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WSL final day LIVE! Chelsea stroll to win over Reading to win title as Man United beat Liverpool
am Kerr scored twice as Chelsea cruised to a 3-0 victory over Reading on Saturday to win their fourth consecutive FA Women’s Super League title, completing a league and FA Cup double on the last day of the season and condemning their hosts to relegation.
The Blues finished on 58 points from 22 games, two ahead of runners-up Manchester United, who beat Liverpool 1-0 and 11 ahead of Arsenal, who finish third in the final Champions League spot.
Reading finished bottom of the 12-team league and are relegated to the second-tier Championship.
Chelsea opened the scoring in the 18th minute when Guro Reiten crossed for Australia international Kerr to steal a march on her defender and head home, and Reiten netted the second in the 42nd minute.
Kerr netted again in the 88th minute to complete the rout and add the WSL to the FA Cup they won on penalties against Manchester United on May 14.
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Eriksson says fifth and final Women’s Super League title means the most at Chelsea
Chelsea defender Magdalena Eriksson says her fifth and final Women’s Super League title with the club means the most.
The Sweden international will be leaving the Blues this summer after a trophy-laden spell for the club and played in Saturday’s win over Reading sealed the WSL championship on the final day.
Manchester United had pushed Emma Hayes’s side all the way but the champions retained their crown even despite Marc Skinner’s side beating Liverpool.
Read the full story here!
Chelsea stroll to WSL title once more as winning machine rolls on
While the final day of the Women’s Super League threatened to throw up a dramatic end to the campaign, the relentless winning machine is that Chelsea rather spoiled the party for the neutral.
For the fourth time in a row, Emma Hayes and her side reign over English football as champions.
They needed to lose to now-relegated Reading and see Manchester United beat Liverpool in order to give up their grip on the trophy and those thrill-seekers looking for some title excitement may have been convincing themselves that could indeed happen.
The Royals, after all, have been a difficult team to break down in previous years and United’s season has been one full of great strides forward.
Still, there is simply too much experience in the Chelsea ranks for that to realistically happen.
Read Jonathan Gorrie’s full report here!
FT: Liverpool 0-1 Man United
Skinner’s side at least get to end the season on a high!
FT: Reading 0-3 Chelsea
And that’s it!
Chelsea wrap up a fourth consecutive trophy with a routine win over Reading, who suffer relegation as a result.
It’s gone all the way but the Blues’ relentless run continues.
GOAL! Reading 0-3 Chelsea | Sam Kerr ‘86
86 mins: Kerr initially hits the post from close range but taps in the rebound!
GOAL! Liverpool 0-1 Man United | Lucia Garcia ’72
72 mins: Garcia gives United the lead on Merseyside!
Something to shout about, at least.
Harder says goodbye
71 mins: Emotinal moment as Harder goes off for Cankovic to big cheers from the away end.
A truly trophy-laden spell.
Slipping away for Manchester United
68 mins: Frustrating afternoon for United, with Liverpool holding firm,
Skinner will be furious they’ve not done their job.
Reading not showing much
56 mins: This is an absolute walk in the park for Chelsea now.
