Arsenal and Chelsea both record wins as Women's Super League title race looks like going to the wire
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Updated 24/04/2022 at 22:34 GMT+1
Arsenal coasted past struggling Everton to continue their neck-and-neck tussle for the title with Chelsea. Goals from Caitlin Foord, Beth Mead and Jordan Nobbs got the Gunners their win. Earlier, Chelsea had beaten Spurs at the Hive despite going behind, and then having keeper Ann-Katrin Berger sent off. But Emma Hayes' side scored twice in the second half to ease away from their dogged opponents.
Caitlin Foord of Arsenal scores their team's first goal during the Barclays FA Women's Super League match between Everton and Arsenal at Walton Hall Park on April 24, 2022 in Liverpool, England.
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Arsenal kept up the pressure on Chelsea at the top of the Women's Super League by seeing off Everton 3-0 on Sunday evening.
The Walton Hall Park encounter saw the Gunners struggle to break through in the opening skirmishes, but took the lead through Caitlin Foord just before half-time.
Beth Mead extended their lead beyond the hour, before Jordan Nobbs got a third 15 minutes from time as the gap to Chelsea was closed back to one point.
Earlier in the day, Chelsea had battled well in adversity to beat Tottenham, eventually triumphing 3-1 after a chaotic encounter at the Hive.
Spurs went ahead in the 15th minute in North London, as Sophie Ingle turned into her own net after Molly Bartrip's corner had caused mayhem in the Chelsea box.
Stunned to be behind, the visitors looked to respond and they did on 27 minutes through a fine equaliser from Guro Reiten.
The Norway forward first nutmegged Spurs right-back Ash Neville, before having the skill to chip the ball over Tinja-Riikka Korpela from a narrow angle.
That might have calmed Chelsea down but it seemed to do the opposite as Rachel Williams got away down the right for Spurs just before half-time and was taken out by Ann Katrin-Berger, with the Blues keeper being shown a straight red card.
Emma Hayes and her team therefore faced considerable difficulty in their quest for the three points but Sam Kerr rose to the rescue, heading home Jonna Andersson's cross with just under twenty minutes to go to give the Blues the lead.
And substitute Jessie Fleming added gloss to the scoreline deep into added-on time with a long-range effort.
Meanwhile, Aston Villa held Manchester United to a draw at the Bescot Stadium - a potentially damaging result to United's hopes of finishing above Manchester City, who are one point behind but with a game in hand.
Chelsea and Spurs face each other again in the league on Thursday as the campaign begins to reach its much-anticipated climax.
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