Manchester City beat West Ham 5-0 on Saturday, while Chelsea drew 1-1 with Everton, leaving City two points clear of Chelsea at the top of the Women's Super League.
City score five against West Ham
Khadija Shaw scored a hat-trick for Manchester City, while Aoba Fujino and Iman Beney also scored. Shaw and Lauren Hemp combined for City's first goal against West Ham, the fifth time they have combined in the Women's Super League this season.
Hemp said: “It's hard to explain. We just click. It's a connection we've built over time. It's not always perfect, but with the standards we set for each other, naturally it's going to come.”
Shaw has scored 12 goals this season
Shaw has scored 12 goals in nine league appearances this season. She said: “There's a lot of games to play, a lot of twists and turns. One game at a time. We've got Champions League midweek and then we go again. We have to focus on the task ahead and not get too complacent.”
Chelsea held by Everton
Everton did not have a shot on target and had three touches in Chelsea's penalty area. Chelsea had 20 shots, an expected goals total of 2.14 and 55 touches in Everton's penalty area. Lucy Bronze scored an own goal against Chelsea.
Chelsea captain Erin Cuthbert said: “We weren't quite on the same page today but I cannot fault anyone's effort. It's just one of those days where we're not at the races and we can't have too many of those if we want to be in a title race.”
Lauren James was ruled out for at least five games after sustaining a hamstring injury in Chelsea's 6-0 victory over Charlton.
Sonia Bompastor said: “We need to move on quickly. This group has a lot of experience with that and we will go into the next game really prepared. When we are doing well, it's good not to go too high - when it doesn't work, it's good not to get too low.”
City and Chelsea meet on Saturday
The Chelsea and Manchester City sides meet on Saturday.
The City boss, Jeglertz, told BBC Radio 5 Live: “Our depth is going to be crucial. We can put players on that can bring us to the next level. We are going to need all players. Five games in two weeks. Some players are starting, some are finishing, some are supporting from the side. We are all very important for success and this showed in this game.”
Jeglertz said when asked about Chelsea dropping points: “At the moment, I don't care about it so much. Of course I don't want them to win, but we also know that to win this league, we have to battle the whole way. If we win all our games, we'll be fine but if we struggle, then of course it doesn't matter what other teams do.”
