Emma Hayes’ side began the month with a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Liverpool on home soil on Wednesday night, but we were made to work for the win and were given a fright when Emma Koivisto put the visitors ahead early on.

The Blues showed cool and composure to level the score just before the break, and it was ex-Liverpool full-back Niamh Charles who headed home the equaliser against her former club, before Sam Kerr netted a late winner to secure a huge win.

We welcome Everton to Kingsmeadow on Sunday hoping to continue our winning ways with six games remaining this season, including the FA Cup final against Manchester United at Wembley on Sunday 14 May.

Our win over Liverpool was much needed after the valiant efforts against Barcelona across two legs in the UEFA Women’s Champions League. Carter believes the squad can learn from that disappointment, but the focus must remain on important matches that are still to come.

‘Every season is different, so it’s just a case of moving on and focusing on what’s left to play for,’ Carter said. 'We have to put all our energy towards getting three points in every league game and getting the job done in the FA Cup final.

‘You can obviously learn from the experience of every setback and figure out how you can win going forward.’

Carter was full of praise for Everton and recognises the challenge they will pose on this evening. The defender knows we have to be at the top of our game from the first whistle if we are to get the desired result.

‘Just about every time I’ve played against Everton they’ve been really hard working and often tough to break down. They’re similar to a lot of teams in this league, in that you’ve got to go and put on your A game against them if you’re going to get a result.

‘They’ve got some good creative players, some who are very hard working, and we’re going to have outwork them and outplay them if we’re going to get the three points. We need to show our best form.’

We have a good recent record against Everton, however Carter is not one to get distracted by statistics. Instead, she emphasised the importance of good preparation and understanding that every game of football is different.

'It’s not something I personally do – I’m not one for a stat! Anyone can beat anyone on any given day, and when you start looking at stats like that, you can get complacent and say, “Well, we beat them this many times, etc”. Who’s to say this game won’t be different to the ones you’ve already played?

‘We have to do our analysis as best we can, put it all together in training and then hopefully when we get to the game, we’ve done enough work in the week for it to flow together nicely on the day. Providing we do that process and stick to the game-plan, hopefully we can come away with three points.’

This is the second of a string of three home games before the FA Cup final, and Carter talked about the vital role the fans play in getting the team over the line as we enter a crucial run-in towards the end of the season.

‘They can be huge. Our fans are invaluable to us, we’ve needed them throughout the whole season and we’re going to need them right to the end.

‘We’ve got a lot of games coming up and we need to win all of them, so their support can really help take us over the finish line. We want to keep hearing them for the rest of the season.’

• Chelsea Women vs Everton Women kicks off at 6.45pm and if you can't make it to Kingsmeadow, the match is live on Sky Sports.