It’s more than just master and apprentice, though. Potter’s calm head and confidence on the ball in the holding role has allowed Walsh to play higher up the pitch, to great success.

When we sat down with the 20-year-old prodigy, she gave some insight into how the pair work together, and also into the general mood inside the camp at Chelsea.

‘Keira gives me a lot of confidence when I’m playing alongside her,’ Potter told us.

‘Especially when I'm receiving the ball out of possession. She gives me a lot of good information. We see the game in a similar way, and we're on the same page a lot of the time when we’re trying to progress the ball forward from a central area.

‘We’re in a really nice place as a team. For a while now, it's been really positive, and I think you can see it in the performances that everyone's working and fighting for each other.’

This Sunday, we face newly-promoted Crystal Palace away from home. Potter is best qualified to talk about the Eagles, having helped them earn promotion to the Women’s Super League in 2023/24. She immediately returned for a second season-long loan, gaining valuable experience in the WSL.

Now, they are back in the top flight and the midfielder passes along some insight on what to expect from them.

‘I think it'll be a good game,’ she says. 'Having been at the club for two seasons, I know a few of the girls, and I’m looking forward to the game.

‘It was really special to be involved in their promotion. It was my first year in senior football, and I really enjoyed that season. I had a lot of opportunities, which I was grateful for. It was a really good season, and I enjoyed it.

‘I was only 17, so I wasn't allowed to go for the full celebrations. But yeah, they were good; they were fun. It was a nice end to a good season.

‘The second season was a slightly different season to the first one. It was obviously a lot harder teams that we played. In terms of competition for places, it was a lot harder, and it was a different mindset.

Potter added: ‘Getting minutes in the WSL at Palace really helped me because playing time is so valuable when you are developing. That exposure to the WSL really helped me during the loan.

‘When you’re a newly-promoted side, playing against the big teams was a really big challenge, and that’s always good for long-term development. I'm still in touch with a couple of the girls. I know Aimee (Everett), the captain, quite well and I speak to her fairly regularly. She really looked after me when I was there.

‘A few of the staff members there were really like impactful and really beneficial for me and my journey. I'm very lucky to have crossed paths with a lot of good people at the club.

‘They've had a good start to the season. They've picked up some really good results, so they'll put up a good challenge. They'll defend well, and we need to be on our game and try and break them down.’

Having now cemented her place in the Blues first team, our discussion concluded with our question about what she would say to any young players in the Chelsea Academy who are hoping to follow in her footsteps.

‘I'd say work hard and be patient,’ she concluded. ‘Your time will come. You just have to stay ready and work hard for it.’