Chelsea closed the gap to Women’s Super League leaders Arsenal to within two points with an emphatic win at Everton.
Sam Kerr’s header and Guro Reiten’s hard-hitting finish gave the visitors an early two-goal lead.
Erin Cuthbert found the top corner to make it 3-0 before the half hour mark.
The Blues could overtake Arsenal at the top of the table if they beat London rivals Tottenham in their pending match on Wednesday 23 March.
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Niamh Charles could have added more sparkle to the scoreboard in a one-sided first half, but headed Pernille Harder’s cross into the side of the net.
The start of the second period at Walton Hall Park was delayed nearly 15 minutes due to an injury to referee James Bell, who was replaced at the interval by fourth official Ed Duckworth.
The visitors’ chances ran out after the restart but Everton, who had won their last two league games before Wednesday, rarely threatened to carve out an unlikely route back into the game.
The Toffees have now failed to score in each of their last eight league games against the Blues, a record for a single side against another in the WSL.
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lineups
Everton Women
Training 4-2-3-1
- 18Brosnan
- 3Turner
- twentyFinnigan
- 6George
- 30pattinson
- 22GalliReplaced fordalion 81′minutes
- 5BjörnReplaced forgrahamon Four. Five’minutes
- elevenEmslie
- 8christiansenReplaced forDugganon 81′minutes
- 28BenisonReplaced forMayeron 68′minutes
- 10magillReplaced forGauvinon 69′minutes
substitutes
- 1MacIver
- 7dali
- 9Duggan
- 13Gauvin
- 17graham
- twenty-oneMayer
- 26clinton
women’s chelsea
Training 3-5-2
- 1Musović
- 4Shiny
- 3NouwenReplaced forMjeldeon 82′minutes
- 7Carter
- twenty-oneCharlesReplaced forEriksonon 61′minutes
- 17Flemish
- 22CuthbertReplaced forspendingon 61′minutes
- 5English
- elevenlaughReplaced forabdullinaon 75′minutes
- 23More difficultReplaced forEnglandon 75′minutes
- twentyKerr
substitutes
- 9England
- 10hee
- sixteenErikson
- 18Mjelde
- 19James
- 24spending
- 25Andersson
- 27abdullina
- 30Berger
- Referee:
- james bell
match statistics
- Possession
- House36%
- Outside64%
- Shots
- House5
- Outsidesixteen
- shots on target
- House0
- Outside5
- corners
- House1
- Outside6
- faults
- House4
- Outside8
live text
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Post Update
Match ends, Everton Women 0, Chelsea Women 3.
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Full time
Second Half ends, Everton Women 0, Chelsea Women 3.
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Attempt blocked. Bethany England (Chelsea Women) left footed shot from the center of the box.
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Failed attempt. Drew Spence (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from the center of the box goes high and wide to the right.
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Corner, Chelsea Women. Corner committed by Gabrielle George.
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Failed attempt. Danielle Turner (Everton Women) shot with the left from more than 30 meters that she goes very close but misses to the left. Assisted by Claire Emslie.
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Substitution
Substitution, Chelsea Women. Maren Mjelde replaces Aniek Nouwen.
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Substitution
Substitution, Everton Women. Kenza Dali replaces Aurora Galli.
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Substitution
Substitution, Everton Women. Toni Duggan replaces Izzy Christiansen.
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Failed attempt. Sam Kerr (Chelsea Women) header from the center of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sophie Ingle with a cross.
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Corner, Chelsea Women. Corner committed by Megan Finnigan.
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Foul by Jessica Carter (Chelsea Women).
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Poppy Pattinson (Everton Women) has been fouled in the defensive end.
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Substitution
Substitution, Chelsea Women. Bethany England replaces Pernille Harder.
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Substitution
Substitution, Chelsea Women. Alsu Abdullina replaces Guro Reiten.
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Corner, Chelsea Women. Corner committed by Danielle Turner.
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Failed attempt. Millie Bright (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from the center of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sam Kerr after a set piece.
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Jessie Fleming (Chelsea Women) has been fouled on the right wing.
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Foul by Claire Emslie (Everton Women).
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Attempt blocked. Guro Reiten (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from outside the box is wide. Assisted by Sophie Ingle.
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