Following a near-three-week international break, the Blues return to action on Sunday with a trip to Goodison Park. Three points are needed on Merseyside as we look to seal qualification for next season's UEFA Women's Champions League.

Bright hasn't featured for Chelsea since early February due to an ankle injury sustained in a WSL victory at Tottenham Hotspur. Beever-Jones, meanwhile, has missed our previous four games.

Bompastor hoped prior to the international break that she would be able to call upon the duo for this weekend's fixture, however the Blues head coach has confirmed our defender and forward's respective recoveries are not yet complete.

'No, both of them won't be available [for the game],' explained Bompastor in her pre-match press conference. 'I think Millie's rehab is taking longer than we hoped, but Aggie is close to a return. Not for this weekend, but probably the following weekend.'

Bompastor was rejoined at Cobham on Wednesday by the Chelsea players who had travelled the globe to represent their countries during the international break.

She confirmed that nobody had returned with any injury concerns and that the players had quickly refocused on the importance of ending the season strongly.

She said: 'In terms of players' availability, we are in a good place. Everyone came back well, both mentally and physically. We had great energy yesterday on the pitch and this morning in training sessions.

'There were a lot of smiles on the faces, which I think is great – the weather helps for sure, but also the quality of the training session. I think as a group we are happy to be back together, focusing on the last block of the season. It's a really important one for us.'