Chelsea have won the penultimate leg of their four-match saga with Manchester City as they wait patiently for Sam Kerr's return, earning a 2-1 victory that moves them ever closer to a sixth-straight Women's Super League crown.
Blues' fans have been desperate to see the Matildas' captain back in the line-up after her long injury lay-off, especially after they'd proved toothless in midweek when City handed them their first defeat all season in the Women's Champions League quarter-final first leg.
But on Friday, Chelsea boss Sonia Bompastor ruled out any prospect of Kerr returning to competitive action for them until at least after the forthcoming international break, meaning a mid-April return at the earliest.
