Manchester City kept their perfect start rolling in the Women’s Super League, but holy moly, did Brighton make them sweat. City was up a commanding three goals just 17 minutes in, thanks to a double from Khadjia Shaw and a sweet first-timer from new summer signing Niamh Charles. But then Brighton started clawing back, with Olivia Garcia and Caitlin Hayes finding the net, and Man City boss Andree Jeglertz was NOT happy about his team hitting the brakes.
Jeglertz Called ‘Em Out: “We Let Them In”
Jeglertz wasn’t pulling punches on how his squad eased up after that early fireworks show. He said, “I don’t think the players did it on purpose, becoming more comfortable. As a team, we just became more comfortable.” Sound familiar? It’s that classic “take your foot off the gas” move, and it almost cost them big. He added, “It wasn’t the same speed on our passes or supporting each other in the same way. We let them in by going down a couple of percent.” Two unnecessary goals, that’s what he called ’em. Jeglertz admitted he was “a little bit annoyed” at halftime, but there was no yelling. He just gave them a “reminder to go back to everything we did in the beginning and do everything 100%.” Good news: they bounced back. But talk about a scare!
Chelsea Flexes, Lauren James Goes Off in a Second-Half BLITZ
While Man City was nearly giving us all heart attacks, Chelsea was busy turning on the style in the second half to absolutely demolish Tottenham 6-2 at Stamford Bridge. Lauren James and Ellie Carpenter both went off, each bagging two goals for Sonia Bompastor’s crew. Spurs actually hung tough, with Matilda Vinberg tying it up before the break. But Chelsea? They came out of the locker room like a different team, dropping three goals in nine blistering second-half minutes to completely flip the game. Substitutes Maika Hamano and Sjoeke Nusken even found the net, showing off that insane squad depth. Bompastor, celebrating her 50th WSL game, was super pleased with the performance and the result. She knew they needed “players who would come in and bring a big impact and fresh legs” after the international break, and her squad delivered big time.
Other Action Around the League
London City Lionesses kept pace with the top two, beating Everton 2-1 after first-half goals from Delphine Cascarino and Freya Godfrey. Everton made it tense with a late header from Holly McNamara, but the Lionesses held on. Meanwhile, Manchester United climbed to fifth with their third straight win, taking down bottom-side Charlton 3-1. Ella Toone and Andrea Medina had United up two early, before Leah Davidson pulled one back. Julia Zigioitti Olme finished the scoring just after the half-hour mark. And in an upset, Aston Villa stunned Liverpool, coming from behind for their first league win of the season, 2-1. Natalia Ramos opened for Liverpool, but Chasity Grant equalized for Villa before a Grace Fisk own goal gave them the lead. West Ham also secured a win, with Kelly Gago’s first-half goal being the only one against Crystal Palace in a 1-0 victory.
So, Man City is still perfect, but that scare against Brighton and Chelsea’s dominant display just ratcheted up the intensity. Man City remains two points ahead of Chelsea. The WSL is heating up, and every match is gonna matter!
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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