Gareth Taylor's side still have a chance to win their first WSL title since 2016 this weekend despite Chelsea being in the driver's seat
Lauren Hemp's classy first-half finish had them 1-0 up against Arsenal, with the Blues just two-minutes-plus-stoppage-time away from taking a giant, decisive stride towards the Women's Super League title. What happened next will surely be the cause of many a sleepless night for manager Gareth Taylor if his side do not get their hands on the trophy this term.
City's late surrender to Arsenal, though, had given the reigning champions had a flicker of hope - a flicker that well and truly burst into flame with their 8-0 demolition of already-relegated Bristol City. "Let me be clear. It is not over," Hayes said in her rousing full-time address to the Kingsmeadow crowd.The sensational speech was as much a warning as it was a rallying cry.
Their slender victory, however, means Hayes' side have only a two-goal buffer in that department heading into the final day, with City - presuming both teams are victorious this weekend - now needing to win by a three-goal margin to clinch the title . "Are we capable of going and scoring four? Yes we are. We’ve done it, we know we are capable. It doesn’t mean you can go and do it of course. For me it’s more of a feeling. This team can score three or four goals in the space of five or six minutes."
"The players have dusted themselves down really quickly," Taylor said "There was a feeling of frustration, and probably anger, and that is perfectly fine and perfectly normal.
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