It has taken Emma Hayes four games to get the better of Jonas Eidevall in the league since he joined Arsenal from Rosengård in 2021 – more than any other manager she has faced. But there was no more significant time to end that run, and no more significant a scorer of Chelsea’s second goal in this 2-0 victory.
Chelsea needed a win to briefly extend their lead against Manchester United to five points and render United’s late victory in the Manchester derby somewhat irrelevant. Three points against Reading on Saturday will secure Chelsea the title. Arsenal were left ruing Katie McCabe’s missed second-half penalty, but had their Champions League place all but confirmed by City’s evening defeat.
