Chelsea beat Spurs to go top as Hayes returns

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Chelsea moved top of the Women's Super League with a 3-0 victory over Tottenham as manager Emma Hayes returned to the dugout.

Hayes had been missing since early October as she recovered from surgery.

She oversaw a comfortable win thanks to goals from Sam Kerr, Erin Cuthbert and Guro Reiten.

The match was played in front of 38,300 fans at Stamford Bridge - a record home crowd for Chelsea women.

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Line-ups

Chelsea Women

Formation 3-4-3

30Berger
26BuchananSubstituted forNouwenat 78'minutes
4Bright
16ErikssonSubstituted forCarterat 51'minutes
15Périsset
22CuthbertSubstituted forKirbyat 66'minutes
5Ingle
11ReitenSubstituted forSvitkováat 77'minutes
10James
20KerrSubstituted forEnglandat 66'minutes
17Fleming

Substitutes

1Musovic
3Nouwen
7Carter
9England
13Svitková
14Kirby
19Rytting Kaneryd
21Charles
27Abdullina

Tottenham Women

Formation 4-4-1-1

1Korpela
4Turner
5Bartrip
3Zadorsky
13Ale
14IldhusøyBooked at 9minsSubstituted forAyaneat 69'minutes
15James
25SummanenBooked at 62mins
29NevilleBooked at 36minsSubstituted forUbogaguat 83'minutes
24Spence
7Naz

Substitutes

6Harrop
8Cho
18Ubogagu
22Spencer
23Ayane
26Pearse

Referee:Rebecca Welch

Attendance:38,350

Live Text

Match ends, Chelsea Women 3, Tottenham Hotspur Women 0.
Second Half ends, Chelsea Women 3, Tottenham Hotspur Women 0.
Attempt missed. Bethany England (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Aniek Nouwen.
Offside, Tottenham Hotspur Women. Drew Spence tries a through ball, but Rosella Ayane is caught offside.
Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Asmita Ale.
Attempt missed. Drew Spence (Tottenham Hotspur Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Chioma Ubogagu with a cross.
Offside, Tottenham Hotspur Women. Shelina Zadorsky tries a through ball, but Angharad James is caught offside.
Corner, Tottenham Hotspur Women. Conceded by Ève Périsset.
Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur Women. Chioma Ubogagu replaces Ashleigh Neville.
Offside, Chelsea Women. Bethany England tries a through ball, but Katerina Svitková is caught offside.
Jess Carter (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Rosella Ayane (Tottenham Hotspur Women).
Substitution, Chelsea Women. Aniek Nouwen replaces Kadeisha Buchanan.
Substitution, Chelsea Women. Katerina Svitková replaces Guro Reiten.
Attempt missed. Rosella Ayane (Tottenham Hotspur Women) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jessica Naz.
Attempt blocked. Bethany England (Chelsea Women) header from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Guro Reiten with a cross.
Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Tinja-Riikka Korpela.
Attempt blocked. Lauren James (Chelsea Women) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sophie Ingle.
Foul by Fran Kirby (Chelsea Women).
Amy Turner (Tottenham Hotspur Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.