Chelsea manager Emma Hayes praised her side for learning the lessons from previous games as her side beat Birmingham City 5-0 at Kingsmeadow. The result sees the Blues through to the Vitality Women’s FA Cup semi-finals thanks to goals from Magdalena Eriksson, Drew Spence, Niamh Charles and a brace from Bethany England.
It took until just before the break for the hosts to break down a stubborn City defence, and Hayes was pleased with how her side set about the task. She said: “Today I feel we’ve learnt the lessons of the past in terms of what you have to do to work the opponent down.
“I thought we were worthy of 1-0 in the first half because of what we created, and we worked them so hard that by the second half we were able to create the chances.”
