The increased success of Chelsea in the Women’s Super League and FA Cup is worrying the Football Association, its director of participation and development said yesterday.

The Blues step out at Wembley this afternoon in a bid to retain their FA Cup against Arsenal.

Over 33,000 supporters will be in attendance for the London derby, an increase on last year’s crowd.

But despite the growing numbers participating across all levels of women’s football, the FA are worried that the game is getting less competitive as a minority of teams begin to dominate.

Emma Hayes’s Chelsea are attempting to complete the double two years in a row, their first hurdle being the FA Cup today.

They are undefeated in the league, winning all four of the opening games and are only second to Manchester City, who have won five from five.

Had they not drawn each other in the semi-finals, today’s meeting at Wembley could have been between the top two in the Women’s Super League (WSL) and Kelly Simmons hopes that the FA’s new strategy balances things out.

She said: “You don’t want to hold back the professionalisation.

“We’ve got a new strategy coming out later this year about how to kick on again with the women’s game over the next four years.

“And we’re mindful that if it’s not competitive, people will lose interest. So it’s a balancing act of wanting to be professional and wanting to be competitive.”

One way the FA had attempted to make the Super League competitive was through a salary cap, which sees a team’s wage account for 40 per cent of its turnover.

However, some teams bring in drastically more money than others and Chelsea have been able to acquire a host of England internationals including Eni Aluko, Karen Carney, Fran Kirby, Katie Chapman and Claire Rafferty — all available for today’s final.

Arsenal boast a few England stars as well and one of them, Jordan Nobbs, doesn’t see the need to chase trophies at the so-called “elite” clubs just yet.

Nobbs said: “If something comes along — an incredible experience or a chance where I can win major trophies. I do believe that I’m a winner. I won’t move from teams if I think I can develop as a player or I can win trophies.

“Irrelevant of what they give me, I want to be at a top club and playing in major games. Only if it’s a place where I can develop as a player, that’d be the only reason why I’d move.”