A 28-player strong Chelsea squad is set to depart London this afternoon as our pre-season tour of the United States gets underway.

The Blues are travelling Stateside for two friendly matches: a clash with NWSL side NJ/NY Gotham in New Jersey on Monday and a London derby against Arsenal in Washington DC on 25 August.

Today’s travelling party includes new head coach Sonia Bompastor and three of our summer signings – Sandy Baltimore, Oriane Jean-Francois and Lucy Bronze – who could feature for the first time in Chelsea colours.

Goalkeepers:

Hannah Hampton
Katie Cox
Zecira Musovic

Defenders:

Ashley Lawrence
Alejandra Bernabe
Charlotte Wardlaw
Eve Perisset
Lucy Bronze
Kadeisha Buchanan
Millie Bright
Nathalie Bjorn
Niamh Charles

Midfielders:

Erin Cuthbert
Lexi Potter
Maika Hamano
Oriane Jean-Francois
Sjoeke Nusken
Sophie Ingle
Wieke Kaptein

Forwards:

Aggie Beever-Jones
Catarina Macario
Guro Reiten
Johanna Rytting Kaneryd
Lauren James
Lucy Watson
Mayra Ramirez
Mia Fishel
Sandy Baltimore

Chelsea Women’s pre-season fixtures

NJ/NY Gotham v Chelsea – Monday 19 August – Red Bull Arena, Harrison, New Jersey

Chelsea v Arsenal – Sunday 25 August – Audi Field, Washington, DC

Where to watch

Our first clash with Gotham will be streamed live by Dazn and the official Chelsea web and app for those in the UK and Ireland, while the Arsenal game will be available on Dazn and free to view on the app only.

You’ll just have to be logged in via a Chelsea account to watch the games for free!

NJ/NY Gotham v Chelsea – Monday 19 August – kick-off 7pm (local time) – 12am, 20 July (UK Time)

Chelsea v Arsenal – Sunday 25 August – kick-off 4pm (local time) – 9pm (UK time)

Tour tickets

Tickets to watch Chelsea Women on tour in the USA are available to buy now! Click on the relevant fixture below and secure your seat.

NJ/NY Gotham v Chelsea – Monday 19 August – Red Bull Arena, Harrison, New Jersey – click for tickets

Chelsea v Arsenal – Sunday 25 August – Audi Field, Washington, DC – click for tickets