United States defender Naomi Girma will miss Chelsea's League Cup final against Manchester City at Wembley Stadium on Sunday through injury, Chelsea manager Sonia Bompastor has confirmed.

Chelsea head coach Sonia Bompastor has confirmed United States international Naomi Girma will miss Saturday’s Subway Cup final through injury. The 24-year-old defender has not featured since being forced off 59 minutes into Chelsea’s draw with Brighton & Hove Albion on March 2,

Chelsea trio Keira Walsh, Naomi Girma and Guro Reiten to miss the Subway Cup final against Manchester City on Saturday through injury.

Naomi Girma, a top defender for the USWNT, made her debut for Chelsea Sunday in a WSL match following a record-breaking transfer fee in January.

The only season when Chelsea looked genuinely rocky in terms of form around the League Cup final was 2023-24. They drew the second leg of their UWCL quarter-final four days before (albeit with a three-goal advantage from the first leg) and lost the FA Cup semi-final in their next match.

Girma completed a record-breaking transfer to Chelsea from the San Diego Wave in January. The USWNT star became the first $1 million transfer in women's soccer, joining the WSL champion in a deal worth $1.1 million. The 24-year-old had to wait more than a month to make her debut for Chelsea as she worked her way back from a calf injury.

Sonia Bompastor confirmed Keira Walsh to be one of the four key players who will miss the League Cup final against Manchester City.