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Women's Super League 2024-25 Wrap: Chelsea Stretch Lead To Eight Points, West Ham Frustrate Manchester City

Sonia Bompastor's side stretched their lead at the top to eight points with a convincing 3-1 win over Leicester City

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Chelsea moved eight points clear at the Women's Super League summit with a 3-1 victory over Leicester City. (More Football News)

Catarina Macario, Agnes Beever-Jones and Erin Cuthbert were on target at Kingsmeadow on Wednesday.

Chelsea saw a nine-match winning streak, which stretched back to a 1-1 draw against Leicester in December, ended by Sunday's 2-2 draw with Brighton and Hove Albion.

However, the Blues, who are still unbeaten this season, broke the deadlock after just eight minutes, with Macario's free-kick beating Leicester goalkeeper바카라 웹사이트Janina Leitzig via a deflection of Julie Thibaud.

Chelsea doubled their lead within six minutes of the restart, as Beever-Jones latched onto Mayra Ramirez's clever backheel to fire home.

Leicester – seeking their first ever WSL win in London – halved the deficit in the 55th minute when Yuka Momiki cleverly lifted over goalkeeper Hannah Hampton.

But the hosts put the contest to bed four minutes from time, as Cuthbert curled home from the edge of the area via the post.

Elsewhere, a late West Ham equaliser denied Manchester City the opportunity to climb into the top three.

Gareth Taylor's side, who face Chelsea four times across three competitions바카라 웹사이트in the space of 12 days later this month,바카라 웹사이트were on a four-match winning streak and carried the greater attacking threat, finishing with 2.35 expected goals to West Ham's 0.78.

City debutant바카라 웹사이트Laura Wienroither rattling the crossbar from distance, and they finally바카라 웹사이트broke through in the 80th minute, as Vivianne Miedema flicked on Mary Fowler's cross for Khadija Shaw to finish from close range.

However, the Hammers averted a fifth defeat in their last six matches in the first minute of stoppage time, with Manuela Pavi brilliantly curling a shot into the far corner to secure a share of the spoils.

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