"Chelsea boss Sonia Bompastor has confirmed goalkeeper Hannah Hampton will be sidelined "for a few weeks" with a quad injury. England international Hampton picked up the injury in Saturday's 1-1 draw with Arsenal and she was left out of the Blues' squad for their 6-0 win at Austrian side St Polten on Tuesday. "We'll see if we can see her before the end of the year, but I'm not sure," Bompastor said on Friday."
"The 24-year-old's injury comes amid controversy over comments made by former England goalkeeper Mary Earps in her autobiography. Earps, who was dropped by Lionesses boss Sarina Wiegman in favour of Hampton before Euro 2025, described Hampton as being a "disruptive and unreliable" character. In response to the comments, Bompastor backed her goalkeeper Hampton, saying she had shown "class" and that she felt Earps had disrespected Wiegman."
Hannah Hampton suffered a quad injury during the 1-1 draw with Arsenal and will be sidelined for a few weeks. Hampton was omitted from Chelsea's squad for the 6-0 win at St Polten and was replaced by Livia Peng in the Women's Champions League fixture. Chelsea manager Sonia Bompastor said she was unsure whether Hampton would return before year-end and acknowledged Hampton could miss England's friendlies against China and Ghana. The injury follows controversy after Mary Earps described Hampton as "disruptive and unreliable," and Bompastor publicly defended Hampton and criticized Earps' remarks.
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