Match ends, Sunderland Ladies 0, Chelsea Ladies 6.
Sunderland WomenSunderland Women0Chelsea WomenChelsea Women6
Eniola Aluko helped Chelsea Ladies beat Sunderland 6-0 by scoring her first goal since accusations of "bullying and discrimination" against ex-England manager Mark Sampson were made public.
Aluko's accusations - which Sampson denies - have been the subject of two Football Association investigations and have led to a parliamentary inquiry.
Her goal completed Chelsea's second 6-0 WSL 1 win in as many weeks.
Gemma Davison, with two, Fran Kirby, Ji So-Yun and Erin Cuthbert also scored.
Chelsea last week began their WSL season with a 6-0 victory over Bristol City.
Line-ups
Sunderland Women
Formation 5-4-1
- 31Preuss
- 2Brown
- 14Sharp
- 4Stewart
- 6Williams
- 5SjomanBooked at 74mins
- 37Staniforth
- 8Lipka
- 11Wyne
- 20Bruinenberg
- 17Joice
Substitutes
- 1Laws
- 12Dodds
- 18Lambert
- 24Watt
- 28Galloway
- 32Young
Chelsea Women
Formation 3-4-3
- 1Lindahl
- 4Bright
- 5Flaherty
- 16Eriksson
- 8Carney
- 18Mjelde
- 17ChapmanSubstituted forSpenceat 65'minutes
- 7Davison
- 10Ji
- 23BachmannSubstituted forCuthbertat 63'minutes
- 14KirbySubstituted forAlukoat 69'minutes
Substitutes
- 2Thorisdottir
- 3Blundell
- 9Aluko
- 11Rafferty
- 22Cuthbert
- 24Spence
- 28Telford
- Referee:
- Dean Hulme
- Attendance:
- 789
Match Stats
Home TeamSunderland WomenAway TeamChelsea Women
- Possession
- Home34%
- Away66%
- Shots
- Home10
- Away29
- Shots on Target
- Home4
- Away12
- Corners
- Home1
- Away7
- Fouls
- Home6
- Away8
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Sunderland Ladies 0, Chelsea Ladies 6.
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Foul by Erin Cuthbert (Chelsea Ladies).
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Lucy Staniforth (Sunderland Ladies) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Attempt saved. Dominique Bruinenberg (Sunderland Ladies) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kylla Sjoman.
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Attempt blocked. Lucy Staniforth (Sunderland Ladies) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Abbey Joice.
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Karen Carney (Chelsea Ladies) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by Kylla Sjoman (Sunderland Ladies).
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Attempt saved. Eniola Aluko (Chelsea Ladies) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
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Attempt missed. Gilly Flaherty (Chelsea Ladies) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Karen Carney with a cross following a corner.
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Corner, Chelsea Ladies. Conceded by Hayley Sharp.
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Attempt blocked. Erin Cuthbert (Chelsea Ladies) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
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Attempt blocked. Erin Cuthbert (Chelsea Ladies) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Drew Spence.
Goal!
Goal! Sunderland Ladies 0, Chelsea Ladies 6. Eniola Aluko (Chelsea Ladies) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ji So-Yun.
Goal!
Goal! Sunderland Ladies 0, Chelsea Ladies 5. Erin Cuthbert (Chelsea Ladies) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gilly Flaherty following a corner.
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Corner, Chelsea Ladies. Conceded by Hayley Sharp.
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Attempt blocked. Magdalena Eriksson (Chelsea Ladies) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Erin Cuthbert.
Booking
Kylla Sjoman (Sunderland Ladies) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Karen Carney (Chelsea Ladies) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Kylla Sjoman (Sunderland Ladies).
