Chelsea 5-2 Leicester: 3 standouts as James continues heater

For all you fans of the Chelsea men’s team that have officially begun to turn your eyes to the other side of the club after this past weekend, it only seems fair to welcome you all. This is the side of the club that knows how to make your weekend, not ruin it in the span of a few minutes in the second half.

It was not the traditional Chelsea Women vs. Leicester City match that we have become used to, but the result remained consistent. Despite some push back by Willie Kirk’s Foxes twice in the first half, the quality in blue was far too much for the mid-table side to overcome. Four big chances. All four converted. It was a lesson on how to put away inferior teams. When someone hands you a present, take it, and don’t hesitate. That’s the CFCW way. In case you needed clarification, it is not how the entire club does it.

With the triumph, the west London outfit became the only club in league history to win 20 consecutively on its home turf. Whether its “The Meadow” or in the SW6, the girls in blue always find a way to send the fans home content.

Behind Lauren James’ brilliance, the west Londoners put five past German goalkeeper Janina Leitzig to remain three points ahead of second-place Arsenal at the top of the Women’s Super League table. The London rivals are slated to duel it out in the next league match week in a much anticipated fixture at the Emirates Stadium. The reinvigorated Gunners ran through West Ham United this past weekend with the help of a healthy Beth Mead on the right flank.

They don’t call it “Sunday Funday” for no reason. From the moment the whistle blew, the home team got right after it. Despite the excellence through November, this has not been a ball club that has shown its most clinical self early in games. Yesterday afternoon, that changed. Sure, the score line in the first five minutes was gifted wrapped as early holiday gifts by City, but goals are goals. We’re choosing to focus on that.

Credit LCFC though. It became just the second league side so far this campaign to find the back of the net more than once against the four-time defending champions. New arrivals Jutta Rantala and Lena Petermann can really play. The pressure and persistence of the Foxes gave the home team troubles at times in a first half Hayes later described her overall disappointment for. There is a long season ahead, but what Leicester has been cooking into December looks nothing like what it had a year ago.

Before you switch your mind off of CFCW for a week, here are three players that impressed the most in Kingston on Sunday.