Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Chelsea W 3rd with 49 points, Everton W 8th with 23, 26 apart. Against a league average of 1.48 goals per team per game, Everton W ran at 1.14 scored and 1.68 conceded, Chelsea W at 2 and 0.91.
Chelsea W arrived on a run of three straight wins, having scored in 11 consecutive games.
The sides have met 10 times in the GioScore results database: 1 win for Everton W, 1 draw and 8 for Chelsea W, at 2.7 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 40% of those meetings. Goals tend to flow: 70% of the meetings produced three or more.
The Marine Travel Arena staged the fixture, a ground that holds 3,185. It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 1-4 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Everton W: Yuka Momiki (10') · Chelsea W: Samantha May Kerr (6'), Samantha May Kerr (47'), Ellie Madison Carpenter (53'), Erin Jacqueline Cuthbert (70')
Key stats
Possession: Everton W 35% · Chelsea W 65% · Total shots: 4-27 · On target: 3-10 · Corners: 2-5