Author: Paul Lagan

Sam Kerr’s glancing header was the difference between the two sides as her first half strike saw the Blues beat rugged Brighton 1-0 this afternoon at Crawley.

The Australian took full advantage of the space created by Pernille Harder, who clipped in the perfect left byline cross and her deft glancing header, from the six-yard area zipped past goalkeeper Cecillie Fiskerstrand.

A careless error by Edouard Mendy gifted Everton all three points and denied Chelsea the chance to return to the top of the Premier League as the west Londoners lost 1-0 tonight at Goodison Park to end a 17-game unbeaten run.

Mendy needlessly bundled over Dominic Calvert-Lewin inside the away side’s penalty area to concede the spot lick after 22 minutes.

Fran Kirby opened the scoring after just two minutes and netted a brace as the Blues got their Champions League campaign off to the perfect start, thrashing against Benfica 5-0, in Portugal this afternoon.

When a game has little riding on the result, you can either get a goal-fest or an encounter that can be a boon for an insomniac – this 1-1 draw against Russian outfit in a dead rubber of a Champions League group match was in the second category.

Sam Kerr showed all her predatory instincts as she smashed home a hat trick as Chelsea ran out 3-2 winners against West Ham United in the WSL derby at Kingsmeadow.

Kurt Zouma bullet-headed Chelsea back to the top of the Premier League as the Blues came from behind to beat old foes Leeds United 3-1 at Stamford Bridge tonight.

Olivier Giroud will be back on the bench tomorrow despite bagging all four goals for Chelsea in their midweek thumping of Sevilla in the Champions League.

Olivier Giroud rammed home four goals as Chelsea put Sevilla to the sword with an emphatic 4-0 thrashing in Southern Spain tonight to top Group E of the Champions League.

Giroud, 34, secured the perfect hat-trick before adding to it by smashing home a penalty.

Olivier Giroud scored  a last minute winner to see Chelsea nab all three Champions League points with a 2-1 win to secure group qualification against Rennes tonight.

Callum Hudson-Odoi scored with a first half strike, having been put through with an inch-perfect ball by Mason Mount to set the ball rolling. 

Tammy Abraham put in a man of the match performance as the Blues went top of the Premier League for the first time since September 2018 as the striker notched up the second goal in a 2-0 win away win at Newcastle United.

Callum Hudson-Odoi is hoping to take advantage of the possible absence of Kai Havertz, who tested positive for Covid-19, and injured Christian Pulisic to show he is worth a starting place at Chelsea.

Chelsea snatched a late, late equaliser as Pernille Harder’s shot took a wicked deflected and looped over goalkeeper Manuela Zinsberger.

Blues boss Emma Hayes knows that the likes of Beth England and Pernille Harder will have to be at their very best if Chelsea are to overcome title contenders Arsenal on Sunday in the Women’s Super League.

Beth England scored a brace to secure all three points as Chelsea dispatched aggressive and defence-minded Everton 4-0 at Kingsmeadow this afternoon.