Chelsea got back to winning ways in the Women’s Super League with a 3-1 win against Leicester City at Kingsmeadow.
Sonia Bompastor’s side have now opened an eight-point gap on Manchester United in second after the head coach admitted before the fixture that her team were “desperate” to atone for their errors in the 2-2 draw against Brighton three days ago.
Catarina Macario was one of five changes made on the evening and it was her deflected free-kick that looped in to give the Blues an early lead (8).
After weathering a late push from Leicester in the first half, Chelsea added their second through a well-worked move that was rounded off by Aggie Beever-Jones (51), but the visitors responded immediately when Yuka Momiki drifted into the box and lifted her effort over the head of Hannah Hampton.
They were two goals of immense quality in the space of five minutes after Mayra Ramirez’s smart backheel teed up the Chelsea team move before Momiki’s brilliance silenced the home crowd.
Catarina Macario gave Chelsea an early lead at Kingsmeadow
Leicester continued to ask questions of Chelsea but any nerves were settled when substitute Erin Cuthbert curled home a third (87) to seal all three points, moments after the midfielder rattled the crossbar from range with a strike from a similar distance.
Bompastor’s side have clear daylight at the top of the table and etching their name onto the trophy, for a fourth season in a row, seems inevitable.
Watch the goals!
Catarina Macario opens the scoring for Chelsea with a deflected free-kick against Leicester in the WSL
Aggie Beever-Jones extends Chelsea’s lead after a Mayra Ramirez back-heel in the build up against Leicester in the WSL
Yuka Momiki gets one back for Leicester with a perfect lob against Chelsea in the WSL
Erin Cuthbert scores a delightful goal to seal the win for Chelsea against Leicester in the WSL
More to follow.
