Chelsea 2-1 Liverpool: Women's Super League title hopes boosted by Sam Kerr winner

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Chelsea's Women's Super League rubric hopes stay successful their ain hands aft Sam Kerr's precocious victor gave them triumph implicit Liverpool.

Kerr pounced connected a rebound to springiness Chelsea the pb successful the 86th minute.

Niamh Charles had levelled for the hosts with a glancing header aft Emma Koivisto had fixed Liverpool a daze aboriginal lead.

Victory means the Blues are 4 points down leaders Manchester United, with 2 games successful hand.

The triumph kept Chelsea successful presumption for a 4th consecutive WSL rubric successful what continues to beryllium a thrilling rubric race.

Relive Chelsea's stunning win

Kerr the leader for Chelsea

Chelsea's accidental of a Treble ended erstwhile they were knocked retired of the Champions League successful the semi-finals by Barcelona past week, but the league rubric remains for the taking and they look Manchester United successful the FA Cup last aboriginal this month.

This victory, though, was a pugnacious one.

Emma Hayes' broadside dominated aft falling behind, with Liverpool keeper Faye Kirby, making her WSL debut, impressively keeping retired Guro Reiten and Kerr.

Chelsea recovered themselves level successful the 41st infinitesimal erstwhile Charles headed location Eve Perisset's corner, but struggled aft the restart.

Against a tiring Liverpool defence, Reiten had a extremity disallowed for offside successful the closing stages.

But it was Kerr, truthful often the leader for the Blues, who completed the turnaround, poking successful a rebound aft Jessie Fleming had deed the post.

More to follow.

Line-ups

Chelsea Women

Formation 3-4-3

30Berger
15Périsset
7Carter
16Eriksson
21Charles
22CuthbertSubstituted forCankovicat 54'minutes
8LeupolzSubstituted forRytting Kanerydat 80'minutes
11Reiten
10JamesSubstituted forHarderat 54'minutes
20Kerr
17FlemingSubstituted forIngleat 88'minutes

Substitutes

1Musovic
5Ingle
19Rytting Kaneryd
23Harder
27Abdullina
28Cankovic

Liverpool Women

Formation 5-3-2

22KirbyBooked astatine 85mins
2KoivistoBooked astatine 34mins
23Bonner
4Roberts
6Matthews
12Hinds
7KearnsSubstituted forHumphreyat 82'minutes
35TaylorSubstituted forRobeat 68'minutes
18HollandSubstituted forLundgaardat 60'minutes
19van de SandenSubstituted forStengelat 68'minutes
29Dowie

Substitutes

1Laws
3Robe
15Lundgaard
17Humphrey
21Cumings
24Stengel

Referee:Abigail Byrne

Attendance:1,664

Live Text

Match ends, Chelsea Women 2, Liverpool Women 1.
Second Half ends, Chelsea Women 2, Liverpool Women 1.
Sam Kerr (Chelsea Women) wins a escaped footwear connected the near wing.
Foul by Leighanne Robe (Liverpool Women).
Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Gemma Bonner.
Attempt blocked. Pernille Harder (Chelsea Women) close footed changeable from the centre of the container is blocked. Assisted by Johanna Rytting Kaneryd.
Delay over. They are acceptable to continue.
Delay successful lucifer (Chelsea Women).
Substitution, Chelsea Women. Sophie Ingle replaces Jessie Fleming.
Goal! Chelsea Women 2, Liverpool Women 1. Sam Kerr (Chelsea Women) close footed changeable from the centre of the container to the centre of the goal.
Jessie Fleming (Chelsea Women) hits the close station with a close footed changeable from extracurricular the box. Assisted by Jelena Cankovic.
Faye Kirby (Liverpool Women) is shown the yellowish card.
Attempt missed. Niamh Charles (Chelsea Women) close footed changeable from the centre of the container misses to the right.
Attempt blocked. Sam Kerr (Chelsea Women) close footed changeable from the centre of the container is blocked.
Offside, Chelsea Women. Niamh Charles tries a done ball, but Guro Reiten is caught offside.
Substitution, Liverpool Women. Carla Humphrey replaces Missy Bo Kearns.
Attempt missed. Pernille Harder (Chelsea Women) header from the centre of the container misses to the left. Assisted by Guro Reiten with a cross.
Substitution, Chelsea Women. Johanna Rytting Kaneryd replaces Melanie Leupolz.
Attempt missed. Niamh Charles (Chelsea Women) header from the near broadside of the six gait container is precocious and wide to the left. Assisted by Guro Reiten with a transverse pursuing a corner.
Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Gemma Bonner.