Story byFellipe MirandaSat, January 17, 2026 at 11:55 AM UTC·1 min readHere we are for a third consecutive year, facing Crystal Palace in a Women’s FA Cup match. Is it about to become a tradition?As long as it means Chelsea Women taking them out of the running, as we did the last two times we met in the competition, we’d be fine with that. Chelsea starting lineup (3-4-3):Hampton | Buurman, Bright (c), Girma | Kaneryd, Cuthbert, Kaptein, Reiten | Thompson, Kerr, James AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementSubstitutes from: Peng, Spencer, Carpenter, Bronze, Nüsken, Carpenter, Sarwie, Potter, Shooter Crystal Palace starting eleven:Yañez | Napier, Arthur, Cato, Everett (c), Sharpe, Weerden, Nolan, Ladd, Blanchard, Larkin Substitutes from: Annets, De La Rue Browne, Sibley, Hughes, Howat, Vanhaevermeat, Brady, Riley Date / Time: Saturday, January 16, 2026, 12:30 GMT; 7:30am ESTVenue: Kingsmeadow, Kingston upon Thames, UKReferee: Stacey FullicksOn TV: none (UK); none (USA)Streaming: none (UK); none (USA)P. S.: Chelsea’s official website says the match is not being televised nor streamed and there’s no information on broadcasts in the usual websites that do so worldwide. However there will be live match coverage in the club’s official app, website and social media channels. Let’s do this!