Summary

  • FT: Manchester City Women 2-0 Chelsea Ladies

  • Manchester City win WSL title for first time

  • Goals: Katie Chapman (og), Toni Duggan (pen)

  1. Postpublished at 87 mins

    Man City Women 2-0 Chelsea Ladies

    It's only a matter of time now. Man City are heading for the title they have looked like winning all season.

  2. SUBSTITUTION (Man City)published at 84 mins

    Man City Women 2-0 Chelsea Ladies

    Toni Duggan, scorer of City's second goal, is replaced by Tessel Middag.

    Moments later, another City substitute, Kosovare Asllani, fires just wide of goal.

  3. Postpublished at 83 mins

    Man City Women 2-0 Chelsea Ladies

    Chelsea send a free-kick deep into the Man City penalty area but it goes too far beyond everyone and out for a goal kick.

  4. SUBSTITUTION (Chelsea)published at 80 mins

    Man City Women 2-0 Chelsea Ladies

    Play stops as City's Toni Duggan goes down, hurt, after a challenge from Niamh Fahey.

    And Chelsea make their final change, with Drew Spence replacing South Korea forward Ji So-Yun.

  5. Postpublished at 79 mins

    Man City Women 2-0 Chelsea Ladies

    City are controlling this game and it is very, very hard to imagine them conceding three goals from here.

    They are just over 11 minutes plus stoppage time away from the title.

    Toni DugganImage source, Getty Images
  6. Postpublished at 77 mins

    Man City Women 2-0 Chelsea Ladies

    Lindsay Johnson
    Ex-England defender on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra

    There are some tired legs in the Chelsea side now and they are struggling to recover.

    The City players are buzzing around the pitch - they're two goals to the good. When you're two goals down, it feels like you're playing uphill.

    Toni DugganImage source, PA
  7. Elsewhere in the WSLpublished at 15:38 British Summer Time 25 September 2016

    Man City Women 2-0 Chelsea Ladies

    Meanwhile, Birmingham City now lead Liverpool 2-1 in the other 14:00 BST kick-off in WSL 1.

    In WSL 2, Yeovil Town still lead promotion rivals Everton 1-0 at Huish Park.

  8. Postpublished at 73 mins

    Man City Women 2-0 Chelsea Ladies

    Substitute Beth England does well to race in behind the City defence and get a shot away but it is saved by Karen Bardsley.

  9. Postpublished at 72 mins

    Man City Women 2-0 Chelsea Ladies

    Isobel Christiansen gets in towards goal but Rebecca Spencer closes her down and Christiansen slides in but her effort goes wide. That was good football from the hosts, though, and prompts applause all around the Academy Stadium.

  10. SUBSTITUTION (Chelsea)published at 70 mins

    Man City Women 2-0 Chelsea Ladies

    Beth England comes on to replace Eni Aluko for Chelsea.

    Can the former Doncaster Rovers Belles forward find a goal for the visitors?

  11. Postpublished at 69 mins

    Man City Women 2-0 Chelsea Ladies

    Jill Scott has another shot for City, this time from the edge of the area, just to the right of goal, but she fires wide.

  12. Postpublished at 66 mins

    Man City Women 2-0 Chelsea Ladies

    Ana Borges has been booked for a foul on City's Nikita Parris. Chelsea are running out of time to get back into this game.

    Moments later, Jill Scott fires a shot over for the hosts.

  13. Face in the crowdpublished at 65 mins

    Man City Women 2-0 Chelsea Ladies

    Vincent KompanyImage source, Rex Features

    Recongise the chap under the cap?

    Vincent Kompany, captain of City's men's side, is among the crowd at the Academy Stadium.

  14. Postpublished at 63 mins

    Man City Women 2-0 Chelsea Ladies

    Chelsea captain Katie Chapman wins the ball in the Man City penalty area and looks to shoot but she looses her footing, slips and the ball is cleared.

  15. Postpublished at 62 mins

    Man City Women 2-0 Chelsea Ladies

    This is better from Chelsea. They win a corner after good work from Katie Chapman and Gemma Davison, but the subsequent delivery is claimed bravely in the air by City keeper Karen Barsdley

  16. Postpublished at 60 mins

    Man City Women 2-0 Chelsea Ladies

    Man City are almost in for a third but Jill Scott's ball towards Nikita Parris is cut out by Chelsea substitute Ana Borges, who was tracking back.

  17. Postpublished at 59 mins

    Man City Women 2-0 Chelsea Ladies

    Karen Carney sends in an inviting cross from the right wing for Chelsea but City head the ball clear.

  18. SUBSTITUTION (Chelsea)published at 57 mins

    Man City Women 2-0 Chelsea Ladies

    Man City v ChelseaImage source, Getty Images

    Full-back Hannah Blundell (right) is replaced by Ana Borges for Chelsea.

    The visitors need to get the ball forward but they've actually been enduring a spell of Man City pressure.  

  19. Postpublished at 55 mins

    Man City Women 2-0 Chelsea Ladies

    City almost extend their lead but Nikita Parris hits the side netting after turning well inside in the penalty area.

  20. Postpublished at 52 mins

    Man City Women 2-0 Chelsea Ladies

    So Chelsea Ladies need to score three goals to stay in the title race.

    We're either in for an astonishing comeback or the title is heading up north to Manchester.