Chelsea Women 3-1 Brighton & Hove Albion Women: Blues move up to second in WSL

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Guro Reiten celebrates scoring a punishment for Chelsea against Brighton successful the Women's Super League

Chelsea enactment their League Cup last decision down them to bushed Brighton and determination 1 constituent down Women's Super League leaders Manchester United.

Blues brag Emma Hayes got the effect she demanded arsenic Chelsea moved up to 2nd successful the WSL earlier Sunday's location crippled against United.

Managerless Brighton fell down to Guro Reiten's punishment earlier Jess Carter doubled the hosts' lead.

Johanna Rytting Kaneryd added a 3rd earlier Danielle Carter's consolation.

The Blues dominated contempt making 7 changes to the broadside who were beaten by Arsenal astatine Selhurst Park connected Sunday.

Sweden winger Kaneryd had an aboriginal effort cleared disconnected the enactment erstwhile the crippled was goalless, Jelena Cankovic clipped the barroom and Sam Kerr had an effort ruled retired for offside.

Brighton, who announced manager Jens Scheuer's departure connected Monday by communal consent aft lone 2 months successful charge, deed the barroom aft half-time done Elisabeth Terland.

They stay 11th successful the table, 2 points supra bottommost nine Leicester City.

Chelsea amusement quality to bounce back

Chelsea were hurting aft missing retired connected a archetypal large trophy of the season, with Hayes admitting her stars did not lucifer Arsenal's tendency astatine the weekend.

But they stay precise overmuch successful the hunt for a 4th successive WSL rubric with Sunday's crippled against Manchester United - which is unrecorded connected BBC Two astatine 12:30 GMT - a fixture of immense value astatine the top.

Chelsea, who person a crippled successful manus connected the leaders, person won 11 times successful an unbeaten 12-match league run.

This effect - and effect - was conscionable what Hayes wanted earlier a important 3 weeks which besides includes a Champions League quarter-final against holders Lyon and an FA Cup quarter-final with Reading.

The lone astonishment was that Kerr - 1 of 4 survivors from the starting XI against Arsenal - failed to find the nett aft scoring 11 times successful her erstwhile six games.

Kerr looked acceptable to marque it 3-0 but was denied by an fantabulous prevention by Australia team-mate Lydia Williams from 8 yards, earlier mounting up Kaneryd to wrapper up a comfy win.

More to follow.

Line-ups

Chelsea Women

Formation 4-1-4-1

1Musovic
18Mjelde
26Buchanan
4BrightSubstituted forIngleat 82'minutes
7Carter
8LeupolzSubstituted forClaypoleat 81'minutes
19Rytting Kaneryd
17Fleming
28Cankovic
11ReitenSubstituted forAbdullinaat 76'minutes
20KerrSubstituted forCharlesat 76'minutes

Substitutes

5Ingle
10James
15Périsset
16Eriksson
21Charles
27Abdullina
30Berger
31Claypole

Brighton Women

Formation 5-4-1

25Williams
16Kullberg
8Connolly
20Williams
21Morse
3Pattinson
22Robinson
10Olme
9LeeSubstituted forCarterat 84'minutes
4VisalliSubstituted forSarriat 64'minutesBooked astatine 68mins
11TerlandSubstituted forBanceat 84'minutes

Substitutes

1Walsh
5Bergsvand
7Sarri
12Bance
14Park
18Carter
23Jarvis
40Startup

Referee:Abigail Byrne

Attendance:916

Live Text

Match ends, Chelsea Women 3, Brighton and Hove Albion Women 1.
Second Half ends, Chelsea Women 3, Brighton and Hove Albion Women 1.
Alsu Abdullina (Chelsea Women) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Foul by Katie Robinson (Brighton and Hove Albion Women).
Foul by Jelena Cankovic (Chelsea Women).
Julia Olme (Brighton and Hove Albion Women) wins a escaped footwear connected the near wing.
Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Zoe Morse.
Goal! Chelsea Women 3, Brighton and Hove Albion Women 1. Danielle Carter (Brighton and Hove Albion Women) close footed changeable from the centre of the container to the bottommost near corner. Assisted by Veatriki Sarri.
Attempt blocked. Veatriki Sarri (Brighton and Hove Albion Women) close footed changeable from the centre of the container is blocked. Assisted by Julia Olme.
Kadeisha Buchanan (Chelsea Women) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Foul by Veatriki Sarri (Brighton and Hove Albion Women).
Attempt missed. Megan Connolly (Brighton and Hove Albion Women) close footed changeable from extracurricular the container misses to the right.
Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion Women. Libby Bance replaces Elisabeth Terland.
Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion Women. Danielle Carter replaces Lee Geum-Min.
Alsu Abdullina (Chelsea Women) wins a escaped footwear connected the near wing.
Foul by Katie Robinson (Brighton and Hove Albion Women).
Substitution, Chelsea Women. Sophie Ingle replaces Millie Bright.
Substitution, Chelsea Women. Aimee Claypole replaces Melanie Leupolz.
Attempt missed. Niamh Charles (Chelsea Women) header from the near broadside of the six gait container is close, but misses the apical close corner. Assisted by Maren Mjelde with a transverse pursuing a corner.
Attempt blocked. Niamh Charles (Chelsea Women) near footed changeable from the near broadside of the container is blocked.