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Emma is shellshocked 0
- Chelsea FC Women, Sport
- 6th October 2021
Chelsea Women’s manager Emma Hayes looked shellshocked in the dugout as the Blues threw away an early lead and found themselves 3-1 down to German visitors Wolfsburg at the start of the second half of their midweek Champions League match at Kingsmeadow. But she was mightily relieved to escape with a point thanks to a
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We’re singing in the rain 0
- Chelsea FC Women, Sport
- 3rd October 2021
Picture: Chelsea FC It’s a rare day when Chelsea’s women and men BOTH win 3-1 at home, on the same afternoon and in the kind of incessant monsoon rain that shrieks ‘climate change’. But it happened on Saturday, with the women’s kick-off time against Hope Powell’s Brighton & Hove Albion brought forward to 11.30am
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Blues face City in the cup 0
- Chelsea FC Women, Sport
- 30th September 2021
Chelsea have been drawn away to Manchester City in one of the semi-finals of the (delayed) FA Cup from last season, with the tie due to take place on Halloween. In the other cup semi, Arsenal have a seemingly easier home tie against Brighton. At stake, a place in the final at Wembley on December
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Blues put SIX past United 0
- Chelsea FC Women, Sport
- 26th September 2021
In a majestic away performance in Manchester, Chelsea Women offered a textbook example of teamwork and squadwork, putting six goals past United to underline just how good the side are, from top to toe. Even the evergreen Drew Spence got in on the act, coming on as one of the subs to score her first
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Blues bounce back in style 0
- Chelsea FC Women, Sport
- 12th September 2021
Chelsea Women bounced back from their defeat at Arsenal to gain the first three points of the season against Everton in a comprehensive win beamed to tens of thousands on telly. The 4-0 victory at Kingsmeadow on Sunday lunchtime saw Jess Carter shift to become the central defender in a three-strong back line, and professionally
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Blues stutter against the Gunners 0
- Chelsea FC Women, Sport
- 5th September 2021
Arsenal Women had already played three competitive matches ahead of the opening weekend’s Women’s Super League clash with Chelsea at the Emirates… and boy did it show! Last season the Blues lost just one league game in the entire campaign. This time, they stumbled at the first hurdle – succumbing to a 3-2 defeat in
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