Nikita Parris flicks a good ball through to Izzy Christiansen in the area, but Christiansen's shot is blocked.

Man City are having arguably their best spell of the game so far. The ball has barely left Chelsea's half in the past five minutes or so.

In the league table, just three points separate WSL 1 leaders Chelsea and second-placed Man City, although the Citizens have a game in hand.

Today, just 20 minutes separate Chelsea from a place in the Women's FA Cup final.

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A sad sight, as Chelsea's Maria Thorisdottir is taken off on a stretcher, after appearing to twist her ankle or worse.

On comes Gilly Flaherty for Chelsea at the back, but that'll worry Chelsea and Emma Hayes, ahead of next weekend's Champions League semi-final first leg.

Off goes Denmark's Nadia Nadim, who's been quiet, and on comes Scotland winger Claire Emslie for Man City.

She'll offer a different kind of threat for the visitors, with her devastating pace.

Drew Spence forces Ellie Roebuck in to a smart save, low towards the bottom corner, with a decent strike from the edge of the box.

Time is ticking by in this second half without any real pressure yet from Manchester City, and that'll suit Chelsea.

Izzy Christiansen and Jill Scott combine well in midfield but the latter's shot from range is off target.

'Come on City' chant the away fans, as the rain pours down in London.

Perhaps surprisingly, these two rivals have never met in a domestic cup final, but they could still yet meet in this season's Women's Champions League final in Europe.

They'll both be involved in the semi-finals of that competition later this month, with Chelsea meeting German side Wolfsburg and Man City facing holders Lyon.

Alex Scott
Arsenal & former England international on BBC Two

Nikita Parris is always causing problems for Chelsea. Once she picks the ball up, her runs are so direct.

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Meanwhile, Man City get the game started again at Kingsmeadow. Can their turn this game around to maintain their grip on the Women's FA Cup?

Just to confirm, here are the full lists of nominees:

Women’s PFA Players’ Player of the Year 2018

• Fran Kirby (Chelsea Ladies)
• Jill Scott (Manchester City Women)
• Ji So-Yun (Chelsea Ladies)
• Maren Mjelde (Chelsea Ladies)
• Millie Bright (Chelsea Ladies)
• Ramona Bachmann (Chelsea Ladies)

Women’s PFA Young Player of the Year 2018

• Ellie Roebuck (Manchester City Women)
• Erin Cuthbert (Chelsea Ladies)
• Gabby George (Everton Ladies)
• Georgia Stanway (Manchester City Women)
• Lauren Hemp (Bristol City Women)
• Keira Walsh (Manchester City Women)

You can read more here.

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Meanwhile, Manchester City and England forward Keira Walsh is among the nominees for the young player's award.

The 21-year-old is joined on the shortlist by club-mates Ellie Roebuck and Georgia Stanway.

Chelsea's Erin Cuthbert, Bristol City's Lauren Hemp and Everton's Gabby George complete the list.

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Just revealed on BBC Two is the news that Chelsea have five players on the six-woman shortlist for the Professional Footballers' Association Women's Players' Player of the Year.

The Blues' England internationals Fran Kirby and Millie Bright are joined by club-mates Ji So-Yun, Maren Mjelde and Ramona Bachmann.

Manchester City and England midfielder Jill Scott is also nominated.

The winner, voted for by PFA members, will be announced on 22 April.

While the players take a breather at Kingsmeadow, we're moments away from hearing who the nominees are for this year's PFA Women's Player of the Year and Young Player of the Year awards...

In case you missed it, here's another look at Fran Kirby's opening goal for Chelsea.

Kelly Smith
Former England forward on BBC Two

You can say it's justified that Chelsea lead.

From the off, you want to take the game to your opponents, in a semi-final and for the goal, Fran Kirby gets in between the centre-backs and then she's away with her pace. She really set the intent.

The half-time whistle is greeted by applause around Kingsmeadow as hosts Chelsea lead thanks to Fran Kirby's calm finish early on.

There'll be one minute of added time at the end of this first half.