Here is Suzanne Wrack’s report.
Well that was an absorbing and high-quality match that, while its fluency was slightly hobbled by the windy conditions, remained in the balance until the end. Chelsea’s defensive resilience and early assertiveness just about merited victory against a City side who were outthought and outfought early on but improved as the game went on and asked a lot of questions of Chelsea’s rearguard.
It all sets up an absolute humdinger of a match on Friday night, when Arsenal visit Kingsmeadow. Momentum is undoubtedly with second-placed Chelsea now and it’ll be one not to miss. Today’s match also tees up next month’s League Cup final nicely. It’ll probably be a bit less blustery then too.
Suzanne Wrack’s match report will be up on the site imminently. Thanks for reading. Bye.
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