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Chelsea move past Liverpool to keep pressure on WSL leaders Man City
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Chelsea move past Liverpool to keep pressure on WSL leaders Man City

LIVERPOOL, England – Goals from Mayra Ramirez, Guro Reiten and Aggie Beever-Jones gave Chelsea a comprehensive 3-0 victory over Liverpool on Sunday to keep the pressure on Women’s Super League (WSL) leaders Manchester City, who beat Tottenham Hotspur 4-0 on Friday.

City remain top on 19 points, one point ahead of Chelsea, with the Londoners having a game in hand, while Brighton & Hove Albion remain third on 13 points despite a 5-0 defeat to Arsenal on Friday.

Ramirez gave Chelsea the lead in the 37th minute after Liverpool failed to clear a Johanna Rytting Kaneryd shot that hit the crossbar, and the Colombian headed the ball free to break the deadlock.

Reds goalkeeper Rachel Laws had a moment to forget five minutes later when Liverpool attempted to play out from the back and her pass landed at the feet of Chelsea winger Reiten, who touched the ball before sweep the ball into the empty net.

Liverpool pressed Chelsea high up the pitch and pushed their opponents back, but substitute Beever-Jones scored in the 90th minute to wrap up all three points for the Blues.

In other matches later on Sunday, Crystal Palace host second-from-bottom Everton, while second-from-bottom West Ham United face Leicester City and Manchester United, host Aston Villa.