
Lauren James was fortunate to avoid a red card during Chelsea’s heavy Women’s Super League defeat to Arsenal as she appeared to stamp on Lia Walti.
In a moment reminiscent of the World Cup last summer when she was sent off for stamping on the back of an opponent during England’s last-16 match with Nigeria, James kicked Walti in an off-the-ball incident but this time was only shown a yellow card by referee Rebecca Welch.