Sam Kerr has scored in each of her last seven Women’s FA Cup appearances for Chelsea (11 goals).

Though she has failed to net in any of her last three outings against Tottenham Hotspur (all competitions) since a run of scoring in six straight games against them.

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It's classic bank holiday Monday sunshine at Kingsmeadow ahead of this one.

Here's hoping the action on the pitch is as glorious as the weather.

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Martin Ho has come in and transformed a team who were pretty down and out last season. The turnaround has been remarkable.

They are going through a bit of a difficult patch in the league but the FA Cup is a chance to put that aside.

It is one game to create their own bit of history and beat Chelsea.

Tottenham Hotspur

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"There's no bigger test than Chelsea, so we've got to make sure we're really at it come Monday," said Tottenham boss Martin Ho earlier this week.

"They've got world class players, a world class manager. You have to play the top teams if you want to win the competition."

Spurs have lost all 18 of their competitive meetings with the Blues, including both league games this term, though Ho takes confidence from those recent performances.

He added: "We know that in the games we've played against them this season, they've been really tight.

"We've had numerous opportunities, we've controlled parts of those games. So we need to go in with confidence."

Chelsea

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Chelsea boss Sonia Bompastor has called on her side to be more ruthless in front of goal as they look to continue their FA Cup defence against Tottenham.

"We have been missing that clinical element in front of the goal, and that's probably why our season is not at the level we want it to be," said Bompastor.

The blues have misfired in recent weeks with missed chances proving very costly, particularly in the Champions League as they were eliminated by holders Arsenal in the quarter-finals.

She added: "It's always the most difficult thing [to finish chances]. We’re always able to create opportunities, but we have to make sure we stay composed and we are ruthless."

London rivals Chelsea and Tottenham have crossed paths 18 times across all competitions to date, though today's fixture will be their first-ever meeting in the FA Cup.

Spurs will be hoping to channel the magic of the cup when they head to Kingsmeadow, having lost each of the previous 18 encounters by an aggregate score of 49-10.

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We've already had a 'cupset' on quarter-final weekend, with Brighton knocking out record 14-time winners Arsenal on their own patch.

Second half goals from Madison Haley and Caitlin Hayes sent the Seagulls on their way to the semi-finals.

Liverpool have also booked their spot in the final four after seeing off second tier Charlton.

The tie went deep into extra time before Zara Shaw bundled home the winner in the 115th minute.

Chelsea boss Sonia Bompastor makes two changes to the side who beat Arsenal 1-0 in the Champions League last Wednesday but exited the competition 2-3 on aggregate.

Niamh Charles and Naomi Girma comes in to the defence with Lucy Bronze and Veerle Buurman dropping to the bench.

Chelsea XI: Hampton, Carpenter, Charles, Buchanan, Girma, Walsh, James, Nusken, Cuthbert, Thompson, Kerr.

Subs: Spencer, Peng, Buurman, Baltimore, Bronze, Potter, Sarwie, Kaptein.

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There are three changes to the Tottenham side who lost to Arsenal in the north London derby last time out.

Julie Blakstad, Bethany England and Eveliina Summanen start with Molly Bartrip and Olivia Holdt on the bench. Maika Hamano is not in the squad.

Tottenham XI: Kop, Koga, Blakstad, A Nilden, Wijk, Gaupset, Spence, Vinberg, Summanen, England, Tandberg.

Subs: Heeps, Rybrink, Morris, Bartrip, Grant, Ahtinen, Holdt, M Nilden, Gunning-Williams.

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Tottenham Hotspur

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It's been a season full of promise for Tottenham with Martin Ho taking the team to new heights since taking over last summer.

As late as mid february they were still in with a chance of sneaking into Europe, although three successive league defeats has more or less scuppered that dream.

Still, if you'd offered Ho and his players a top five finish and an FA Cup quarter-final before a ball was kicked they'd surely have taken it. Now the challenge is to take the next step and compete for silverware.

Predecessor Robert Vilahamn made it all the way to Wembley in 2024, though his side were comprehensively beaten by Manchester United in the final.

Can Ho go one better in his maiden season in charge?

Chelsea

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After being knocked out of the Champions League in midweek, and with the Women's Super League title all but out of reach, the FA Cup resembles Chelsea's last real shot at silverware for the 2025-26 campaign.

Of course the Blues already have the League Cup in the bag, so while there may be disappointment at missing out on the two big prizes, a domestic cup double to follow last season's unbeaten Treble would be some achievement for a an injury-hit squad in transition.

The Blues have reached four of the past five finals in this competition, winning all four of them, including beating Manchester United 3-0 in last season's showpiece at Wembley.

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We're baaaack!

It's day two of the Women's FA Cup quarter-finals and we've got another couple of fascinating ties to bring you.

Holders Chelsea host London rivals Tottenham at Kingsmeadow with a cup double in their sights, while Women's Super League leaders Manchester City head to face WSL 2 promotion chasers Birmingham City at St Andrew's.

Ler's get started shall we?