Symonds: Albion ready to give it everything against Chelsea

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The champions come to the Broadfield Stadium on Sunday for the final game of 2025.

Heather Miller

2025-12-14T05:00+00:00

Maisie Symonds is all smiles in training ahead of the Chelsea game. 📸 by Paul Hazlewood.

Albion head into their final fixture before the winter break in high spirits, buoyed by a crucial win over London City Lionesses last Sunday followed by a positive week on the training ground.

With confidence growing and preparations complete, the squad is determined to give everything against champions Chelsea on Sunday, according to captain Maisie Symonds.

“Our game against London City was a win at all costs," she said. "We knew that before we went on international break and everyone was focused because we wanted to get that first away win.

"I know that our fans had been travelling up and down the country supporting us, and they deserved something to cheer. The way that we stuck at it – I was really, really proud of the girls.”

Sunday's visitors to the Broadfield Stadium suffered their first WSL loss since May 2024 against Everton last Sunday. Symonds says the squad's confidence and mentality has always remained high this season no matter the opponent.

“We’ll give it absolutely everything," she added. "I know that they (Chelsea) had a game midweek, so we have that little edge in terms of minutes. We’ve had a full week to prepare, and we’ve always seen them as a team that we can beat.

"We’ve done very well against them before and whoever we’ve come up against this season, even in the games we’ve lost, we’ve only lost by a goal. So, we’ve been competitive in every game and we go into every match believing that we’re going to win.

“That will be no different this weekend. No matter who’s on the pitch it doesn’t matter to us - we’re going to try and win.”