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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Tom Garry

Sam Kerr poised for Chelsea return in Women’s Super League opener after injury

Sam Kerr takes part in a Chelsea Women’s training session in August 2025 in Apeldoorn, Netherlands.
Sam Kerr returned to training this summer after rupturing an anterior cruciate ligament in January 2024. Photograph: Harriet Lander/Chelsea FC/Getty Images

Sam Kerr is poised to make her long-awaited return for Chelsea on Friday night after 20 months out because of a serious knee injury, when the Women’s Super League season gets under way.

The Chelsea head coach, Sonia Bompastor, said on Thursday that the Australia striker would be in her squad when the defending champions host Manchester City at Stamford Bridge.

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