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Chelsea boss Emma Hayes lifts lid on the Brighton ‘cup final’ she always dreads playing

Emma Hayes says she’s sick and tired of Chelsea being given the Barclays FA Women’s Super League run-around by Brighton as her profligate players blew a golden opportunity to cut the gap on Arsenal at the top of the table.

The Blues were unable to grab a breakthrough at the People’s Pension Stadium after Erin Cuthbert, Fran Kirby and Beth England all wasted key chances.

Brighton goalkeeper Megan Walsh pulled off a string of vital saves as defending champions Chelsea, who were also held 0-0 by West Ham in midweek, drew two FAWSL blanks on the spin for the first time since October 2018.

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