Sports Mole previews Sunday’s Women’s Super League clash between Everton Women and Chelsea Women, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
Chelsea Women will look to maintain their 100% start to the season when they head to Goodison Park for Sunday’s Women’s Super League meeting with Everton Women
In contrast to their high-flying opponents, the Toffees are still searching for their first win of the season after taking just two points from their first five league matches.
Match preview
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Everton are hovering above the relegation place on goal difference after drawing two and losing three of their five WSL games this season.
The Toffees began their league campaign with back-to-back defeats, before they produced a stubborn display to hold Arsenal to a goalless draw at the Emirates Stadium.
They went on to play out a 1-1 home draw against West Ham United, but they were unable to make it three league games without defeat in their away meeting with Leicester City.
Yuka Momiki scored the decisive goal to condemn Brian Sorensen‘s side to a 1-0 defeat, leaving Everton as one of three teams yet to claim a WSL win this season.
Having netted just one league goal this term, the division’s lowest scorers will have to produce something special if they are to avoid defeat against Chelsea for the first time since winning 2-1 in the FA Cup in September 2020.
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Sonia Bompastor has made a flawless start to her Chelsea tenure, having seen her side win all six of their competitive matches this season.
The Blues have recorded four of those victories in the WSL, including wins over Aston Villa, Crystal Palace and Arsenal.
In their final game before the international break, the reigning WSL champions produced a dominant display to clinch a 5-2 victory over London rivals Tottenham Hotspur.
Johanna Rytting Kaneryd scored a brace and provided an assist in the commanding victory to make sure Chelsea are the only team with a 100% record in the WSL.
Despite boasting a perfect record, the Blues are sitting in second place and one point behind Manchester City due to the fact the leaders have played one game more.
Chelsea will be favourites to claim another victory on Sunday after winning each of their previous 10 competitive matches against Everton.
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Team News
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The Toffees are unable to call upon Aurora Galli, Inma Gabarro, Elise Stenevik, Kenzie Weir and Karen Holmgaard.
Sorensen has revealed that Clare Wheeler is struggling with illness and will be forced to sit out Sunday’s meeting with the WSL champions.
The Everton boss also that there are a couple of players who need to be assessed, although he stopped short of disclosing who is at risk of missing the home fixture.
As for the visitors, they are expected to be without Sophie Ingle, Niamh Charles, Sam Kerr, Aniek Nouwen and Mia Fishel.
Bompastor has also confirmed that Catarina Macario and Lauren James are unavailable for selection, while Wieke Kaptein is a doubt after she picked up a toe injury on international duty.
Rytting Kaneryd will be looking to continue her fine form after scoring three goals and providing two assists in Chelsea’s first four league games.
Everton Women possible starting lineup:
Brosnan; Vanhaevermaet, Finnigan, Payne; Hope, Hayashi, Olesen, S. Holmgaard; Sarri, Payne; Snoeijs
Chelsea Women possible starting lineup:
Hampton; Bronze, Bright, Buchanan, Baltimore; Nusken, Cuthbert; Rytting Kaneryd, Hamano, Reiten; Ramirez
We say: Everton Women 1-3 Chelsea Women
Chelsea won all six of their competitive matches before the international break, and we think they will pick up from where they left to claim a relatively comfortable win over a struggling Everton side to maintain their 100% start to the season.
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