Chelsea 4-0 Everton: Sam Kerr scores twice as Blues get first WSL win of season

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Last updated on 18 minutes ago.From the section Women's Football

Defending champions Chelsea bounced back from their opening-day defeat with a comfortable victory over Everton in the Women's Super League.

Playing in front of more than 2,300 fans at Kingsmeadow, Emma Hayes' side put on a dominant display.

Last season's Golden Boot winner Sam Kerr scored twice in the second half after England international Fran Kirby had opened the scoring.

Substitute Beth England added a fourth from close range with her first touch.

After losing to Arsenal at the Emirates last week, Blues boss Hayes made three changes, with Kirby, Kerr and Wales' Sophie Ingles all starting.

Her selections paid off as Chelsea showed their attacking prowess with 27 shots in total in a match broadcast live on BBC Two.

Pernille Harder was unlucky not to get on the scoresheet with a number of chances inside the box, with the Denmark international also hitting the woodwork.

Everton, who finished fifth last season, have conceded four goals in successive games.

Line-ups

Chelsea Women

Formation 3-4-3

30Berger
4BrightSubstituted forNouwenat 86'minutes
7Carter
16Eriksson
22Cuthbert
5IngleBooked at 75mins
10JiSubstituted forSpenceat 86'minutes
11ReitenSubstituted forAnderssonat 86'minutes
14KirbySubstituted forFlemingat 77'minutes
20KerrSubstituted forEnglandat 77'minutes
23Harder

Substitutes

1Musovic
3Nouwen
8Leupolz
9England
17Fleming
21Charles
24Spence
25Andersson
29Fox

Everton Women

Formation 5-3-2

1MacIver
14SørensenSubstituted forSeveckeat 80'minutes
5Bjorn
20Finnigan
6George
3Turner
28BennisonSubstituted forDaliat 80'minutes
8Christiansen
22GalliSubstituted forDugganat 58'minutes
19Anvegard
11EmslieSubstituted forGauvinat 71'minutes

Substitutes

4Sevecke
7Dali
9Duggan
13Gauvin
18Brosnan
26Clinton
30Pattinson

Referee:Amy Fearns

Attendance:2,379

Live Text

Match ends, Chelsea Women 4, Everton Women 0.
Second Half ends, Chelsea Women 4, Everton Women 0.
Drew Spence (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Anna Anvegard (Everton Women).
Attempt missed. Jessie Fleming (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Erin Cuthbert with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Megan Finnigan.
Attempt blocked. Pernille Harder (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Magdalena Eriksson.
Pernille Harder (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Rikke Sevecke (Everton Women).
Attempt missed. Sophie Ingle (Chelsea Women) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
Attempt saved. Valérie Gauvin (Everton Women) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Substitution, Chelsea Women. Drew Spence replaces Ji So-Yun.
Substitution, Chelsea Women. Jonna Andersson replaces Guro Reiten.
Substitution, Chelsea Women. Aniek Nouwen replaces Millie Bright.
Foul by Jessie Fleming (Chelsea Women).
Valérie Gauvin (Everton Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Danielle Turner.
Attempt blocked. Anna Anvegard (Everton Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Toni Duggan.
Attempt missed. Kenza Dali (Everton Women) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Rikke Sevecke with a cross.
Substitution, Everton Women. Rikke Sevecke replaces Nicoline Sørensen.