Naomi Girma sidelined as Chelsea face Man City in FA Cup semi-finals

Chelsea manager Sonia Bompastor confirmed that Naomi Girma would be unavailable for her side’s Women’s FA Cup semi-final clash against Manchester City due to a calf injury.

The defender was not included in the squad for their last match against Leicester, where the Blues earned a 3-1 Women’s Super League victory.

“Hannah is completely fine. I rotated the team a little bit last weekend for the game against Leicester,” the Chelsea boss told a press conference.

“It allowed me to give some opportunities to other players, Liv being one of them. Liv has been incredible for us so she deserved to play.

“Naomi won’t be available for the weekend. She had a setback in her calf, so she’s not available.”

Chelsea come up against City in the Cup just days after Andree Jeglertz’s side were crowned WSL champions.

Arsenal’s 1-1 draw at Brighton on Wednesday ensured leaders City could no longer be caught as they secured their first title since 2016.

Asked about the boost of their league success, Jeglertz told a press conference: “I think winning should also be something that creates a mentality.

“We know we have beaten them before, we know we can win one title, we need to keep working to win the next one.

“You build confidence by winning a title and you can also bring it to the next competition and game.”

Sunday’s remaining FA Cup semi-final tie sees Liverpool host Brighton in the earlier kick-off.