Chelsea’s Catarina Macario scored twice, leading her team to a 4-0 win over Crystal Palace in the Women’s Super League. This victory at Kingsmeadow puts Chelsea six points ahead at the top.
Guro Reiten and Mia Fishel also scored, leaving Chelsea needing just four points from their last three matches to clinch their seventh consecutive WSL title.
Crystal Palace, struggling at the bottom of the table, faced more challenges as their captain Allyson Swaby was sent off. They are now seven points away from safety, making a return to the second tier likely. Reiten opened the scoring with a penalty in the 22nd minute after Molly-Mae Sharpe’s handball. Macario quickly added another goal two minutes later.
The situation worsened for Palace early in the second half when Swaby received a red card for fouling Sjoeke Nusken near the box. Macario capitalised on this by scoring from the resulting free-kick, with her shot deflecting off Lily Woodham into the net. Substitute Fishel then sealed the win by scoring after Lucy Bronze’s header from a corner.
Millie Bright marked her 200th WSL appearance for Chelsea, becoming only the second player to reach this milestone after Jordan Nobbs. Reiten’s penalty was her third successful one this season, matching Mariona Caldentey’s record. Fishel’s goal was her first league goal since October 2023 against Tottenham.
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This match was particularly challenging for Crystal Palace as they failed to register a single shot throughout the game, a first since at least the 2011-12 season. The defeat leaves them precariously positioned at the bottom of the league standings.
Chelsea’s commanding performance was an ideal response following their recent 4-1 loss to Barcelona in the Champions League semi-final first leg. The team showed resilience and determination to bounce back strongly in domestic competition.
Chelsea now looks forward to securing their seventh straight WSL title with just four points needed from their remaining games. Their dominant display against Palace has set them on a promising path towards achieving this goal.