Chelsea v Reading: Women's Super League – live!

15 mins: Chelsea’s insistence on playing it out from the back gets them in trouble, as Reading pounce on a wayward pass and after a bit of penalty-box pinball, Chaplen chests down a superb lay-off that Williams guides expertly into the corner from the edge of the box. Lovely strike.

13 mins: Chelsea threaten to counter dangerously after clearing a Reading corner but the attack loses momentum when England takes a heavy touch having been picked out by Kerr.

11 mins: Kerr gets on her bike again, haring in behind the Reading defence and picked out – almost – by Ingle’s raking long pass. But Howard and Moloney are both alert to the danger and snaffle the ball in tandem. Good defending.

9 mins: Chaplen fires away a speculative early sighter, well struck but easily gathered by Berger.

6 mins: As ever, Ji is central to everything Chelsea do well. She orchestrates some nice keep-ball with her centre-backs before Reading’s hard-chasing forward decides she’s had enough and floors the Korean.

4 mins: Eikeland makes some inroad into the Chelsea half but can’t find a cross. Kerr will be rueing that miss – but it was a great run that sprung the offside trap expertly. Her getting such a clearcut chance so early bodes well, right…?

2 mins: Kerr misses a sitter! A golden opportunity for the star striker to make the perfect start as she’s played clean through with the goal gaping. She takes her time, steadies herself, opens up her body … and blazes her strike miles over. A shocker.

Chelsea get the ball rolling and possession changes hands a few times before the hosts keep the ball with a steadier hand.

There’s a decent crowd at Kingsmeadow, where the teams emerge from the tunnel. All eyes are on Sam Kerr, who is de-snooded after her warm-up. Handshakes are exchanged and kick-off is imminent.

And lastly, our very own Suzanne Wrack on how Chelsea’s star signing could signal a global power-shift in women’s football:

… and here’s Eni Aluko on how the WSL could be set for its own Messi-Ronaldo era:

Some pre-match reading to get you in the mood. First, our news report ahead of Kerr’s debut:

Kerr starts.

Chelsea: Berger, Bright, Ingle, England, Ji, Reiten, Eriksson, Mjelde, Kerr, Spence, Andersson. Subs: Orman, Blundell, Carter, Cooper, Cuthbert, Napier, Murphy

Reading: Moloney, Pacheco, Williams, James, Allen, Eikeland, Moore, Chaplen, Potter, Rowe, Howard. Subs: Laws, Bartrip, Harding, Farrow, Utland, Bennink, Skeels

The most anticipated debut in WSL history? Quite possibly. Aussie superstar Sam Kerr has landed in England following her headline-grabbing move to Chelsea and is set to make her Blues bow at Kingsmeadow today.

Kerr is the record scorer in both American NSWL and the Australian W-League – not half bad for a 26-year-old – and her move to England has been spoken of as a landmark moment not just for Chelsea (who have made her the best-paid female player in English football history) but for the WSL in general. But can she do it on a cold Sunday in Kingston? We’ll soon find out.

Her teammates, meanwhile, have gone almost a month without a win – during which time they were held 1-1 at home by today’s visitors – and have slipped to third in the league. Reading are undefeated since October and a win today would give real encouragement that they could break the glass ceiling separating the top three from everyone else.

Kick-off 12:30 GMT