Sam Kerr scored a hat-trick and Fran Kirby brought up a century of goals for the Blues in a thumping 5-0 victory over a Birmingham City side struggling at the foot of the Women’s Super League standings.
Following a defensive mix-up in the fourth minute, Fran Kirby opened the scoring with a sumptuous lofted finish over Marie Hourihan.
Jessie Fleming set up Sam Kerr for Chelsea’s second goal in the 18th minute before the Canadian was again involved in the build-up as Kerr extended the lead in the 29th minute. The Australian had her hat-trick shortly before the break when she was first to react to Drew Spence’s shot being palmed to her, as she directed a header home in the 44th minute.
The spectacular Kerr and Kirby combination once again played out as the two linked up to devastating effect once more, Kerr found the Kirby –who had scored 98 goals before this game– for an emphatic close-range finish to bring up a century of goals for Chelsea Women.
Chelsea FC maintained its second position on the 2021/2022 WSL table with 21 points, a point behind Arsenal whom they will face next after the international break I’m the FA Cup final on December 5.
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