Chelsea wrapped up their sixth consecutive BWSL title with a 1-0 win at Manchester United on Wednesday.
The Blues went into the clash knowing they needed just a point following Arsenal’s defeat at Aston Villa earlier in the evening but left with all three following Lucy Bronze’s second-half winner.
It gave Sonia Bompastor’s side an unassailable nine-point lead at the summit with two games remaining, the French boss sealing the title in her first season in charge.
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Bronze bags winner to seal crown
Lucy Bronze’s 74th-minute header sealed victory for Chelsea at Leigh Sports Village and with it the BWSL title.
The visitors started strongly and Phallon Tullis-Joyce was called into action early to keep out Mayra Ramirez.
But United grew into the contest and came close themselves through Melvine Malard and Elisabeth Terland, both of whom forced fine saves from Hannah Hampton.
Terland later fired over while Aggie Beever-Jones saw an effort saved as chances continued to come at both ends.
But it took Bronze’s intervention to break the deadlock, the Lionesses star heading home from a corner to put the seal on a dominant title triumph.
The next challenge for Bompastor’s side is to complete an unbeaten league season and a domestic double, with the Adobe Women’s FA Cup final against Wednesday’s opponents United ending their campaign on May 18.
Five-star Villa continue fine form
Aston Villa made it three wins on the spin with an eye-catching 5-2 win over Arsenal which ended their visitors’ title ambitions.
An Arsenal side showing seven changes from that which fought back to overcome Lyon in the Champions League semi-finals were on the back foot from the outset at Villa Park and Ebony Salmon set up Jordan Nobbs for a deserved opener.
Kirsty Hanson doubled the lead from distance on the stroke of half time and there was no let-up after the break as Chasity Grant seized on a mistake from Katie McCabe to make it 3-0.
Hanson set up Rachel Daly for Villa’s fourth before Arsenal briefly threatened a remarkable late comeback, Stina Blackstenius getting the visitors on the scoresheet midway through the second half and Alessia Russo netting a diving header four minutes later.
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But any hope was short-lived as a rapid counter-attack saw Grant streak clear and fire into the top corner to secure a fine victory for the hosts, who climb to ninth.
