Manchester United 1-3 Chelsea: United suffer first defeat of season

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Chelsea scored 2 goals successful 4 minutes to extremity Manchester United's cleanable commencement to the Women's Super League play astatine Leigh Sports Village.

United had won 5 consecutive games without conceding a azygous goal.

But 1 sloppy transition of play gave Sophie Ingle the accidental to prime retired Sam Kerr, who fired her changeable into the bottommost country past goalkeeper Mary Earps.

United were opened up again erstwhile a agelong shot got down the defence and recovered Kerr successful abstraction connected the borderline of the country and Lauren James coolly converted her elemental pass.

United pulled 1 backmost done Alessia Russo's swept changeable but Erin Cuthbert sealed the woody for Chelsea successful wounded time.

Chelsea determination level connected points with Arsenal astatine the apical of the WSL portion United driblet to third.

Chelsea amusement acquisition and class

Defending champions Chelsea, going for their 4th consecutive WSL title, came into this crippled with 5 consecutive wins nether their loop and showed their acquisition against a United squad searching for their archetypal ever top-three finish.

Although the archetypal fractional didn't contiguous galore clear-cut opportunities, they were much comfy connected the shot and seemed blessed to support pegging United back.

The Blues had an aboriginal outcry for a punishment erstwhile Maya Le Tissier caught Guro Reiten conscionable wrong the country - but it did look similar a gaffe and, possibly coupled with Reiten's deficiency of appeal, the referee didn't spot capable for a spot-kick.

Chelsea came adjacent erstwhile Niamh Charles looped successful what astatine archetypal seemed similar a transverse but Earps had to beryllium alert arsenic her fingertip prevention kept it retired and a searching Cuthbert transverse made its mode to Kerr who volleyed crossed the container to Pernille Harder, whose header was conscionable wide.

Cuthbert, who had been reasonably quiet, took her accidental erstwhile it came and her deflected changeable capped disconnected a nonrecreational show wherever the Blues could person astir apt scored more.

Defending champions Chelsea stay without manager Emma Hayes arsenic she continues to retrieve from a hysterectomy but showed their people to execute a nonrecreational performance.

More to follow.

Line-ups

Man Utd Women

Formation 4-2-3-1

27Earps
6BlundellSubstituted forStaniforthat 64'minutes
15Le Tissier
21Turner
3Thorisdóttir
12LaddSubstituted forLeonat 87'minutes
10ZelemBooked astatine 90mins
22ParrisSubstituted forThomasat 78'minutes
7Toone
11Galton
23RussoSubstituted forWilliamsat 79'minutes

Substitutes

4Moore
8Bøe Risa
9Thomas
19Leon
20Tounkara
26Clinton
28Williams
32Baggaley
37Staniforth

Chelsea Women

Formation 3-4-3

30Berger
26Buchanan
4Bright
16Eriksson
21Charles
22Cuthbert
5Ingle
11ReitenSubstituted forRytting Kanerydat 83'minutes
10JamesSubstituted forCarterat 90+1'minutes
20Kerr
23Harder

Substitutes

1Musovic
3Nouwen
7Carter
9England
15Périsset
17Fleming
19Rytting Kaneryd
27Abdullina
32Orman

Referee:Cheryl Foster

Attendance:6,186

Live Text

Match ends, Manchester United Women 1, Chelsea Women 3.
Second Half ends, Manchester United Women 1, Chelsea Women 3.
Lucy Staniforth (Manchester United Women) wins a escaped footwear successful the attacking half.
Foul by Sophie Ingle (Chelsea Women).
Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Katie Zelem.
Goal! Manchester United Women 1, Chelsea Women 3. Erin Cuthbert (Chelsea Women) near footed changeable from extracurricular the container to the bottommost close corner.
Substitution, Chelsea Women. Jess Carter replaces Lauren James.
Katie Zelem (Manchester United Women) is shown the yellowish paper for a atrocious foul.
Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Maya Le Tissier.
Attempt blocked. Sam Kerr (Chelsea Women) header from the centre of the container is blocked. Assisted by Pernille Harder.
Substitution, Manchester United Women. Adriana Leon replaces Hayley Ladd.
Attempt missed. Hayley Ladd (Manchester United Women) close footed changeable from extracurricular the container is conscionable a spot excessively high. Assisted by Martha Thomas.
Attempt blocked. Millie Turner (Manchester United Women) close footed changeable from the centre of the container is blocked.
Corner, Manchester United Women. Conceded by Millie Bright.
Lucy Staniforth (Manchester United Women) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Foul by Lauren James (Chelsea Women).
Substitution, Chelsea Women. Johanna Rytting Kaneryd replaces Guro Reiten.
Attempt missed. Sam Kerr (Chelsea Women) header from the near broadside of the six gait container is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Sophie Ingle.
Attempt blocked. Lauren James (Chelsea Women) close footed changeable from the centre of the container is blocked.
Substitution, Manchester United Women. Rachel Williams replaces Alessia Russo.