Chelsea’s trip to London rivals West Ham United in the WSL has been rescheduled for 17 May with an 8:15pm kick-off. The match will be shown live on Sky Sports.
The reigning league champions were set to face the Hammers at the end of April, but their Champions League semi-final, second-leg clash with Barcelona on 27 April has forced a date change amid an already hectic fixture schedule, in which the Blues are still competing on three fronts.
Emma Hayes’ side, who sit second in the WSL behind Manchester United but with a game in hand, have already been forced to reschedule their WSL clash with bottom-of-the-table Leicester later this month due to the first-leg meeting with the Spanish giants next Saturday.
Details for Chelsea's rescheduled trip to Leicester are yet to confirmed.
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The chopping and changing of the women's domestic schedule has come under fresh scrutiny from some corners of the women’s game, which argue European obligations should be met midweek in similar fashion to the men’s game to limit constant interruptions and heed fan welfare.
After falling to a shockingly anaemic loss to Arsenal in the FA WSL Cup final in March, the Blues are still on the hunt for a first piece of silverware this season and face a busy final furlong.
Meanwhile, the Hammers, who have dropped to seventh in the table after a blistering first-half of the season, are yet to quell a winless run in the league since the turn of the year and have scored just two league goals in that time.
Paul Konchesky’s side suffered a humiliating 7-0 thrashing at the hands of Chelsea in their WSL Cup semi-final clash back in February and will be hoping to avoid a familiar fate.
Chelsea return to action after the international break with an FA Cup semi-final clash against Aston Villa this weekend, while West Ham's return is put on hold until next weekend as Konchesky's side travel to title-challengers Manchester City.
Ticket information for West Ham's hosting of Chelsea will be communicated by the Hammers in due course.
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