Freddie Cardy at Meadow Park 
Arsenal Women midfielder Victoria Pelova returns to the Gunners’ squad to face West Ham for the first time since suffering an Anterior Cruciate Ligament injury nearly nine months ago.
Pelova, who featured and scored for Arsenal’s Under-21s last month, starts on the bench against the Irons.
Manchester City loanee Chloe Kelly makes her first start for the Gunners in her second spell at Meadow Park, having come off the bench last time out against Tottenham Hotspur.
Arsenal: Van Domselaar; McCabe, Catley, Williamson, Fox; Walti, Little; Mariona, Maanum, Kelly; Russo.
Subs: Zinsberger, Ilestedt, Reid, Nighswonger, Cooney-Cross, Pelova, Mead, Foord, Blackstenius.
The Hammers XI to take on Arsenal ??©? Asseyi leads the team out? Brynjarsdóttir starts in midfield? Tysiak returns to the squad pic.twitter.com/AxUlKTitlT
— West Ham United Women (@westhamwomen) March 2, 2025
