Veerle Buurman makes her Blues debut in defence, coming in for Niamh Charles, who sustained a knock away at Aston Villa last weekend.

Dropping to the bench are Johanna Rytting Kaneryd and Guro Reiten, and they are replaced in the starting XI by Erin Cuthbert and Wieke Kaptein.

Meanwhile, striker Aggie Beever-Jones continues up front, having scored in both Women's Super League matches so far this season.

Chelsea: Hampton, Carpenter, Bright (c), Buurman, Bjorn, Baltimore, Walsh, Kaptein, Cuthbert, Macario, Beever-Jones

Chelsea substitutes: Peng, Reiten, Thompson, Rytting Kaneryd, Kerr, Hamano, Jean-Francois, Alber, Sarwie

Leicester City: Leitzig, Tierney, Van Egmond, Boureille, Cayman (c), Ale, Eiriksdottir, Payne, Thibaud, Cain, McLoughlin

Leicester City substitutes: Clark, Wellesley-Smith, Rantala, Mouchon, Keane, Las, Sherwood, Swaby, Ayane