United States defender Naomi Girma will miss Chelsea's League Cup final against Manchester City at Wembley Stadium on Sunday through injury, Chelsea manager Sonia Bompastor has confirmed.

Chelsea head coach Sonia Bompastor has confirmed United States international Naomi Girma will miss Saturday’s Subway Cup final through injury. The 24-year-old defender has not featured since being forced off 59 minutes into Chelsea’s draw with Brighton & Hove Albion on March 2,

Chelsea trio Keira Walsh, Naomi Girma and Guro Reiten to miss the Subway Cup final against Manchester City on Saturday through injury.

Naomi Girma, a top defender for the USWNT, made her debut for Chelsea Sunday in a WSL match following a record-breaking transfer fee in January.

Girma completed a record-breaking transfer to Chelsea from the San Diego Wave in January. The USWNT star became the first $1 million transfer in women's soccer, joining the WSL champion in a deal worth $1.1 million. The 24-year-old had to wait more than a month to make her debut for Chelsea as she worked her way back from a calf injury.

Chelsea manager Sonia Bompastor has said that United States women's national team defender Naomi Girma will make her debut for the club vs. Brighton & Hove Albion in Women's Super League play on Sunday.

But there is something that should not be ignored, something that has brought consecutive losses over the past three years for Chelsea: their League Cup final curse. Chelsea’s relationship with the League Cup has always been strange.