Sonia Bompastor has named her first line-up of 2026, which includes a return for Hannah Hampton in goal after a period on the sidelines with injury.
The England stopper has been out of action for two months and replaces Livia Peng in Bompastor's XI for today's clash with West Ham.
Bompastor confirmed in Friday's press conference that Aggie Beever-Jones and Keira Walsh would miss today's match.
That sees Erin Cuthbert return to the side alongside fellow midfielder Sjoeke Nusken after the Scot missed the 9-1 Women's League Cup win over Liverpool before the winter break.
Attackers Lauren James and Alyssa Thompson also come into the side with Beever-Jones absent, and Johanna Rytting Kaneryd retains her place after netting a hat-trick in that emphatic win in St Helens.
Chelsea: Hampton, Carpenter, Bright (c), Buurman, Girma, Nusken, Cuthbert, James, Thompson, Baltimore, Rytting Kaneryd
Substitutes: Peng, Spencer, Reiten, Kaptein, Kerr, Bronze, Potter, Sarwie, Shooter