WHEN AND WHERE?

The first half of the season draws to a close against Liverpool on Sunday at Prenton Park and the match kicks off at 2pm.

THE FORM

On Wednesday we confirmed top spot in Group D of the Continental Tyres League Cup after drawing level with Reading by full-time and finishing with 13 out of the possible 15 points. We came back from behind when Deanna Cooper cancelled out a well-taken free-kick. The Chelsea defender levelled the scoring in the second half when she fired home a sensational strike from 30 yards out to register her second goal of the season, both of which have come in the cup. With it all square at full-time, the match swiftly went into a penalty shoot-out with Reading coming out on top and earning the bonus point to join us in the last eight.

The Blues’ most recent league game was against fellow title contenders Manchester City at Kingsmeadow. It finished in a 2-1 triumph. Chelsea were once again a goal down when Caroline Weir netted a volley past Ann-Katrin Berger against the run of play, but we showed grit and determination to find a route back into the game. In the later stages of the contest Bethany England netted her 10th goal of the season when she steered her header beyond Ellie Roebuck, and two minutes later Maren Mjelde came up trumps when she turned in England’s shot from close range.

Liverpool have had a disappointing start to their league campaign having lost seven and drawn two. They were last in WSL action on Sunday when they hosted West Ham in a match that finished even. Liverpool were trailing to an early goal and then missed a penalty, but managed to get a share of the spoils when Niamh Charles scored the equaliser for the Reds in the final quarter of an hour.

On Wednesday they beat Championship side Durham 3-1, but it was not enough to qualify for the next round of the Continental Cup having finished in third place behind Sheffield United and Aston Villa.