July 7, 2024

Everton Women's Katja Snoeijs celebrates scoring their third goal with teammates on January 13, 2024They clinched an extra-time victory in their FA Cup tie with West Ham United, before they went on to record wins over Manchester United and Real Madrid in the WSL and Champions League respectively.

After sweeping past Brighton & Hove Albion last weekend, Chelsea rounded off a successful Champions League group stage with a dominant 4-0 win over Paris FC thanks to goals from Fran KirbyMia FishelGuro Reiten and Maren Mjelde.

Buoyed from their victorious trip to Paris, Emma Hayes‘s side will turn their attention back to the WSL title race, with the Blues currently sitting three points clear of Manchester City and Arsenal.

Chelsea will certainly fancy their chances of claiming maximum points on Sunday, having won each of their last 16 home league games since playing out a goalless draw with Arsenal in February 2022.

Everton Women's Katja Snoeijs celebrates scoring their third goal with teammates on January 13, 2024© Reuters

In contrast to their hosts, Everton have found league wins hard to come by after losing each of their last three WSL matches.

Their poor spell of form began with a 4-1 defeat to Manchester City, before they were beaten 2-1 in their away meeting with Arsenal.

Unfortunately for the Toffees, they experienced more disappointment in their recent outing against Leicester City at Walton Hall Park, where Janice Cayman‘s second-half strike proved enough to condemn Brian Sorensen‘s side to their fifth home defeat of the season.

While they have taken just one point from their six home league matches, Everton have fared better on their travels, having won three of their six away games in the WSL this season (D1, L2).Everton Women's Katja Snoeijs celebrates scoring their third goal with teammates on January 13, 2024

Although their away form may offer a cause for optimism, their hopes of claiming a positive result will be tempered by the fact they have lost each of their previous eight competitive meetings, including a 3-0 defeat in November’s reverse fixture.

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