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Kirby & Aluko score to put Chelsea Ladies on brink of title

Chelsea moved within just one point of the Women’s Super League One title with two games to go as they beat Sunderland soon after rivals Manchester City lost.[1]

Victory ensured that Chelsea can secure a league and cup double if they avoid defeat at Bristol City on Tuesday.

Fran Kirby’s heavily-deflected strike and Eni Aluko’s close-range finish gave Emma Hayes’s side a two-goal lead.

Sunderland pulled one back through Keira Ramshaw’s late, crisp finish off the post, but defeat kept them ninth.

Read more: Arsenal 2-1 Manchester City[2]

Hayes’ side, who beat Bristol City 6-0 on the season’s opening weekend in the reverse fixture, are bidding to reclaim the title they first won in 2015.

Saturday’s win over the Lady Black Cats on a wet night at Kingsmeadow put them six points clear of City, whose defeat at Arsenal was their second in a row since going above Chelsea on goal difference on 3 May.

Kirby somewhat fortuitously opened the scoring when her shot was deflected and looped over keeper Rachael Laws.

Midfielder Katie Chapman, who was playing in her final home game for the club before retiring this summer,[3] was unlucky not to score when she struck the inside of the post from long range.

Aluko doubled the hosts’ lead with a first-time finish after the break, before a late scare from the visitors, but Chelsea held on.

Line-ups[4]

Match Stats[5]

Live Text[6]

Line-ups

Chelsea Ladies

28Telford

2Thorisdottir

5Flaherty

4Bright

7Davison

18Mjelde

17ChapmanSubstituted forCooperat 83'minutes

20AnderssonSubstituted forRaffertyat 59'minutes

22Cuthbert

14KirbySubstituted forBachmannat 67'minutes

9Aluko

Substitutes

1Lindahl

3Blundell

11Rafferty

21Cooper

23Bachmann

24Spence

Sunderland Ladies

1Laws

16Pitman

6Williams

14Sharp

5Sjoman

8LipkaSubstituted forBruinenbergat 70'minutes

11Wyne

18Lambert

37Staniforth

17Joice

7Ramshaw

Substitutes

4Stewart

9Koren

20Bruinenberg

23Griffiths

28Galloway

31Preuss

Attendance:

1,940

Match Stats

Home TeamChelsea LadiesAway TeamSunderland Ladies

Possession

Home61%

Away39%

Shots

Home13

Away10

Shots on Target

Home4

Away4

Corners

Home6

Away1

Fouls

Home3

Away4

Live Text

Posted at

Match ends, Chelsea Ladies 2, Sunderland Ladies 1.

Full Time

Posted at 90'+5'

Second Half ends, Chelsea Ladies 2, Sunderland Ladies 1.

Posted at 90'+5'

Attempt missed. Dominique Bruinenberg (Sunderland Ladies) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.

Goal!

Posted at 86'

Goal! Chelsea Ladies 2, Sunderland Ladies 1. Keira Ramshaw (Sunderland Ladies) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Abbey Joice.

Posted at 85'

Erin Cuthbert (Chelsea Ladies) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 85'

Foul by Victoria Williams (Sunderland Ladies).

Substitution

Posted at 83'

Substitution, Chelsea Ladies. Deanna Cooper replaces Katie Chapman.

Posted at 83'

Foul by Gemma Davison (Chelsea Ladies).

Posted at 83'

Abbey Joice (Sunderland Ladies) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 82'

Corner, Chelsea Ladies. Conceded by Hayley Sharp.

Posted at 82'

Attempt blocked. Maren Mjelde (Chelsea Ladies) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

Posted at 79'

Attempt missed. Keira Ramshaw (Sunderland Ladies) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.

Posted at 78'

Attempt saved. Maria Thorisdottir (Chelsea Ladies) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.

Posted at 78'

Katie Chapman (Chelsea Ladies) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 78'

Foul by Lucy Staniforth (Sunderland Ladies).

Posted at 72'

Attempt missed. Abbey Joice (Sunderland Ladies) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.

Substitution

Posted at 70'

Substitution, Sunderland Ladies. Dominique Bruinenberg replaces Kasia Lipka because of an injury.

Posted at 69'

Attempt missed. Maren Mjelde (Chelsea Ladies) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.

Substitution

Posted at 67'

Substitution, Chelsea Ladies. Ramona Bachmann replaces Francesca Kirby.

Posted at 66'

Foul by Gemma Davison (Chelsea Ladies).

Posted at 66'

Kasia Lipka (Sunderland Ladies) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Posted at 64'

Attempt saved. Rachel Pitman (Sunderland Ladies) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.

Substitution

Posted at 59'

Substitution, Chelsea Ladies. Claire Rafferty replaces Jonna Andersson.

Goal!

Posted at 56'

Goal! Chelsea Ladies 2, Sunderland Ladies 0. Eniola Aluko (Chelsea Ladies) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jonna Andersson.

Posted at 55'

Corner, Chelsea Ladies. Conceded by Victoria Williams.

Posted at 47'

Corner, Sunderland Ladies. Conceded by Maria Thorisdottir.

Second Half

Posted at

Second Half begins Chelsea Ladies 1, Sunderland Ladies 0.

Half Time

Posted at 45'+7'

First Half ends, Chelsea Ladies 1, Sunderland Ladies 0.

Posted at 45'+6'

Attempt missed. Eniola Aluko (Chelsea Ladies) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left.

Posted at 45'+3'

Attempt missed. Eniola Aluko (Chelsea Ladies) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left.

Posted at 45'+2'

Attempt blocked. Katie Chapman (Chelsea Ladies) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

Posted at 45'+1'

Corner, Chelsea Ladies. Conceded by Zaneta Wyne.

Posted at 45'

Katie Chapman (Chelsea Ladies) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box.

Goal!

Posted at 42'

Goal! Chelsea Ladies 1, Sunderland Ladies 0. Francesca Kirby (Chelsea Ladies) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Gemma Davison.

Posted at 41'

Attempt missed. Mollie Lambert (Sunderland Ladies) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.

Posted at 39'

Attempt blocked. Abbey Joice (Sunderland Ladies) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

Posted at 36'

Corner, Chelsea Ladies. Conceded by Victoria Williams.

Posted at 35'

Gemma Davison (Chelsea Ladies) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Posted at 35'

Foul by Abbey Joice (Sunderland Ladies).

Posted at 34'

Attempt saved. Zaneta Wyne (Sunderland Ladies) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.

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References

^ rivals Manchester City lost. (www.bbc.co.uk)

^ Read more: Arsenal 2-1 Manchester City (www.bbc.co.uk)

^ before retiring this summer, (www.bbc.co.uk)

^ Line-ups (www.bbc.co.uk)

^ Match Stats (www.bbc.co.uk)

^ Live Text (www.bbc.co.uk)

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