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Chelsea Subway Cup final preview: Journey to the final, tactics, key players

A look at Chelsea’s run to the final, their setup under Sonia Bompastor and the players who could decide it against Manchester United

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Chiara Bozzarello
Mar 13, 2026
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Chelsea lifting the trophy in last year’s Subway Women’s League Cup final. Credit: Getty Images

Chelsea return to the League Cup final for a seventh consecutive time this Sunday. They have won three of the last editions, losing to Manchester City and Arsenal on the other occasions.

It has been a turbulent campaign for Sonia Bompastor’s side, but they wil…

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