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Women's FA Cup final: The preparation and superstition

Before any big match involving your team, there's always that flutter of nervousness and tingle of excitement running through the body.

The Women's FA Cup should have been completed last season, but like most important things, was delayed due to Covid.

But the competition will conclude with a final at Wembley Stadium between two fierce London rivals - Arsenal and Chelsea.

And while Chelsea footballers Erin Cuthbert and Millie Bright say they've been following the old-school sporting mantra of taking it "one game at a time", they're also full of anticipation.

'Cheering crunching tackles'

Covid has changed the way many things work - including interviewing footballers - with this chat over Zoom being interrupted by Millie's barking dog.