Wsl Roundup: Lexi Potter Makes Grade As Chelsea Leapfrog Manchester United

Chelsea leapt supra Manchester United to spell 2nd successful nan Women’s Super League array arsenic nan teen Lexi Potter scored nan victor against Brighton connected her first elder start.

The defending champions beat United successful nan League Cup final connected Sunday and rubbed brackish into nan wounds by nipping a constituent up of them pinch a 2-1 triumph astatine Kingsmeadow.

Potter, nan 19-year-old Cobham academy graduate, came successful arsenic 1 of 3 changes from nan broadside that lifted nan trophy astatine nan play and put successful an awesome capacity successful midfield. She made it a memorable outing successful nan 39th minute, rifling location from adjacent scope aft neat touches from Aggie Beever-Jones and Alyssa Thompson.

Both teams had already exchanged goals to time off nan scores level astatine 1-1, Thompson heading nan opener and Carla Camacho’s deflected effort pursuing conscionable 3 minutes later.

Marc Skinner’s Manchester United drew 0-0 astatine West Ham, contempt a fistful of chances for nan visitors.

Kinga Szemik was impenetrable successful nan Hammers’ extremity and nan substitute Melvine Malard had 3 bully chances to settee it precocious on, including 1 hacked disconnected nan statement by Eva Nyström.

Manchester City lead nan WSL array but person had their lead trim pursuing their goalless tie astatine Aston Villa connected Sunday. Chelsea are now 7 points down and United eight.