You can’t keep Sam Kerr quiet for long. It is often in the biggest of games where Chelsea’s striker makes her most decisive interventions, and in the Women’s Super League those don’t come much bigger than against Arsenal and in front of more than 45,000 at the Emirates. The Australian’s header just short of the 90th minute rescued a point for the WSL defending champions, which maintains their three-point advantage over Arsenal in the title race.
Chelsea had been dominated by Arsenal for long periods and the hosts will regret not finishing off Emma Hayes’s side when they were on top. Although Arsenal’s opener was hugely controversial, the hosts created the majority of the chances at the Emirates and had the edge over their London rivals on the balance of play. But as Arsenal dropped deeper, holding on to what would have been a crucial victory, Jelena Cankovic produced an outstanding cross and Kerr struck to salvage a draw.
