"Manchester City moved six points clear at the Women's Super League summit, as a 3-0 victory over Leicester City was coupled with Chelsea's first league defeat since May 2024. Andree Jeglertz's side extended their advantage at the top of the table, after second-place Chelsea were beaten 1-0 by Everton. It took until the 74th minute for Man City to break through at the King Power Stadium, with Khadija Shaw pouncing on Celeste Boureille's loose clearance before finishing."
"Later on Sunday, Chelsea missed the chance to close the gap to three points once more, as they suffered their first WSL defeat under Sonia Bompastor. Honoka Hayashi scored what proved to be the winner for Everton in the 12th minute at Kingsmeadow, when she turned home Toni Payne's cross. The Blues threatened late on with a deflected Sandy Baltimore corner ricocheting against the post, while Wieke Kaptein headed against the crossbar as the visitors held out for victory."
"Data Debrief: Blues' record-breaking run screeches to a halt Chelsea suffered their first WSL defeat in 35 matches, and have failed to win three straight league games for the first time since opening the 2018-19 season with three successive draws. Everton ended a run of eight straight league away defeats against the Blues, as well as an eight-game winless streak in the competition. Meanwhile, Man City became the first team in WSL history to win eight successive meetings to nil against the same opposition."
Manchester City moved six points clear at the Women's Super League summit after a 3-0 victory over Leicester City. Khadija Shaw scored in the 74th minute after pouncing on a loose clearance, headed Lauren Hemp's cross nine minutes later, and assisted Kerolin for a third. Chelsea lost 1-0 to Everton as Honoka Hayashi scored in the 12th minute from Toni Payne's cross. Everton held out despite late Chelsea pressure, with a deflected Sandy Baltimore corner hitting the post and Wieke Kaptein striking the crossbar. Chelsea's 35-match WSL unbeaten run ended. Manchester City became the first WSL side to win eight successive meetings to nil and joined Arsenal and Chelsea as teams to win nine of their opening ten matches.
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