Chelsea remain hot on the heels of Women’s Super League leaders Manchester City after a hard-fought victory over Liverpool.
Sonia Bompastor became the first manager to win their opening four away games in the WSL in the process, on an enjoyable afternoon in St Helens.
Mayra Ramirez opened the scoring, thumping the ball past goalkeeper Rachael Laws after Johanna Rytting Kaneryd struck the crossbar.
Chelsea quickly doubled their tally as Guro Reiten took advantage of an error by Laws, and substitute Aggie Beever-Jones added a third late on.
Liverpool, who beat Chelsea 4-3 at home in a dramatic match in May, could not draw similar inspiration and their wait for a first victory at St Helens continues.
Matt Beard’s side had started well, causing problems with their high press and getting pacy forward Olivia Smith and Leanne Kiernan in behind Chelsea’s defence.
Captain Taylor Hinds, who scored both goals in their win over Aston Villa last weekend, had a shot deflected inches wide within the opening two minutes.
But, despite some strong individual performances in Liverpool’s backline, it was still not enough to keep out Chelsea’s attacking threat.
The Blues sit a point behind leaders City with a game in hand as they continue their impressive, unbeaten start to the campaign under Bompastor.
