Chelsea v Reading: Women’s Super League – live! | Football

… and here’s Eni Aluko on how the WSL could be set for its own Messi-Ronaldo era:

Some pre-match reading to get you in the mood. First, our news report ahead of Kerr’s debut:

Kerr starts.

Chelsea: Berger, Bright, Ingle, England, Ji, Reiten, Eriksson, Mjelde, Kerr, Spence, Andersson. Subs: Orman, Blundell, Carter, Cooper, Cuthbert, Napier, Murphy

Reading: Moloney, Pacheco, Williams, James, Allen, Eikeland, Moore, Chaplen, Potter, Rowe, Howard. Subs: Laws, Bartrip, Harding, Farrow, Utland, Bennink, Skeels

The most anticipated debut in WSL history? Quite possibly. Aussie superstar Sam Kerr has landed in England following her headline-grabbing move to Chelsea and is set to make her Blues bow at Kingsmeadow today.

Kerr is the record scorer in both American NSWL and the Australian W-League – not half bad for a 26-year-old – and her move to England has been spoken of as a landmark moment not just for Chelsea (who have made her the best-paid female player in English football history) but for the WSL in general. But can she do it on a cold Sunday in Kingston? We’ll soon find out.

Her teammates, meanwhile, have gone almost a month without a win – during which time they were held 1-1 at home by today’s visitors – and have slipped to third in the league. Reading are undefeated since October and a win today would give real encouragement that they could break the glass ceiling separating the top three from everyone else.

Kick-off 12:30 GMT