The 19-year-old, whose stay at the club was extended for another year earlier this summer, returns to the Championship after a loan spell in the same division with Watford during the second half of last season was disrupted by injury.

Brown made her first team debut for Chelsea during the 2022/23 season against Reading in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup, and in the same campaign was also part of the Blues side who won the FA Women’s Academy Cup final against Manchester United.

On the international stage, the young defender recently impressed while representing England at the Under-19s European Championships in Lithuania, where she was named in the Team of the Tournament.

Brown joins a London City Lionesses side who finished eighth in the Championship last season and are now led by former Paris Saint-Germain head coach, Jocelyn Prêcheur.

Everyone at Chelsea would like to wish Cerys every success during her time at London City Lionesses and we look forward to seeing her development throughout the season.