Guro Reiten’s four-goal haul helps Chelsea put pressure on Women super league Manchester City remains on top with a crushing 8-0 defeat bristol city On a dramatic day as the title race unfolded.
Defending champions Chelsea’s midweek defeat at Liverpool puts Man City in the driving seat with the Blues boss emma hayes He said he thought his team’s challenge was over, but Sutradhar was shocked by this armory 2-1 defeat at home on Sunday.
Gareth Taylor’s side’s victory over Arsenal would have taken them to 55 points and meant they needed just one point from their final matchday away at Aston Villa on 18 May to claim the league championship.
However, Lauren Hemp’s 17th-minute opener was canceled out by a late double from Gunners substitute Stina Blackstenius in a remarkable conversion.
This ended City’s run of 14 consecutive league wins, and Chelsea took full advantage later in the day by beating already relegated Bristol City in manager Hayes’ final match at Kingsmeadow to bring the league winners back into the game. Brought the possibility of difference.
Chelsea’s emphatic win means they now trail Man City by three points with a game in hand at Tottenham on May 15. But, perhaps importantly, the Blues’ goal difference is now one point ahead of their title rivals at +46. Fortnight of the season.
City – without WSL leading scorer Khadijah ‘Bunny’ Shaw due to injury – were on course to get their hands on the trophy when Hemp rifled home after failing to deal with a ball in the Arsenal area.
Hemp celebrated with retiring captain Steph Houghton, but Taylor decided to bring the former England captain for the farewell ceremony at City’s home stadium.
opposite number jonas ideval He turned to his bench after Arsenal fell behind and substitute Blackstanius equalized with 89 minutes on the clock when he headed home after a pinball in the City area.
To make matters worse for the leaders, three minutes later Kim Little headed into the bottom corner for Blackstanius to silence the home crowd and leave City’s title hopes in limbo.
All eyes were then on Chelsea and Reiten opened his account with a penalty in the sixth minute, before Soeke Nusken forced home a second goal midway through the first half.
Aggie Beaver-Jones made it 3–0 with a superb finish in the 52nd minute, before Reiten added another goal.
It was five o’clock when Reiten fired at the near post for his hat-trick after 70 minutes, making it three goals in seven minutes, as the Norway forward scored his fourth shortly after when Niamh Charles fired at the back post. Got the position.
Beaver-Jones produced the cherry on top when she stooped down to nod in Reitan’s cross with two minutes remaining and Chelsea marked Hayes’ final home match in style.
Liverpool claimed a decisive win in the battle for the top four after Jenna Clarke’s first-half header beat Manchester United.
United, who will play the FA Cup final in a week’s time, were fourth on goal difference before kick-off but suffered a 1-0 defeat as they slipped below their rivals in the table.
Clarke nodded in the only goal of the game at the back post from a Marie-Therese Hobinger cross, ensuring Liverpool made their final appearance at Prenton Park with a win.
West Ham and Leicester played out a 1-1 draw in a bottom-of-the-table battle between two teams already safe from relegation, with Sophie Howard canceling out Reiko Ueki’s opener for the hosts.