Chelsea thrashed Leicester 6-0, with Pernille Harder getting two in 10 minutes, as they moved to within a point of WSL leaders Manchester United
Pernille Harder: better, faster, stronger. Chelsea’s Danish forward returned to the starting XI for Chelsea’s demolition of Leicester City and powered them to within a point of league leaders Manchester United with two goals and an assist in a blistering first half.
Chelsea midfielder Erin Cuthbert told women’s football platform Girls on the Ball in the week: “If I saw Pernille Harder coming off the bench, I’d be terrified.” “She’s sharp. She’s ready. She’s hungry,” Cuthbert had warned. “She’s like me, she’s a terrible loser. She wants to win every game. You want somebody like that on your team, you want somebody like that to make a difference and it’s players like her who can be the difference-makers in games which are such fine margins.”
She extended Chelsea’s lead to three against Everton within a minute of coming on. At Kingsmeadow again, this time for a resurgent Leicester, who are looking to pull off a great escape having lifted themselves off the bottom of the table, Harder exploited space on the right and whipped the ball in for Guro Reiten to turn in on the volley for an early lead.
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