Chelsea continue unbeaten run with narrow victory over Spurs | OneFootball

Chelsea continued their long unbeaten run in the Barclays Women’s Super League with a 1-0 victory over Tottenham Hotspur at Kingsmeadow this afternoon.

A second half strike from Keira Walsh proved to be the difference as The Blues remained at the league summit.

Chelsea started the game with plenty of intensity and Alyssa Thompson came close to an opener in the opening three minutes, but her effort was too high.

Spurs’ first chance on goal came from Cathinka Tandberg, whose shot was deflected wide by Nathalie Björn.

Chelsea continued to search for an opener and Erin Cuthbert tried her luck with a free-kick, but the ball was claimed by Lize Kop at the far side of the goal.

After a frustrating first half for both sides, Thompson created the first chance on goal of the second period, but her right-footed shot went wide after Kop’s intervention. Ellie Carpenter then saw a long-range effort clear the crossbar.

Sonia Bompastor’s side eventually found the opener just after the hour mark through Walsh. She netted her first goal for Chelsea with a right-footed shot from outside of the box.

Spurs looked to equalise through Matilda Vinberg’s free-kick, but her shot hit the Chelsea wall.

In the end, Chelsea held on to claim another three points which keeps them at the top of the Barclays Women’s Super League table.

Chelsea are back in action when they play host to Paris FC in their latest UEFA Women’s Champions League fixture on Wednesday while Tottenham Hotspur’s next fixture is a home Subway Women’s League Cup tie against Birmingham City on Sunday.