Chelsea face Merseyside opposition in the WSL for the second time in a matter of days when Everton make the trip south at the weekend.
The Blues needed a late Sam Kerr goal to complete a comeback victory over Liverpool in midweek and have to keep on winning to put the pressure on current leaders Manchester United – at this stage, Chelsea will be champions again if they win all of their remaining fixtures.
Squad depth will again come into it, with Emma Hayes’ side having played 12 times in the last two months alone and with six more games – including this one against Everton – still to go in May.
Everton are still in with a chance of finishing fifth this season, although they would have expected to take more than seven points from a possible 12 in a recent run against the WSL’s bottom four.
In April, the Toffees needed late winners against struggling Tottenham and Reading, while they lost to a Brighton side that had gone nine league games without a win prior to kick-off.
When is kick off? Sunday 7 May, 18:45 (BST)
Where is the match being played? Kingsmeadow
What time does TV coverage start in the UK? 18:30 (BST)
Referee? Lisa Benn
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It has been confirmed this week that Fran Kirby will miss the World Cup after it was decided she needs surgery on an ongoing knee problem suffered in February. That means her club season is also over. Millie Bright is expected to go to the World Cup, but she isn’t ready for Chelsea just yet.
Kadeisha Buchanan is another key player who has been missing in recent weeks.
Pernille Harder has potentially played her way to a first start since November after an impressive cameo against Liverpool – only a third appearance since returning from long-term injury.
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The Toffees suffered a blow ahead of the Reading game when Gabby George was ruled out for the rest of the season with a hamstring injury suffered in training. Aggie Beever-Jones also misses out here as she is ineligible against her parent club.
On-loan goalkeeper Emily Ramsey has been back on the bench for the last two games after recovering from injury but hasn’t been able to displace Courtney Brosnan.
More than any other team in the WSL, Chelsea know how to get results. They showed it against Liverpool last time out and, despite not being in particularly great form, more of the same is likely.
Everton aren’t in good enough form of their own to suggest they…
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