Chelsea stretch WSL lead to eight points as West Ham frustrate Man City

Catarina Macario, Agnes Beever-Jones and Erin Cuthbert were on target at Kingsmeadow on Wednesday.

Chelsea saw a nine-match winning streak, which stretched back to a 1-1 draw against Leicester in December, ended by Sunday's 2-2 draw with Brighton and Hove Albion.

However, the Blues, who are still unbeaten this season, broke the deadlock after just eight minutes, with Macario's free-kick beating Leicester goalkeeper Janina Leitzig via a deflection of Julie Thibaud.

Chelsea doubled their lead within six minutes of the restart, as Beever-Jones latched onto Mayra Ramirez's clever backheel to fire home.

Leicester – seeking their first ever WSL win in London – halved the deficit in the 55th minute when Yuka Momiki cleverly lifted over goalkeeper Hannah Hampton.

But the hosts put the contest to bed four minutes from time, as Cuthbert curled home from the edge of the area via the post.

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Elsewhere, a late West Ham equaliser denied Manchester City the opportunity to climb into the top three.

Gareth Taylor's side, who face Chelsea four times across three competitions in the space of 12 days later this month, were on a four-match winning streak and carried the greater attacking threat, finishing with 2.35 expected goals to West Ham's 0.78.

City debutant Laura Wienroither rattling the crossbar from distance, and they finally broke through in the 80th minute, as Vivianne Miedema flicked on Mary Fowler's cross for Khadija Shaw to finish from close range.