Chelsea thrash Tottenham 6-2 as James and Carpenter score twice each

Chelsea beat Tottenham 6-2 in the Women’s Super League, with Lauren James and Ellie Carpenter scoring twice each. The emphatic win keeps Chelsea applying pressure on Manchester City at the top and underlines their title ambitions.

James opened the scoring in the 25th minute, but Matilda Vinberg equalised with a header before half-time. Carpenter put Chelsea ahead again soon after the hour, followed by goals from James, Sjoeke Nüsken and Maika Hamano; Signe Gaupset pulled one back before Carpenter completed the scoring. Tottenham have now gone 20 WSL matches against the top four without a win, recording four draws and 16 defeats.