Chelsea beat Tottenham to close in on second straight WSL title

Emma Hayes’ side will lift the trophy if they beat Reading in their final league game of the season

Chelsea Women coach Emma Hayes with Jonna Andersson (left) and captain Magdalena Eriksson (Getty Images)

Chelsea Women coach Emma Hayes has said her team will treat Sunday’s final game of the season against Reading like a “cup final” after a 2-0 away victory over Tottenham moved them two points clear at the top of the Women’s Super League.

The Blues are in pole position to secure back-to-back WSL titles after Australia international Sam Kerr netted a brace against Spurs, taking her tally for the season to 20.

Looking ahead to the weekend, Hayes said: “It’ll be a cup final for us and I’ll approach it as such. We have to win the game.

“As coaches we want everything. Some people have played a lot of football in recent weeks and this is another real credit to the whole squad for getting the win.

“The Bayern game took a lot out of us emotionally, so I was wondering what our performance would be like today.”

Spurs boss Rehanne Skinner reflected on Chelsea’s impressive Champions League run and the potential quadruple they could win.

She said: “We’ve played them twice so I’m well aware of the challenges that you face when they’re in this kind of form.

“All credit to them, they’re still in the running for this quadruple and that will be a massive step for them and a real positive for women’s football.

“We’ve got to keep working on strengthening our side and continue on the journey that we’re on here at Spurs, to evolve our squad and be in a better position to compete next year.”

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