FT | Chelsea 4-3 Aston Villa
⚽️ Grant
⚽️ Kerr
⚽️ Girma
⚽️ James
⚽️⚽️ Hanson
⚽️ Nüsken
Nüsken's finish the decider in an enthralling fixture here at Kingsmeadow. Vital 3 points for Chelsea in their race of UWCL qualification.
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SUB | Chelsea make another change:
⬅️ James
➡️ Potter
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🟨 Nighswonger goes into the book for a trip on James.
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8 minutes added on here.
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Kerr played through on goal. Her shot is deflected behind for a Chelsea corner.
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Villa almost respond straightway as Salmon races into the box down the left.
Her shot goes into the side-netting at the near post.
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GOOOOALLL CHELSEA! ⚽️
The Blues' pressure finally tells.
Carpenter wins it off Maritz in midfield. She finds Kerr who in turn lays it off to Nüsken to fire home.
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SUB | Villa make a change:
⬅️ Roebuck
➡️ D'Angelo
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SUB | Villa make another change:
⬅️ Grant
➡️ Salmon
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SUB | Change for Chelsea:
⬅️ Thompson
➡️ Charles
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Superb from Roebuck! 👐
Thompson is through but the Villa keeper gets down brilliantly to take it off her feet.
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SUB | Villa make a change:
⬅️ Taylor
➡️ Hijikata
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So close for Chelsea!
Carpenter flashes in a cross from the right towards Kerr at the near post. She can't put it on target.
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BAR! ⛔️
Patten goes on an adventure up the field.
The ball comes to Hanson who crashes her shot off the woodwork from about 20 yards or so out.
Nighswonger tries to find Patten with the rebound but her cross is too heavy.
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Nervy moment at the back for Villa as Kerr goes down in the box under a challenge from Roebuck. The offside flag had gone up.
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SUBS | Chelsea make a double change:
⬅️ Girma + Kaptein
➡️ Baltimore + Cuthbert
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The second corner for Villa causes a bit of chaos in the box but Chelsea scramble it away.
Villa recover the ball and a cross tries to pick out the run of Patten at the far post. It goes over everyone and behind.
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The second half is underway here.
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HT | Chelsea 3-3 Aston Villa
⚽️ Grant
⚽️ Kerr
⚽️⚽️ James
⚽️⚽️ Hanson
And breathe! One of the maddest first halves I have seen in a while.
Braces for Lauren James and Kirsty Hanson. A hat-trick of assists for Lynn Wilms. Can't take your eyes off it.
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3 minutes added on here.
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Chelsea win a corner down the right.
Nüsken gets a head on the ball in. Villa scramble it away.
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Some real concern around Nüsken here who goes down without contact from a Villa player. Landed awkwardly but seems to be up walking. Always fear the worst with those ones.
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GOOOOALL ASTON VILLA! ⚽️
What is happening!
Nighswonger's cross from the left is headed on. Wilms lays it into the path of Hanson to drive it home for her 12th of the season.
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GOOOOALL ASTON VILLA! ⚽️
Superb move from back to front for Villa.
Kendall finds Wilms out on the right. Her low cross is turned in by Hanson at the far post. Her 11th of the campaign!
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GOOOALL CHELSEA! ⚽️
She is ridiculous 🔥
James takes the ball down on the right and cuts in past Maritz before unleasing a low strike into the bottom corner.
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GOOOALL CHELSEA! ⚽️
Thompson wins Chelsea another corner.
James plays a one-two with Thompson before floating a cross into the far post. It eludes everyone and nestle into the back of the net.
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Chelsea have a free down the right.
The ball in is cleared out to Walsh. She volleys it almost into the car park behind.
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GOOOALL CHELSEA! ⚽️
She just loves scoring against Villa.
Chelsea bypass Villa's midfield to find Nüsken in space. She spots Kerr sitting on Deslandes' shoulder, breaks through and turns it home.
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OFF THE LINE! ⛔️
The subsequent corner finds Nüsken rising unmarked.
Her header is cleared off the line.
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SAVE! 👐
Chelsea come again and the ball falls to Nüsken to the left of the goal.
Her shot across goal is tipped wide by Roebuck.
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