Liverpool vs Chelsea, 2023-24 English Women's Super League

· English Women's Super League
Liverpool
  • 51': Sophie Román Haug
  • 66': Erin Cuthbert (OG)
  • 81': Leanne Kiernan
  • 90'+2': Gemma Bonner
FT
4 - 3
Chelsea
  • 9': Aggie Beever-Jones
  • 80': Aggie Beever-Jones
  • 83': Teagan Micah (OG)

Chelsea WSL title hopes derailed by stunning 4-3 loss to Liverpool

Chelsea's bid to make it five Women's Super League titles in a row suffered a huge setback on Wednesday as they lost a 4-3 thriller to Liverpool, seriously denting the possibility of the Blues giving manager Emma Hayes a winning send-off.

Game Information

Competition: English Women's Super League

Venue: Prenton Park
Location: Birkenhead, England
Attendance: 2,129

Women's Super League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Manchester City 8 +11 21
2 Chelsea 8 +11 20
3 Manchester United 8 +13 17
4 Arsenal 8 +10 15
Full Table

Line-Ups

LIV Liverpool

No. Name
16 Teagan Micah (GK)
23 Gemma Bonner Yellow Card
17 Jenna Clark
4 Grace Fisk
8 Fuka Nagano
18 Ceri Holland
14 Marie Hobinger
2 Emma Koivisto
12 Taylor Hinds
13 Mia Enderby
10 Sophie Román Haug
Liverpool Substitutes:
Missy Bo Kearns, Leanne Kiernan, Charlie Chadwick, Melissa Lawley, Eva Spencer, Yana Daniels, Mia Leath, Jasmine Matthews.

CHE Chelsea

No. Name
24 Hannah Hampton (GK)
7 Jessica Carter Yellow Card
12 Ashley Lawrence
4 Millie Bright
21 Niamh Charles
14 Fran Kirby
6 Sjoeke Nüsken
22 Erin Cuthbert
19 Johanna Rytting Kaneryd
33 Aggie Beever-Jones
9 Catarina Macario
Chelsea Substitutes:
Maren Mjelde, Zecira Musovic, Katie Cox, Ève Périsset, Sophie Ingle, Kadeisha Buchanan, Maika Hamano, Guro Reiten, Nathalie Björn.

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