A sold-out crowd at Kingsmeadow was just what Chelsea needed to secure three vital points in the Barclays FA WSL title chase, said manager Emma Hayes.
Guro Reiten’s early header put the title-holders ahead in the 14th minute and proved enough to secure the win for her side, who remain within two points of league-leaders Arsenal.
And the Blues boss believed supporters were just the ticket—or, more accurately, 3321 tickets—to her squad’s success, encouraging them to turn up the volume when the table-topping WSL sides meet for a clash of the titans on Friday.
