Euro women's recap: James stars for Chelsea, WSL gap opens
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- Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) Chelsea's James shines again
Scoring her first goal inside 70 seconds, the England international was involved in all the positive moments from Chelsea in the opening exchanges, hounding the visitors' defence and forcing mistakes. Leicester showed some fight and got back to 3-2, but James' chipped finish for her second just before the hour mark put the game beyond them and Agnes Beever-Jones put some gloss on the scoreline late on.
Much like the Reds, Brighton have struggled to string consistent performances together -- beating Man City, drawing with Man United, losing to Chelsea and Arsenal in recent games -- but looked short of defensive stability as Liverpool were able to poke holes in their backline. Gemma Bonner opened the scoring before summer signing Sophie Román Haug bagged two assists then put the cherry on top in stoppage time with her own well-taken goal. Matt Beard's team have plenty of experience so will need t...
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