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Emma Hayes slams decision for Chelsea vs Liverpool to go ahead as Ian Wright wades in

Emma Hayes believes Chelsea 's WSL game with Liverpool should never have started after it was abandoned within minutes of kick-off.

Referee Paul Howard made the decision that the pitch wasn't safe after just six minutes of action, with the two sides led off down the tunnel. The Kingsmeadow crowd were then told the game would not resume and had been abandoned.

"You could see from the opening minutes that it was like an ice rink down the sides," Hayes told BBC, who were broadcasting the game live. "Matt Beard was upset that it even got to point and he's right.

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