FA Women’s Cup Final Preview — Made in Chelsea

Chelsea captain Carly Telford, introduced as England’s Geordie goalkeeper, takes readers through her squad ahead of the FA Women’s Cup Final, giving each player a hashtag and a character note. Claire Rafferty is #Turtle, her rain jacket never off; Sophie Ingle is #Pringle, a new Welsh signing from whom Telford has extracted barely two words beyond ‘What’s occurring?’; and Kate Sherwood is #Nessa, a Barry Island resident who drives monster trucks and teaches in Wales. Laura Coombs is credited with playing better since getting contact lenses, prompting the manager’s pre-match ‘Contacts check, Miss Coombs’, while Dunia Susi’s driving earns her car the name the Death Car. Sarah Quantrill, Victoria Williams, Drew Spence, Lara Fay, Kylie Davies, Sophie Perry, Gemma Bonner, Dan Buet, Ashlee Hincks, Helen Lander, Sue Lappin, Helen Bleazard and Kate Longhurst complete the squad.