The 28-year-old recently extended her contract with the Blues until the end of the season and the midweek London derby will celebrate her 10 years of service to the club.

The left-back joined us in the summer of 2007 and she has been through it all with the Blues as we made the transition from also-rans to a club which can now compete with Europe's elite.

Ahead of our final Continental Tyres Cup group game, which is against Spurs at Kingsmeadow and kicks off at 7pm on Wednesday night, supporters are requested to take their seats early for a special pre-match presentation. There will also be a commemorative poster which will be handed out at the ground on a first come, first served basis, subject to availability, as well as a few other surprises on the night.

'I’m getting nervous about it, I actually am,' joked Rafferty ahead of the game.

'I think a few people have been confused by it. I’ve been asked, “Are you picking the team? Is it going to be a load of random people playing?” No – it’s a normal game, just one that is dedicated to me! But I’ve actually been winding everyone up by saying I am picking the team, just to try and make sure they train even harder than usual. A few will be told they are not in the squad.

'I’m going to have a bit of fun with this, but it’s also clearly a game we need to win, so I don’t want too much attention drawn to the occasion. I’d rather we just won the game and then had a little party after!

'The Raffertys will be out in force for this one; my direct family will certainly be there and I expect a few friends, too.

'To be honest, I’ve been quite unassuming about it because I don’t want all the attention. I’m pretty sure my mum and sister are working behind the scenes to do something, I can tell. I think there might be a few surprises.'