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Chelsea firm up top spot 0
- Chelsea FC Women, Sport
- 14th February 2021
Chelsea cemented top spot in the Women’s Super League on the last day before the international break with a 5-0 win at Bristol City. The result was an important sighter ahead of next month’s Conti Cup final, which sees the teams meet at Watford’s ground, and has improved the Blues’ goal difference… a factor which
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Blues bounce back in style 0
- Chelsea FC Women, Sport
- 10th February 2021
Chelsea put the weekend’s shock defeat by Brighton behind them and fired three cracking goals past arch rivals Arsenal at a bitterly cold Kingsmeadow to re-energise their campaign to become the first Women’s Super League side to retain the title. “Sometimes you need a defeat to wake you up,” said manager Emma Hayes. It was
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Blues’ record run finally ends 0
- Chelsea FC Women, Sport
- 7th February 2021
Chelsea’s new sponsored shorts didn’t bring them luck as unfancied Brighton pulled off one of the shock results of the season on Sunday, ending the Blues’ record-breaking unbeaten run at Kingsmeadow. The Seagulls fought for every ball to achieve a deserved 2-1 victory at a ground that had become a fortress for Chelsea after 33
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Blues reach cup final in style 0
- Chelsea FC Women, Sport
- 3rd February 2021
The previous time Chelsea and West Ham met, three weeks before Christmas at Kingsmeadow, Sam Kerr scored a hat-trick. On Wednesday night the teams met again, and this time Pernille Harder left with the match ball, netting half the goals in a 6-0 whitewash. In a compelling Conti Cup semi-final, Chelsea Women triumphed… yet the
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Blues cruise after 1st-half snooze 0
- Chelsea FC Women, Sport
- 31st January 2021
Chelsea cemented their place at the top of the Women’s Super League with a 4-0 victory against Spurs at a bitterly cold Kingsmeadow on Sunday. Yet for the first 20 minutes of this engrossing match, it was Tottenham who dominated, pinning the Blues back in their half as they kept possession and carving out a
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Ave, Maria!0
- Chelsea FC Women, Sport
- 22nd January 2021
Farewell, Maria. As foretold by The Good Life after the Chelsea v Manchester United match at the weekend, the 27-year-old Norwegian defender/midfielder Maria Thorisdottir has left Kingsmeadow to join United. Maria (pictured, right, alongside fellow Norwegian international Maren Mjelde) sat in the stand alongside Jess Carter for Sunday’s match, which finished in a 2-1 win
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