Soccer-Chelsea salvage WSL draw at Brighton, Man Utd shut the hole

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March 2 – Ladies’s Tremendous League leaders Chelsea earned a 2-2 draw at Brighton & Hove Albion on Sunday, whereas Manchester United closed the hole on the prime of the standings to 5 factors because of a 2-0 win over Leicester Metropolis.

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Chelsea have 41 factors, whereas Manchester United are on 36. Manchester Metropolis moved provisionally into third spot on 31 factors with a 2-1 win at Tottenham Hotspur, one forward of Arsenal who host West Ham United in a while Sunday.

Champions Chelsea, in pursuit of a sixth successive WSL title, got an actual scare by Brighton, regardless of taking the lead within the sixteenth minute by way of a Sandy Baltimore volleyed strike.

Marisa Olislagers levelled for the hosts six minutes later, netting from a troublesome angle and Brighton had been in entrance three minutes earlier than the break with Vicky Losada ending off a cross from Rachel McLauchlan.

Chelsea averted their first defeat of the season within the 61st minute, when substitute Mayra Ramirez had her effort saved however Lauren James was there to smash the rebound to the web, though she did look to be offside when the preliminary shot was taken.

Brighton held on beneath excessive stress to change into solely the second facet this season to disclaim Chelsea a win. They continue to be fifth within the desk on 19 factors, and are actually and not using a victory in seven league video games.

Manchester United took benefit of Chelsea’s outcome, with each objectives coming within the first half.

Melvine Malard opened the scoring within the nineteenth minute, accumulating a go from Maya Le Tissier simply contained in the Leicester half and charged ahead into the world earlier than slotting previous the keeper.

Malard turned supplier for the second, threading a go by way of to Leah Galton within the field who doubled their lead in added time earlier than the break with a first-time end to seal United’s seventh successive league win.

Manchester Metropolis went forward at Spurs by way of Vivianne Miedema within the eleventh minute however Bethany England had the hosts degree 13 minutes earlier than the break. Aoba Fujino netted Metropolis’s winner 12 minutes from time.

Liverpool received 1-0 away to backside facet Crystal Palace. Palace didn’t take care of a nook and the ball fell completely for Liverpool defender Jasmine Matthews to tap-in from contained in the six-yard field within the tenth minute.

That objective was sufficient to earn all three factors for Liverpool, who had Amber Whiteley as interim supervisor after they parted methods with Matt Beard this week. Liverpool are sixth on 18 factors, transferring one level forward of Spurs.

Palace appointed Norwegian Leif Smerud as their new coach on Saturday, however they continue to be rooted to the foot of the desk on six factors, 4 adrift of Aston Villa, who misplaced 2-0 at residence to Everton.