Chelsea back on top of WSL after 2-0 win over West Ham
The Merseyside derby between Everton and Liverpool ended 0-0 to leave the visiting Reds in fourth spot on 29 points, one ahead of Manchester United.
Published : Mar 25, 2024 08:18 IST , LONDON - 2 MINS READ
Erin Cuthbert of Chelsea celebrates with teammates after scoring her team’s second goal during the Barclays Women’s Super League match between West Ham United and Chelsea FC at Chigwell Construction Stadium on March 24, 2024 in Dagenham, England. | Photo Credit: Getty Images
An early strike from Chelsea’s Agnes Beever-Jones and a late goal from Erin Cuthbert sent the Blues back to the top of the Women’s Super League table as it beat West Ham United 2-0 away on Sunday to edge ahead of Manchester City on goal difference.
City took the top spot with a 3-1 win over Manchester United on Saturday to reach 43 points, but Beever-Jones struck in the second minute to boost the champion in its title defence.
Chelsea did not have it all its own way as West Ham’s Honoka Hayashi had a goal wrongly ruled out for offside, but an 88th-minute strike from substitute Cuthbert wrapped up the win.
In Sunday’s late game, third-placed Arsenal kept up its pursuit of the leader thanks to a Victoria Pelova strike and late goals from Lotte Wubben-Moy and Stina Blackstenius as it came back from a goal down to win 3-1 away to Aston Villa.
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The result leaves the Gunners on 37 points, six points behind the top two, with five games of the 22-game season left to play.
Leicester City’s game against Brighton & Hove Albion burst into life in the second half, with the home side taking the lead before the Seagulls eventually snatched a 3-2 win thanks to an 85th-minute goal from Elisabeth Terland.
Tottenham Hotspur striker Bethany England netted for a 1-0 win at bottom side Bristol City to become only the second woman after Arsenal’s Vivianne Miedema to score 70 goals in the WSL. Sixth-placed Spurs has 25 points, while Bristol is languishing on six.
The Merseyside derby between Everton and Liverpool ended 0-0 to leave the visiting Reds in fourth spot on 29 points, one ahead of Manchester United.