Tottenham Hotspur 2-3 Chelsea: Lauren James scores superb strike as Blues move top of WSL

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A large extremity from Lauren James helped Chelsea bushed Tottenham and instrumentality to the apical of the Women's Super League.

Jess Carter headed the Blues successful beforehand aft 7 minutes, nevertheless they were pegged backmost erstwhile Bethany England scored against her erstwhile club.

James chopped wrong and fired successful disconnected the station to reconstruct Chelsea's advantage, earlier Guro Reiten secured the win.

It condemned Spurs to a sixth consecutive decision successful the league, contempt Nikola Karczewska's precocious strike.

Chelsea person present won each 7 of their WSL matches against London rivals Spurs.

Emma Hayes' broadside instrumentality to the WSL acme and pb Manchester United by 2 points aft they were held astatine location by Everton.

Chelsea are unbeaten successful 19 matches successful each competitions, having not mislaid since a 3-2 decision by Liverpool successful their opening crippled of this season.

Chelsea march backmost to the summit

Having dropped points for lone the 2nd clip successful this WSL run past clip retired astatine Arsenal, Chelsea started good and deservedly took an aboriginal pb astatine Brisbane Road.

A well-worked determination from a country saw Erin Cuthbert transverse successful from the borderline of the container and an unmarked Carter headed location the opener.

It was a lawsuit of deja vu for Spurs, who person been successful rotten league signifier and had scored conscionable doubly portion conceding 15 successful six erstwhile top-flight games against Chelsea.

Their losing tally successful the WSL is their worst successful the contention and they had failed to people successful their past 3 matches.

Carter's extremity was the 5th they person conceded successful the opening 15 minutes of WSL games this play - much than immoderate different side.

England scores but Spurs woes continue

To remedy their scoring woes, Spurs brag Rehanne Skinner signed England from Chelsea for a reported £250,000 - a grounds betwixt 2 WSL clubs - and the Euro 2022 victor showed her worth connected 16 minutes.

The equaliser came against the tally of play with Tottenham's archetypal determination guardant of note. Ashleigh Neville slid the shot to Drew Spence who bushed her marker earlier slotting successful England, who tapped location earlier declining to observe against her aged team.

Signing England has fixed Spurs overmuch much of an attacking threat. However, they stay susceptible successful defence, arsenic James proved.

On 27 minutes, she ran unchallenged from the helping into the centre of the transportation and restored Chelsea's pb with a good idiosyncratic extremity from the borderline of the box, which owed plentifulness to Spurs failing to enactment James nether pressure

Chelsea were past capable to support Spurs astatine arms magnitude earlier bagging a 3rd connected the hour, Sam Kerr flicking a agelong shot into the way of Reiten who slotted the shot into the bottommost corner.

Karczewska gave Spurs anticipation with 2 minutes to play with a good debased finish, but Chelsea held connected to determination top.

Line-ups

Tottenham Women

Formation 3-4-3

1Korpela
4TurnerSubstituted forKarczewskaat 78'minutes
5Bartrip
3Zadorsky
29Neville
25Summanen
24Spence
6Harrop
14IldhusøySubstituted forJamesat 86'minutes
19England
20IwabuchiSubstituted forAyaneat 86'minutes

Substitutes

9Karczewska
13Ale
15James
18Ubogagu
22Spencer
23Ayane

Chelsea Women

Formation 4-2-3-1

1Musovic
21CharlesSubstituted forPérissetat 60'minutes
26BuchananBooked astatine 28mins
4Bright
7Carter
22CuthbertBooked astatine 45minsSubstituted forCankovicat 74'minutes
5Ingle
10James
17FlemingSubstituted forKirbyat 61'minutes
11ReitenSubstituted forRytting Kanerydat 80'minutes
20KerrSubstituted forLeupolzat 74'minutes

Substitutes

8Leupolz
14Kirby
15Périsset
18Mjelde
19Rytting Kaneryd
27Abdullina
28Cankovic
30Berger

Live Text

Match ends, Tottenham Hotspur Women 2, Chelsea Women 3.
Second Half ends, Tottenham Hotspur Women 2, Chelsea Women 3.
Offside, Chelsea Women. Fran Kirby tries a done ball, but Ève Périsset is caught offside.
Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Tinja-Riikka Korpela.
Attempt saved. Johanna Rytting Kaneryd (Chelsea Women) close footed changeable from extracurricular the container is saved successful the bottommost close corner. Assisted by Fran Kirby.
Offside, Tottenham Hotspur Women. Tinja-Riikka Korpela tries a done ball, but Rosella Ayane is caught offside.
Attempt missed. Fran Kirby (Chelsea Women) close footed changeable from the near broadside of the container is close, but misses the apical near corner.
Attempt saved. Fran Kirby (Chelsea Women) header from the centre of the container is saved successful the bottommost near corner. Assisted by Jelena Cankovic.
Attempt missed. Lauren James (Chelsea Women) close footed changeable from the close broadside of the container misses to the left.
Goal! Tottenham Hotspur Women 2, Chelsea Women 3. Nikola Karczewska (Tottenham Hotspur Women) close footed changeable from the centre of the container to the bottommost close corner. Assisted by Eveliina Summanen with a headed pass.
Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Angharad James.
Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur Women. Angharad James replaces Celin Ildhusøy.
Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur Women. Rosella Ayane replaces Mana Iwabuchi.
Melanie Leupolz (Chelsea Women) wins a escaped footwear successful the attacking half.
Foul by Drew Spence (Tottenham Hotspur Women).
Kadeisha Buchanan (Chelsea Women) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Foul by Nikola Karczewska (Tottenham Hotspur Women).
Substitution, Chelsea Women. Johanna Rytting Kaneryd replaces Guro Reiten.
Corner, Tottenham Hotspur Women. Conceded by Sophie Ingle.
Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur Women. Nikola Karczewska replaces Amy Turner.