Lauren James gave freedom credit score for her game-changing efficiency, which helped Chelsea defeat title rivals Arsenal and improve their lead atop the Ladies’s Tremendous League.
The 22-year-old sensation gave the hosts the lead when she fired by way of Manuela Zinsberger’s arms after dodging her marker.
Six minutes later, Sjoeke Nusken headed a long-range try from Erin Cuthbert into the underside nook to increase Chelsea’s benefit.
Following the interval, Johanna Rytting Kaneryd’s shot cannoned off her calf and caught Zinsberger off guard, giving Nusken the chance to virtually actually win.
The Gunners had been solely capable of salvage a late comfort when Chelsea striker Catarina Macario was deflected by Kim Little’s effort.
James talked about how excited she is to play at Stamford Bridge and the way that provides her the boldness to carry out after the sport.
She instructed Sky Sports activities, “It’s at all times good to play right here and I really feel the liberty right here with the followers. It clearly helped us acquire momentum and at the moment confirmed that.
“Everybody permits me to have freedom and people behind me make certain I’m doing my job defensively. And if I’m, they are saying ‘do what you need in possession’.
“I don’t actually give it some thought, I do what the chance is giving me and simply strive my greatest.”
Arsenal’s probabilities of successful the title are severely broken by the result, as they’re now six factors behind Chelsea, who’re presently three factors forward of second-place Manchester Metropolis.
Blues supervisor, Emma Hayes, was prepared to offer her group credit score after a convincing win in West London.
She instructed BBC Sport, “I stated that I anticipate a Chelsea customary and I noticed that tonight within the efficiency. I assumed it was a superb effort from each participant to ship what we wanted.
“We’ve been depleted, we needed to play Lauren James as a centre-forward at the moment and he or she did an amazing job however that is about the entire group and it’s a tremendous effort from everybody.”
