Chelsea continued their strong form with victory against Leicester in a scintillating encounter in south‑west London. Emma Hayes’s side got off to a rapid start with an early goal from Lauren James and an own goal from Courtney Nevin. Leicester’s resilience, however, shone through when Jutta Rantala scored before Sam Tierney cancelled out Sam Kerr’s restoration of the deficit. James and Aggie Beever-Jones added two further goals in the second half to make sure of the three points.
Despite being frustrated by elements of her team’s performance, Hayes was proud of the way they have come through an intense run of games. “It was maybe too good a start,” she said. “There were two gifted goals for us so sometimes you think it’s going to be one of those days.
