Match ends, Chelsea Women 9, Bristol City Women 0.
Chelsea WomenChelsea Women9Bristol City WomenBristol City Women0
Chelsea thrashed Bristol City with nine different goalscorers to register their first win of the 2020-21 Women's Super League campaign.
In a frantic first half, Chelsea led 5-0 at the break with Fran Kirby, Maren Mjelde, Melanie Leupolz, Erin Cuthbert and Millie Bright all scoring.
Beth England added a sixth for the Blues from close range before Niamh Charles scored on her debut soon after.
Pernille Harder backheeled an eighth before Sam Kerr completed the rout.
It is Chelsea's first win of the campaign after they drew 1-1 with Manchester United on the opening weekend while Bristol City have now conceded 13 goals across two games having lost 4-0 to Everton on 6 September.
Kirby opened Chelsea's account early on and scored her first goal for 16 months after making her return from pericarditis, as Bristol City keeper Sophie Baggaley spilled her low strike.
The Blues doubled their advantage from the spot through Mjelde after Ji So-yun was fouled by Yana Daniels as Chelsea's impressive performance continued.
Cuthbert was involved in two goals in six minutes after providing the free-kick for Leupolz to head home before she struck from outside the box for Chelsea's fourth.
Bright continued their fine performance before the break as the England international nodded home Mjelde's free-kick from close range.
Charles tapped in for their seventh goal moments after coming on as a 65th-minute substitute before Harder scored her first goal since joining for a £250,000 fee from Wolfsburg this month.
Ebony Salmon came closest to grabbing a late consolation for the visitors as she placed a shot just over the bar with eight minutes remaining but Kerr wrapped up a comprehensive Chelsea victory.
Chelsea are the second WSL team to score nine goals this weekend after Arsenal beat West Ham 9-1 on Saturday.
Line-ups
Chelsea Women
- 30Berger
- 18MjeldeSubstituted forThorisdottirat 67'minutes
- 4Bright
- 16Eriksson
- 3Blundell
- 10JiSubstituted forSpenceat 81'minutes
- 8LeupolzSubstituted forCharlesat 66'minutes
- 22Cuthbert
- 9EnglandSubstituted forHarderat 67'minutes
- 14KirbySubstituted forFlemingat 80'minutes
- 20Kerr
Substitutes
- 2Thorisdottir
- 5Ingle
- 7Carter
- 11Reiten
- 17Fleming
- 21Charles
- 23Harder
- 24Spence
- 28Telford
Bristol City Women
- 1Baggaley
- 12AllenSubstituted forBrysonat 73'minutesBooked at 90mins
- 4Matthews
- 3Evans
- 23Purfield
- 8HumphreySubstituted forHarrisonat 56'minutes
- 6Logarzo
- 14PalmerSubstituted forRaffertyat 85'minutes
- 26Mastrantonio
- 10DanielsSubstituted forBissellat 56'minutes
- 11WellingsSubstituted forSalmonat 57'minutes
Substitutes
- 2Bryson
- 5Rafferty
- 9Salmon
- 13Haland
- 17Bissell
- 20Wilson
- 21Harrison
- 25Layzell
- 28Jones
- Referee:
- Stacey Pearson
Match Stats
Home TeamChelsea WomenAway TeamBristol City Women
- Possession
- Home77%
- Away23%
- Shots
- Home39
- Away1
- Shots on Target
- Home21
- Away0
- Corners
- Home8
- Away0
- Fouls
- Home5
- Away9
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Chelsea Women 9, Bristol City Women 0.
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Foul by Maria Thorisdottir (Chelsea Women).
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Faye Bryson (Bristol City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Attempt blocked. Erin Cuthbert (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Drew Spence.
Booking
Faye Bryson (Bristol City Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Drew Spence (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Faye Bryson (Bristol City Women).
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Attempt missed. Drew Spence (Chelsea Women) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
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Hand ball by Erin Cuthbert (Chelsea Women).
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Attempt saved. Pernille Harder (Chelsea Women) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Erin Cuthbert.
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Attempt saved. Drew Spence (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
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Foul by Jessie Fleming (Chelsea Women).
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Faye Bryson (Bristol City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Goal!
Goal! Chelsea Women 9, Bristol City Women 0. Sam Kerr (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Pernille Harder.
Substitution
Substitution, Bristol City Women. Laura Rafferty replaces Aimee Palmer.
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Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Faye Bryson.
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Attempt missed. Ebony Salmon (Bristol City Women) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Chloe Logarzo.
Substitution
Substitution, Chelsea Women. Drew Spence replaces Ji So-Yun.
Substitution
Substitution, Chelsea Women. Jessie Fleming replaces Fran Kirby.
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