Women's Super League: Sam Kerr scores as Chelsea pip Manchester United to title and complete double on final day
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Published 27/05/2023 at 16:40 GMT
Emma Hayes' Chelsea continued their WSL supremacy as a final day win over Reading sealed a fourth consecutive league title and completed a third double in three seasons. Manchester United remained in the hunt on the last day, but the Blues were ruthless against already-relegated Reading, with Sam Kerr scoring on the big occasion as she always seems to do. Elsewhere, United beat Liverpool in vain.
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Chelsea are Women's Super League champions again after beating Reading 3-0 on the final day to pip rivals Manchester United.
The Blues had all-but sealed their title win with last weekend's home thumping of Arsenal, but United made them wait until the final day with a Manchester derby victory.
But Emma Hayes' squad made it four consecutive league titles on Saturday and completed a league and cup double; their third in succession.
Chelsea dominated from kick off. Scotland midfielder Erin Cuthbert went close, but it was Sam Kerr who finally broke Reading down.
Guro Reiten weaved through the Reading backline before dinking a cross towards Kerr. The Australian found space and headed back across goal to score her 28th goal of the season.
Kerr also got the winner against Manchester United in the FA Cup final, setting up the double that the Blues completed with their title win today.
Reiten pounced on a dreadful defensive error to calmly slot Chelsea's second before the break, and Kerr put the icing on the title-winning cake with an 88th-minute strike.
United, for their part, beat Liverpool 1-0 thanks to a Lucia Garcia goal.
Three minutes after being introduced as a second-half substitute, Garcia lifted the ball over a Liverpool defender's head in the box before mis-hitting her follow-up. A kind bounce gave Garcia another chance and she slapped it into the goal on the half-volley.
Elsewhere, Beth England scored her 11th and 12th WSL goals for Tottenham but couldn't secure all three points against West Ham.
The Hammers fell behind to England's 20th-minute header, but scored two in six minutes to take the lead before half time.
England struck again after the break to level the London derby with yet another header.
Spurs were going in search of a winner late on but were forced to settle for a draw and a ninth place league finish. Victory against the Hammers would have seen Tottenham leapfrog their cross city rivals.
Arsenal almost blew their Champions League place with 2-0 home defeat to Aston Villa. Rachel Daly added yet another goal to her remarkable haul, reaching 22 for the season to claim the golden boot.
Khadija Shaw scored a brace either side of a Lauren Hemp strike in the second half to lead Manchester City to a 3-1 win over Everton. City went level with Arsenal on points but miss out on Europe's top table for next season on goal difference. Shaw made it 20 league goals for the season, but couldn't quite catch Daly. Lucy Hope pulled one back late on for the Toffees.
Brighton and Leicester, both having officially escaped relegation just last weekend, played out a rather one-sided affair but Ava Baker scored the only goal of the game as the Foxes secured 10th place.
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