Although the death of the Queen led to the abandonment of what was meant to have been a gala Women’s Super League opener at Stamford Bridge in front of more than 30,000 fans in September, Chelsea Women are going to have another try at arranging a big-stage event.
When the women played Spurs at the start of the 2019-20 season at the Bridge, more than 25,000 turned up to watch.
Now Emma Hayes is hoping to recreate that buzz at the match on Sunday 20 November when Tottenham are again the visitors.
The lure is the ticket price. With youngsters and oldies being charged just £1 to get in, and adults paying £9, it’s an opportunity to give the grandkids an afternoon’s entertainment without breaking the bank.
Complicating the picture is the fact that tickets bought for the original 11 September game against West Ham are valid for the new match against Spurs in late November... so hundreds of Hammers fans are still invited to a game in which they have little interest.
Blues supporters are still digesting last week’s rearranged Chelsea v West Ham fixture which saw the Irons take a shock lead before the home side levelled then surged to a 3-1 victory.
It was a game which revealed the full potential of new winger Katerina Svitkova who joined the club after two years with, yes, West Ham United.
“I think we performed very well, so what more can I ask for?” she said at the end of an eventful match in which she had a hand in all three Blues goals, including lofting in the corner from which Millie Bright headed home the third.
As West Ham’s corner taker, Svitkova demonstrated her prowess at dropping the ball into the sweet spot of maximum promise for her striking colleagues – a feat she regularly replicates when playing for the Czech Republic.
Next up for Chelsea Women after the current international break is an away trip to Everton on 16 October.
The views expressed in this blog are those of the author and unless specifically stated are not necessarily those of Hammersmith & Fulham Council.
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