Kerr double as Chelsea take pole position going into WSL’s decisive final dayon May 5, 2021 at 6:24 pm

Sam Kerr scores twice to help Chelsea to a 2-0 win at Tottenham and move the Blues a step closer to retaining the WSL title.

Kerr made it 2-0 soon after the break, her 20th league goal of the season.

The Blues, who are still in the hunt for a historic quadruple, are now two points clear at the top of the table.

Emma Hayes’ side know a win against Reading on the final day of the campaign on Sunday will see them pip Manchester City to the title.

Kerr helps Blues get job done

Hayes made five changes to the team which booked their place in the Women’s Champions League final on Sunday, but the Blues were frustrated for most of the first half.

Spencer made good saves to keep out headers from Sophie Ingle and Drew Spence, and also clawed a shot from Wales midfielder Ingle behind for a corner.

Chelsea broke the deadlock when Millie Bright’s long diagonal into the box was put back across goal by Guro Reiten and Kerr provided the finishing touch.

Kerr saw a powerful point-blank header saved by Spencer seven minutes after the restart but she converted the rebound to give her side breathing space at The Hive.

Blues keeper Ann-Katrin Berger had little to do during a professional performance by the visitors, although the German had to get her body behind Lucy Quinn’s angled drive.

Rianna Dean sent a late effort narrowly wide for Spurs, whose winless run in the league stretched to 10 games.

Chelsea continue to carve out results at the business end of the season, with a seventh win in eight league games putting them on the brink of a fourth WSL title.

Spurs boss Rehanne Skinner:

“We’ve played Chelsea twice so I’m well aware of the challenges that you face when they’re in this kind of form.

“All credit to them, they’re still in the running for this quadruple and that will be a massive step for them and a real positive for women’s football.

“We’ve got to keep working on strengthening our side and continue on the journey that we’re on here at Spurs, to evolve our squad and be in a better position to compete next year.”

Chelsea manager Emma Hayes:

“It [the game vs Reading] will be a cup final for us and I’ll approach it as such. We have to win the game.

“As coaches we want everything. Some people have played a lot of football in recent weeks and this is another real credit to the whole squad for getting the win.

“The Bayern game took a lot out of us emotionally, so I was wondering what our performance would be like today.”

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