Emma Hayes may not have been at the game in person but she was definitely there in spirit to ensure that Chelsea made it three consecutive Women's Super League wins against a tough Everton side.
Hayes announced that she had undergone a hysterectomy last week and would be taking some time away from the day-to-day running of the team to recuperate. That didn't stop her being in the ear of assistant manager Denise Reddy throughout Chelsea’s 3-1 victory over Everton at Walton Hall Park.
“She was linked into the bench directly to Denise for the game,” general manager Paul Green revealed. Hayes was not in contact with the players themselves, and Green stated final decisions came down to Reddy and the staff on the touchline but attempting to peel Hayes away from Chelsea completely, would always prove a futile effort.
