Chelsea completed an unbeaten season in the Women’s Super League with a 1-0 home win over Liverpool on Saturday.
Chelsea, who sealed their sixth consecutive WSL title last month, were unable to break down Liverpool’s defence at Stamford Bridge until the 91st minute when Ashley Lawrence played in Aggie Beever-Jones and the England international produced an excellent right-foot shot from a tight angle.
Chelsea, record eight-times champions, finished with 19 wins and three draws to earn 60 points — the highest total in a WSL season.
They also become the first team to go unbeaten in a 22-match WSL campaign, though Arsenal (2012), Manchester City (2016) and Chelsea (2017-18) have achieved the feat in previous seasons with fewer games.
“We’ve just worked hard right until the end. Liverpool came with a game plan and defended really well. We just had to keep at it, use the momentum, use the fans and Aggie got that goal at the end,” Erin Cuthbert told Sky Sports.
“I thought the girls run them down and made the job as a substitute really easily in the second half. Credit to everyone in the group.
“It’s just absolutely mental. I’m only about titles but [manager] Sonia [Bompastor] said she’s after the records so, so am I.”
