Women's Super League leaders Chelsea produce a dominant performance as they comfortably beat Arsenal at Stamford Bridge.
Women's Super League leaders Chelsea produced a dominant performance as they comfortably beat title rivals Arsenal at Stamford Bridge.because Arsenal had brought the wrong socks, the hosts took a 15th-minute lead as Lauren James' shot was parried into the net by Gunners goalkeeper Manuela Zinsberger.
Only a number of vital saves from Zinsberger denied the home side further goals with a crowd of 32,970 watching on - a record for a Chelsea Women home game. For Arsenal, the result is a huge blow to their hopes of winning the WSL title for the time since 2018-19. The Blues play Ajax in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final on Tuesday, are also in the semi-finals of the FA Cup and take on Arsenal in the League Cup final on 31 March.
The opposite happened at Stamford Bridge, with Chelsea completely dominant in the first half with England forward James proving a constant threat as she took her WSL total to 13 goals this season, before Nusken's double.
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