Chelsea came from a half-time tie to beat Everton 3-1 in the WSL, turning a difficult first half into a result that moved on swiftly after the break. Sam Kerr scored twice and Ellie Carpenter added the third after Alyssa Thompson broke down the right.
The match swung on a moment officials missed. Kerr’s header struck a post and bounced clearly over the line, but the officials did not see it cross, and there is no goalline technology in the WSL to intervene. Chelsea were 2-1 up after Kerr doubled her tally before Carpenter finished from close range to make it 3-1.
Everton had already shown they could trouble Chelsea, having stunned them in December, and they again caused problems in the first half before the match reached 1-1 at the break. That made the second half feel less like a procession than a correction, with Chelsea forced to earn the lead they eventually turned into a comfortable win.
The wider clockwatch also carried other WSL and Championship updates, including Wrexham against Coventry and London City Lionesses against Leicester, but the Chelsea-Everton contest was the clearest focal point. It was the disputed Kerr goal, and the absence of goalline technology, that shaped the way the afternoon was remembered as much as the scoreline itself.
Chelsea finished the job, Everton were left with the frustration of a call they felt should have gone their way, and the gap between the two clubs was decided by both quality and a decision that could not be reviewed.