Match ends, Chelsea FC Women 5, Yeovil Town Ladies 0.
Chelsea WomenChelsea Women5Yeovil UnitedYeovil United0
Chelsea thrashed Yeovil Town to move up to third place in the Women's Super League as the Glovers had Nicola Cousins sent off before half-time.
The Blues led 2-0 through Millie Bright and Ji So-Yun when Yeovil centre-back Cousins got a straight red for fouling Erin Cuthbert, who was through on goal.
Cuthbert then volleyed in acrobatically and Ramona Bachmann's finish gave the hosts a 4-0 lead at the break.
Beth England came off the bench to put the gloss on the victory late on.
The Blues have now won three in a row and are two points behind second-placed Manchester City, having played a game more than the Sky Blues.
Yeovil lost for the seventh time in the league this season, but the Somerset side remain 10th in the table, one point ahead of bottom club Everton.
Line-ups
Chelsea Women
Formation 4-1-4-1
- 28Telford
- 3Blundell
- 4BrightSubstituted forCooperat 71'minutes
- 16Eriksson
- 20Andersson
- 5Ingle
- 22Cuthbert
- 24SpenceSubstituted forBaileyat 61'minutes
- 10Ji
- 8CarneyBooked at 76mins
- 23BachmannSubstituted forEnglandat 67'minutes
Substitutes
- 6Asante
- 7Carter
- 12Durack
- 15England
- 21Cooper
- 25Bailey
Yeovil United
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Walsh
- 2GoddardSubstituted forBuxtonat 64'minutes
- 6Short
- 5CousinsBooked at 40mins
- 3Alexander
- 16EvansSubstituted forBurridgeat 75'minutes
- 12Mason
- 7Fergusson
- 8Horwood
- 10GaylorSubstituted forSymeat 80'minutes
- 9Heatherson
Substitutes
- 4Syme
- 11Albuery
- 14Donovan
- 15Buxton
- 18Burridge
- 23Howard
- 29Bloomfield
- Attendance:
- 1,484
Match Stats
Home TeamChelsea WomenAway TeamYeovil United
- Possession
- Home71%
- Away29%
- Shots
- Home46
- Away1
- Shots on Target
- Home16
- Away1
- Corners
- Home10
- Away0
- Fouls
- Home3
- Away8
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Chelsea FC Women 5, Yeovil Town Ladies 0.
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Attempt blocked. Erin Cuthbert (Chelsea FC Women) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ji So-Yun.
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Attempt missed. Erin Cuthbert (Chelsea FC Women) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jonna Andersson.
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Attempt missed. Karen Carney (Chelsea FC Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
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Attempt blocked. Ji So-Yun (Chelsea FC Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
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Attempt missed. Magdalena Eriksson (Chelsea FC Women) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
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Corner, Chelsea FC Women. Conceded by Hannah Short.
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Attempt missed. Magdalena Eriksson (Chelsea FC Women) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Karen Carney with a cross following a corner.
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Corner, Chelsea FC Women. Conceded by Megan Walsh.
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Attempt saved. Ji So-Yun (Chelsea FC Women) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Beth England.
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Attempt missed. Beth England (Chelsea FC Women) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Deanna Cooper.
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Attempt missed. Jonna Andersson (Chelsea FC Women) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Karen Carney following a corner.
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Corner, Chelsea FC Women. Conceded by Ellie Mason.
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Attempt missed. Magdalena Eriksson (Chelsea FC Women) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Karen Carney with a cross following a corner.
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Corner, Chelsea FC Women. Conceded by Ann-Marie Heatherson.
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Attempt saved. Ji So-Yun (Chelsea FC Women) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Beth England.
Substitution
Substitution, Yeovil Town Ladies. Emily Syme replaces Amber Gaylor.
Goal!
Goal! Chelsea FC Women 5, Yeovil Town Ladies 0. Beth England (Chelsea FC Women) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Ji So-Yun with a through ball.
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Attempt saved. Deanna Cooper (Chelsea FC Women) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Jade Bailey.
