Chelsea annihilated Everton to keep WSL title race in their own hands after win for Manchester United
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Updated 07/05/2023 at 20:44 GMT
The Women's Super League title remains in Chelsea's hands after thrashing Everton 7-0 at Kingsmeadow. Manchester United are still four points clear at the top of the table after they secured a 3-0 victory over Tottenham, but have played two games more than Emma Hayes's side. Elsewhere, Manchester City's hopes of winning the league are effectively over after a surprise 2-1 defeat to Liverpool.
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Chelsea fired a huge warning shot to Manchester United in the WSL evening kick-off after thrashing Everton 7-0 at Kingsmeadow.
The destiny of the WSL title remains in Blues' hands as a goal each from Guro Reiten, Sam Kerr, Pernille Harder, Sophie Ingle and Jessie Fleming ensured Chelsea raced into a 5-0 lead before half-time.
Harder scored her second of the game to make it 6-0 in the 81st minute, before Erin Cuthbert added a seventh in stoppage time to secure an emphatic win.
The result means Emma Hayes's side will retain their title if they win all of their last four matches of the season.
However, the game was effectively a dead rubber for the Toffees, who remain sixth with 27 points from 19 games played.
Manchester United laid down the gauntlet for Chelsea in the early kick-off with a comprehensive 3-0 victory over Tottenham.
Marc Skinner’s team were clearly the better side over the course of 90 minutes and demonstrated why they are title contenders.
The three points took them six points clear of Manchester City, with both sides having played 20 games.
United scored twice in the first-half, first through Leah Galton and then Alessia Russo, with the hosts going in ahead at half-time at Leigh Sports Village.
After the restart, Nikita Parris made it three after Galton’s cross was not properly dealt with by Spurs’ defence.
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Natasha Dowie was on target in Liverpool's win over Manchester City.
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It was a hugely disappointing day for United's rivals Manchester City, whose title aspirations are effectively over following a surprise 2-1 defeat to Liverpool.
Natasha Dowie put The Reds in front, but Lauren Hemp wiped out the lead with a fine header to leave both sides level at the break.
However, Missy Bo Kearns scored what proved to be the winner with a superb finish into the far corner to leave Gareth Taylor's side six points adrift of The Red Devils with two games remaining.
Their vastly inferior goal difference means that the focus will now be on securing a top-three finish and a place in next season's Champions League.
Elsewhere, Reading's survival hopes took a huge hit after Rachel Daly's hat-trick helped Aston Villa to a 5-0 win at the Select Car Leasing Stadium.
Villa broke the deadlock in the 14th minute when Daly met Kirsty Hanson's strike from inside the box, before teeing up Alisha Lehmann to double their lead in the 42nd minute.
The writing was on the wall for Kelly Chambers' side when Hanson added a third for the visitors after tapping the ball into an empty net from Daly's cross, before the England international netted her second in the 55th minute.
Her three-goal haul was completed eight minutes later after latching onto Kenza Dali's pass and firing the ball pass Grace Moloney.
Reading remain rooted to the bottom of the table and are two points adrift of Leicester having played a game more than The Foxes, while Villa sit fifth.
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Brighton beat West Ham 1-0 in the WSL.
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It was a much better day for Reading's relegation rivals Brighton, who took a huge step towards confirming their WSL status for another season with a 1-0 win over West Ham.
Kayleigh Green scored the only goal of the game three minutes shy of the hour mark with a fine header from Katie Robinson's cross.
The Seagulls moved up to ninth and are five points of clear of Reading with a game in hand.
Meanwhile, The Hammers are all but mathematically assured of competing in the division next season despite the defeat, and are six points ahead of Reading.
Their goal difference is -18 compared to -28 for the Royals.
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