Chelsea boss Emma Hayes expects a different challenge this weekend when they take on Arsenal in the Continental League Cup final at Selhurst Park, despite only facing the Gunners a week ago in the FA Cup.
On that occasion, the Blues emerged with a 2-0 victory following goals from Sophie Ingle and Sam Kerr. This week, they may be coming up against a familiar rival, but the Chelsea boss anticipates both managers will make tactical changes and they have to be ready to adapt.
"I think it’s probably the same question you’d ask anybody who does any performance," she told the media this week.. "You ask someone who’s going on stage and they’re having to produce the same performance every night, of course, the script almost looks the same but the reality is that person will notice some differences in their performance.