Chelsea ensured they will top the WSL over the Christmas break after surviving a Reading fightback to win a five-goal thriller 3-2 at snowy Kingsmeadow.
Goals from ex-Royal Fran Kirby and a Jelena Cankovic double put the league champions in control. But as conditions worsened after half-time Reading hit back with two goals in two minutes through Sanne Troelsgaard and Amalie Eikeland, nearly snatching an unlikely point.
The Blues were able to reopen a three-point lead on London rivals Arsenal at the top of the WSL, although they were given a huge slice of luck with their opener. A quickly taken free-kick set Johanna Rytting Kaneryd clear in the box, although replays later showed she was offside.
