Two stunning volleys from Sam Kerr helped Chelsea to a third consecutive WSL title as the Blues twice came from behind to earn a thrilling 4-2 win over Manchester United at Kingsmeadow
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The United forward Martha Thomas gave her team the lead that would send the away fans 25 miles to the north-east, where West Ham faced second-placed Arsenal, and the away fans in the corner at Kingsmeadow, wild with hope. His side began exactly as he hoped, with an intensity fitting of a team ready to push on and upset things at the top of the table next season.So stunned were the home team – they were almost spectators as United threatened to rip away their title – that the manager, Emma Hayes, contemplated making changes within half an hour but held out until half‑time. “I could have taken off a lot of players at half-time, being brutally honest,” she said.
Here, Chelsea dug themselves out of trouble, as they have so often during this title charge. Once they had usurped Arsenal at the top of the table there was no way they were stepping down.Photograph: Pedro Soares/SPP/Shutterstock
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