; Carpenter, Girma, Bronze (c), McCabe; Nusken, James, Kaptein; Baltimore, Thompson, Beever-Jones.

**Substitutes:** Peng, Cox, Ramirez, Dragoni, Las, Walsh, Hamano, Brown, Buchanan, Potter, Sarwie.

Aggie Beever-Jones retains her place after scoring a first-half hat-trick against Auckland.

ReadChelsea looked earlier on Wednesday at [Beever-Jones’ challenge to Chelsea following her flying start to pre-season](https://readchelsea.com/2026/08/12/aggie-beever-jones-sets-chelsea-target-after-stunning-pre-season-hat-trick/), with the striker calling on Bompastor’s side to produce another strong performance in Sydney.

There is also a notable return on the bench, with **Keira Walsh available again** after missing the Auckland victory.

James’ inclusion is arguably the biggest selection development. Her return adds another elite attacking option alongside Beever-Jones, Sandy Baltimore and Alyssa Thompson as Chelsea look to end their tour with another victory.

Kick-off is at **10.45am BST**, with supporters in the UK able to watch the game live for free through Chelsea’s official platforms. Full viewing details are available in our [Chelsea Women vs A-League All Stars how-to-watch guide](https://readchelsea.com/2026/08/11/chelsea-women-vs-a-league-all-stars-how-to-watch-live-stream-and-kick-off-time/).