LIVERPOOL :Winless Liverpool dented Chelsea’s title hopes with a gritty 1-1 draw in the Women’s Super League on Sunday, as Beata Olsson’s strike cancelled out Alyssa Thompson’s opener and earned Gareth Taylor’s side a precious point.
Chelsea, who are chasing a sixth consecutive league title, are second in the table and trail leaders Manchester City by three points after nine games, while bottom-placed Liverpool have just two points.
Olsson levelled in the 32nd minute with her third goal in three games when she ran onto Lily Woodham’s through ball and then pulled away from Millie Bright before calmly slotting past Livia Peng.
“Lily actually did all the hard work and then just put a ball through to me, and we knew that we are quick at front and they’re rather slow with their centre backs, so that was a great ball, just had to put it in,” Olsson told Sky Sports.
Aggie Beever-Jones thought she had scored the winner for Chelsea in the 64th minute after she rounded Kirby and fired home, but she was offside, and then Liverpool held firm under pressure for the draw.
