For the second time in a week, Chelsea Women take on Arsenal in a knock-out tie, hoping to follow up a 2-0 FA Cup victory with another triumph to secure the season’s first piece of silverware in the Continental League Cup final.

The FA Cup meeting was played in difficult circumstances for both sides, with many of the players involved only having returned from international duty a couple of days earlier, and Emma Hayes confirmed that preparations for Sunday’s match have been much simpler, with no new injury concerns to report.

‘They’re all back. The team news is, the same number of players available this week as last week,’ said Hayes, before addressing the large number of fans expected at Selhurst Park for this cup final and the chances of winning four different trophies this season.

‘I just know that we like playing in front of a crowd and I’m just looking forward to competing for one of the first available trophies this year.

‘I don’t think about how many we can win. Other people do, which is fair enough, but I just think about getting through the training week and preparing the players as best as possible. It’s felt a lot easier this week to do that because we had everybody here.

‘So we’ve been able to get everybody fresh and recovered. I thought we trained smart today, the players. I thought we took on the tactical detail without disrupting too much of the flow. I thought it was a solid session today from the group.’

Returning to the subject of trophies and medals, Hayes admitted she doesn’t even own a cabinet at home to display her impressive haul, with her motivation for success lying outside the physical prizes on offer.

‘I don’t own a medal cabinet, it wouldn’t last too long with my son in the house! As far as I’m concerned, winning is about the people and the memories you create from that. While it probably would be the right idea to get a medal cabinet, I’m more interested in making more memories.’

The Chelsea Women manager also stressed that one of the big motivations for her and the players is the knowledge that they are representing all of the Blues when they step out onto the pitch, because of the inclusive way the club is set up.

‘We feel pride all of the time representing the badge,’ she added. ‘When we put the shirt on we know we’re representing an entire community that’s not just indicative of one team or one section of fans. What we do every week is pride ourselves on the highest standard, no matter the game, no matter the situation, and that will be no different this week.'