Everton seek to produce a giant killing against defending champions, Chelsea at Walton Hall Park in the 2023-24 Women’s FA Cup Quarter-Finals.
Victory would see Everton reach the semi-finals for the first time since they finished runners-up in the 2019-20 season, whilst Chelsea seek to reach the last four for the 11th time in 12 seasons.
Team News
Megan Finnigan could return for Everton after she missed their Women’s Super League loss at Manchester City due to illness.
Sara Holmgaard, Karen Holmgaard (both unspecified), Emily Ramsey (ankle) and Katrine Veje (calf) remain ruled out.
Chelsea have no fresh injury concerns to report following their League Cup win at Man City in midweek.
Millie Bright (knee), Aniek Nouwen, Mia Fishel and Sam Kerr (all ACL) remain absent.
When is Kick-Off?
Everton host Chelsea at Walton Hall Park on Sunday 10 March at 1pm GMT, live on BBC iPlayer and Red Button in the UK.
Stat Attack
- Everton have won one of their last three Women’s FA Cup meetings against Chelsea (W1, L2)
- Chelsea have won and lost one of their two most recent Women’s FA Cup visits to Everton (W1, L1).
- Everton have failed to keep a clean sheet in any of their last three Women’s FA Cup meetings against Chelsea.
- Two of Everton’s 10 goals in this season’s competition were scored by Katja Snoeijs – who is the only Everton player to have scored more than once.
- Chelsea have failed to score in the first half of their last four Women’s FA Cup ties (W4).
Prediction
Having had a week to prepare for this game following a tough defeat at Man City, Everton will need to be at their defensive best but clinical up front if want to get into the semi-finals, especially given that this cup run has given some respite from their league woes with one win since mid December.
Chelsea meanwhile are hunting for a fourth title as they continue to chase a domestic treble but they do have some injury issues with key players in Bright and Kerr sidelined, yet this team just continues to weave through every stumbling block thrown at them, which shows the depth of quality within this team.
Thursday’s scrappy but clinical win despite having to be defensively resilient for much of the match highlighted how much grit is within this team, even when outclassed on the attack but I can’t see them having any issues here no matter what Everton try to put their way.
Prediction: Everton 0-3 Chelsea
Result: Everton 0-1 Chelsea