Thanks to some excellent squad building by Chelsea over the past few years, the women’s team have been able to keep fighting on several fronts this season under new head coach Sonia Bompastor. This weekend,

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Jean-Philippe Mateta is making solid progress in his recovery from the sickening injury he suffered during Crystal Palace’s FA Cup win against Millwall last weekend. The in-form French striker suffered a serious ear injury after he was on the end of a horror challenge from Millwall goalkeeper Liam Roberts.