Chelsea Women Edge the Seven Goal Thriller with Aston Villa
Sam Kerr of Chelsea shoots while under pressure from Miri Taylor of Aston Villa Photo by Jasper WaxGetty Images
Chelsea Women edge seven-goal thriller with Aston Villa to move up to second place in the Barclays WSL.
Chelsea 4-3 Aston Villa
West Ham United 1-1 London City Lionesses
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Chelsea eventually came out on top in a dramatic encounter against Aston Villa.
A seesaw six-goal first half saw Villa strike first inside two minutes through Chasity Grant.
The Blues hit back with three goals in a seven-minute spell as Sam Kerr equalised, Naomi Girma got the last touch on a Lauren James effort before James scored from outside the box.
Kirsty Hanson replied with a quick brace as Lynn Wilms completed a hat-trick of assists.
Hanson hit the post from 20 yards, but from a similar distance in the last 10 minutes Chelsea’s Sjoeke Nusken scored from Kerr’s set-up.
West Ham United v London City Lionesses Barclays Women's Super League
DAGENHAM, ENGLAND - MARCH 29:
Jana Fernandez of London City Lionesses scores her teams first goal under pressure from Estelle Cascarino of West Ham United Photo by James FearnGetty Images
Bottom-but-one West Ham grabbed a valuable point against London City, who snapped a run of three straight defeats.
The Lionesses grabbed a first-half lead on the break when Freya Godfrey played the ball to Jana Fernández, who fired it into the net from just outside the corner of the six-yard box.
Oona Siren brought the Hammers back on level terms after the hour mark with a volley following a set-piece.
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Wilf Frith
Wilf Frith is a women’s football news editor who works for Her Goal Magazine and had been with all its predecessors since 1996, becoming a founding team member after running Sunday Kicks. He has also held previous long-term roles as press officer for the Cornwall Women’s Football League and Penzance Ladies FC.