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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Suzanne Wrack

Chelsea punish West Ham for misses to return to the WSL summit

Aggie Beever-Jones receives congratulations after giving Chelsea the lead
Aggie Beever-Jones receives congratulations after giving Chelsea the lead. Photograph: Harriet Lander/Chelsea FC/Getty Images

The West Ham manager, Rehanne Skinner, said she is “getting sick” of poor Women’s Super League offi­ciating after her side were denied a first-half equaliser by an incorrect offside call, before Chelsea went on to secure a 2-0 win.

Aggie Beever-Jones and Erin ­Cuthbert punished a resilient West Ham for their profligacy in the final third as Chelsea moved back above Manchester City at the summit of the WSL table. It was not straightforward for the visiting Blues and, had Honoka Hayashi’s effort not been incorrectly flagged offside 15 minutes in, it could have been a much nervier affair for the visiting team.

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