Preview: Chelsea Vs Leicester City

Leicester City will face Chelsea on Wednesday at Kingsmeadow in a crucial game for both sides.

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Leicester will be hoping push themselves further from the relegation zone and almost secure survival in the WSL. A win against Chelsea would leave the Foxes in 9th place on 16 points, as long as Brighton and Tottenham lose their games.

Chelsea will be looking to take all three points to create pressure on league leaders Manchester United. A win would leave The Blues just one point off The Red Devils.

Leicester were narrowly defeated 1-0 by Arsenal in their last WSL outing. Emma Hayes' Chelsea hammered Everton 7-0 in their WSL game at the weekend.

Manager Willie Kirk said there are a few knocks, but no new injuries and a decision to be made about Shannon O'Brien.

There were concerns around whether Chelsea's top scorer Sam Kerr would be available, after she was forced on the pitch against Everton, but Emma Hayes confirmed that the Australian striker is fit for Wednesday's match.

Leicester City Women's Head Coach, Willie Kirk, said fans will see an improved City side from their last game against Chelsea.

“We improved our performance against Arsenal and could’ve taken a point, so against Chelsea it’s about being competitive, and being in the game for as long as possible.

"I’ve told the players that we’ve not come this far, to only come this far. We’ve put ourselves in a fantastic position and we need to be ruthless to keep it up."

Wednesday's game is available to watch live on the FA Player with coverage starting just before 19:00pm kick-off.