Chelsea boss Sonia Bompastor has confirmed goalkeeper Hannah Hampton will likely be sidelined “for just a few weeks” with a quad harm.
England worldwide Hampton picked up the harm in Saturday’s 1-1 draw with Arsenal and he or she was overlooked of the Blues’ squad for his or her 6-0 win at Austrian aspect St Polten on Tuesday.
“We’ll see if we will see her earlier than the tip of the yr, however I am undecided,” Bompastor stated on Friday.
Requested if Hampton was more likely to miss England’s upcoming friendlies in opposition to China on 29 November and Ghana on 2 December, the Chelsea boss replied: “Yeah, it could possibly be the case. Sure.”
The 24-year-old’s harm comes amid controversy over feedback made by former England goalkeeper Mary Earps in her autobiography.
Earps, who was dropped by Lionesses boss Sarina Wiegman in favour of Hampton earlier than Euro 2025, described Hampton as being a “disruptive and unreliable” character.
In response to the feedback, Bompastor backed her goalkeeper Hampton, saying she had proven “class” and that she felt Earps had disrespected Wiegman.
Hampton was changed in objective by Swiss goalkeeper Livia Peng for Chelsea’s mid-week victory within the Girls’s Champions League.
Chelsea, who face Liverpool on Sunday, are second within the Girls’s Tremendous League – one level behind leaders Manchester Metropolis.
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