In tribute to today of course being National Understatement Day*, we’ll start this liveblog by saying that Chelsea have started the season pretty well. Two WSL games, two wins, 12 goals scored, zero goals conceded. And then there was the Champions League tie against Bayern Munich in the week, won thanks to a Drew Spence goal and a fine performance by Hedvig Lindahl in nets. All of which is possibly even more impressive given that it’s been achieved with one or two outside distractions: Spence and Eni Aluko being at the centre of the Mark Sampson scandal, and manager Emma Hayes tagged as a potential long-term replacement for the England job.
Liverpool, not quite so much. A derby win over Everton first up was grand, but last time out they lost to Reading, thanks to a honking strike by Fara Williams. And manager Scott Rogers is very much playing the underdog card: “Chelsea have an expensively assembled squad with world class international players and we know it will be tough, but I have faith in our young group and we will stand up to the challenge and give it everything we have got.”
You would think Chelsea will be too strong for their less experienced opponents. You would think their collection of internationals will blow them away. But this is sport, glorious in its unpredictability, and if what you would think will happen actually does happen all the time, none of us would both. Stick with us to find out.
Kick-off: 12.30 BST.
*Obviously I’ve made that up.
SOURCE : GUARDIAN SPORTS posted by CAMPUS94
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