Chelsea are the primary WSL staff to finish an unbeaten 22-game season after Aggie Beever-Jones’ late objective secured a 1-0 victory over Liverpool on the ultimate day of the season.
Regardless of already being topped champions with two video games to spare, there was nonetheless loads to play for as Sonia Bompastor’s facet chased data.
Nonetheless, Liverpool annoyed Chelsea, maintaining clear-cut possibilities to a minimal in west London.
That was till Beever-Jones fired previous goalkeeper Rachel Legal guidelines in stoppage time to cap an unbelievable season for the Blues, who went on to elevate the WSL title in entrance of their dwelling followers at Stamford Bridge.
The victory additionally means Chelsea reached 60 factors within the WSL this season, a report factors tally within the WSL.
After securing the title in her first season in cost, Sonia Bompastor’s focus now turns to profitable a home treble. Chelsea will look so as to add the FA Cup to their WSL and League Cup success once they face Manchester United at Wembley subsequent Sunday.
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‘Bompastor needed data’
Chelsea midfielder Erin Cuthbert to Sky Sports activities:
“We have simply labored exhausting proper till the tip. Liverpool got here with a sport plan and defended rather well.
“We simply needed to maintain at it, use the momentum, use the followers and Aggie bought that objective on the finish.
“I assumed the women ran them down and made the job instead actually simply within the second half. Credit score to everybody within the group.
“It is simply completely psychological. I am solely about titles however Sonia mentioned she’s after the data so so am I.”
‘An unbelievable achievement’
Courtney Sweetman-Kirk on Sky Sports activities:
“Chelsea are virtually are a sufferer of their very own success.
“There’s such a excessive expectation on them due to their excessive stage, and while you win the title for a sixth successive season, it is an unbelievable achievement.
“Each time you win once more, the goal in your again will get larger and greater, and greater.
“Full credit score to this facet, it felt a bit muted once they gained the title, however that was as a result of they nonetheless had a job to do. They needed to complete the job in entrance of their very own followers.”