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Hampton has played in all eight of Chelsea's Women's Super League games this season 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. Asked if Hampton was likely to miss England's upcoming friendlies against China on 29 November and Ghana on 2 December, the Chelsea boss replied: "Yeah, it could be the case. Yes. " 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. Hampton was replaced in goal by Swiss goalkeeper Livia Peng for Chelsea's mid-week victory in the Women's Champions League. Chelsea, who face Liverpool on Sunday, are second in the Women's Super League - one point behind leaders Manchester City. Title race, crossovers & goals - what to expect from Manchester derby Seven games, 20 goals, none conceded - England close in on perfection Eubank v Benn 2: Azim, Catterall & undercard fighters weigh in first - watch Ex-world champion Parker fails drugs test for cocaine Are England capable of beating the All Blacks? Motivating music from Sara's nearest and dearest Preview the rise and fall of four powerful civilisations Jennifer Lawrence reveals her creative inspirations Seven games, 20 goals, none conceded - England close in on perfection 'Proper players and me' - Fifa award nomination shocks Brentford's Cheatley Church told me I was possessed by demons aged 12 - Benn 'Saka cements place alongside Kane as Tuchel's trusted lieutenants' Harder & Carmona star in Champions League best goals. Video Harder & Carmona star in Champions League best goals Can 'calm' and 'intelligent' O'Reilly keep England left-back spot? A 'circus' or sign of the times - should Joshua take Paul fight? How breathwork & super-subs can help England power past All Blacks Will Ronaldo be banned at World Cup after red card? Is anything being done about poor player behaviour? The great number nine decline - where have England's strikers gone? Weekly sports quiz: How many World Cups has Ronaldo played in? Who are the NFL's play-off contenders and pretenders? Video Who are the NFL's play-off contenders and pretenders? Reinventing Football - five things fans would change 'Sea legs meant I couldn't bowl' - when England travelled to Australia by boat 'I just want a dad' - how the Eubanks saved their relationship Copyright © 2025 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.