Terry introduced Rachel to the game of football when she was just six years old and has monitored her progress ever since, but this will be the first time the pair have come up against each other in competitive action.

"My dad’s been the biggest influence on my career," said the 48 times capped 23 year-old defender, who still lives in the family home at Bentley, near Walsall.

"But he’s been joking with me that he’ll get his team to play on my weaknesses – so hopefully the joke will be on him when we get back home after the match."

The after-match discussions will doubtless also include Rachel’s mother Debbie and older sister Rebecca, both of whom will be watching the Cup tie.

"The women always stick together," said Terry, "so Debbie and Rebecca will probably be supporting Everton.

"It’s different to the old days, when Rachel and me were both at Wolves and deciding who to support was easy."

Terry became a member of the Wolves coaching staff shortly after Rachel joined the club as a 16 year-old.

She had previously been managed by her father when playing for the Bentley Community girls team, but their paths diverged when Rachel moved to Everton.

Two years followed at Fulham before the defender switched back to Everton at the start of last season, co-incidentally at the same time that Terry left Wolves to join local rivals Villa.

Now father and daughter are hoping to outdo each other in a game where National Division side Everton will be favourites to beat their Northern Division hosts.

"If Everton take us lightly," said Terry, "we’ll definitely give them a game. But if they come switched on it will be very hard for us.

"I’ve been having a rattle with Rachel though, and hopefully I’ve put one or two doubts in her mind!"

There is one doubt in particular about Everton that will have to be overcome, admits Rachel. "When we play teams who we are expected to beat comfortably," she said, "we sometimes drop to their level.

"But there’s no way we can do that on Sunday – if we get beat I’ll never hear the last of it at home!"

FA Nationwide Women’s Premier League Cup
Round One, 11 September 2005

AFC Wimbledon v West Ham United
Arsenal v Wolves (postponed)
Aston Villa v Everton
Blackburn Rovers v Curzon Ashton
Cardiff City v Sunderland
Chelsea v Bristol City
Doncaster Rovers Belles v Liverpool
Fulham v Manchester City
Leeds United v Bristol Academy
Millwall Lionesses v Nottingham Forest
Newcastle United v Middlesbrough
Portsmouth v Crystal Palace
Reading Royals v Charlton Athletic
Stockport County v Birmingham City
Tranmere Rovers v Brighton
Watford v Southampton Saints