Arsenal make three WSL changes for Crystal Palace home opener

Arsenal manager Renée Slegers has named three changes to her starting lineup for the club's first Women's Super League home fixture of the season against Crystal Palace on Saturday.

Kyra Cooney-Cross, Chloe Kelly and Lotte Wubben-Moy come into the XI following last weekend's 1-0 away win at Brighton & Hove Albion. They replace Kim Little, Olivia Smith and Steph Catley in the starting eleven.

Catley could reach a notable milestone during the match — the Australian defender will earn her 100th WSL appearance if introduced from the bench.

Summer signing Élisa de Almeida is included in the matchday squad for the first time and takes a place on the bench. Isabella Damm, Geraldine Reuteler, Selina Cerci and Taylor Hinds are absent from the squad entirely.

Goalkeeper Daphne van Domselaar, along with Katie Reid and Michelle Agyemang, remain unavailable as they continue to recover from injury.

Kick-off at Emirates Stadium is at 2.45pm.

Arsenal: Misa, Fox, Williamson, Wubben-Moy (C), Batlle, Cooney-Cross, Stanway, Mariona, Baum, Kelly, Russo

Substitutes: Borbe, De Almeida, Catley, Holmberg, Little, Smith, Maanum, Foord, Blackstenius

Crystal Palace: Peyraud-Magnin, Napier, Everett (C), Lloyd-Smith, Blanchard, Larkin, Goldie, Hopcroft, Tsunoda, O'Brien, Bartrip

Substitutes: Yanez, Erhabor, Enge, Sharpe, Howat, Weerden, Nolan, Swaby