Continental Cup Final: Date, time, squad news, how to watch and everything you need to know

Manchester City and Chelsea will take to the pitch to fight for the Continental Cup this weekend.

Having thrashed Bristol 6-0 in last year’s final, Chelsea go into the match as the Continental Cup defending champions. In fact, the Blues are seeking a third successive title.

Meanwhile, Manchester City are already three-time winners, but last lifted the trophy in 2019.

GiveMeSport Women runs through everything you need to know about the battle between two Continental Cup heavyweights.

The Continental Cup Final is scheduled to take place on Saturday (March 5th). Kick-off is scheduled for 5:15pm.

The Continental Cup Final will be held at Plough Lane, home to League One side AFC Wimbledon.

With a capacity of 9,215, Plough Lane could welcome a record crowd for a Continental Cup Final.

Manchester City could have a number of high-profile absentees from Saturday’s match. Captain Steph Houghton will be unavailable after undergoing surgery on her Achilles this week.

Laura Coombs and Ruby Mace missed Sunday’s FA Cup triumph over Manchester United due to respective knee and ankle injuries, while Vicky Losada was substituted at half-time with a knee injury.

Karen Bardsley, Esme Morgan and Chloe Kelly remain long-term absentees.

Chelsea are yet to confirm who will be absent from this weekend’s game, but Magdalena Eriksson, Maren Mjelde, Melanie Leupolz and Erin Cuthbert were all ruled out of the team’s midweek FA Cup fixture against Leicester City.

The Continental Cup Final is available to watch live on BBC Two, the BBC Sport website and BBC iPlayer in the UK.

Tickets for the match are still available to buy at the AFC Wimbledon website.

The Continental Cup, otherwise known as the FA Women’s League Cup, was founded in 2011.

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