The Blues have now gone 32 games unbeaten, breaking a previous Manchester City mark
Chelsea have set a new Women’s Super League record by beating Aston Villa 4-0 on Wednesday, with the Blues now going 32 games unbeaten.
Emma Hayes ’side have surpassed the previous record of 31, set by Manchester City between May 2015 and May 2017.
Chelsea, who last lost the league in January 2019, were partially on points with Manchester United at the top of the WSL record with the win, and the Blues are also holding a game in their hands over the Red Devils.
The Blues got off to a perfect start to the game at Bescot Stadium, with Sam Kerr giving them the lead after just three minutes.
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– Amas (@goal) January 27, 2021
32 – Just two years to the day since they last won the competition, @ChelseaFCW now without a loss in each of their last 32 @BarclaysFAWSL matches (W25 D7), setting a new record for the longest run of unbeaten games in tournament history. Juggernaut. pic.twitter.com/3pGT37h4pb
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With 10 minutes to play in the first half, Beth England scored a second for the Blues, who led two goals into half-time against the Villans in second place.
Pernille Harder and Magdalena Eriksson got two minutes apart half way through the second half as Chelsea went on to travel to an easy win.
Speaking ahead of Wednesday’s game, Hayes said her team would not have been able to run inadvertently without all the players in the squad.
“The team has been so prepared since Christmas to collect games and the level of training has been as good as it has been all season,” Hayes told Chelsea’s official website.
“Reducing the squad to a smaller number has helped the spirit and everyone knows they are going to get opportunities in so many games and I think that helps. .
“The important thing is that every player understands that if the team is going to go to a higher level everyone has to contribute every day in training.
“You can’t have any passengers in the training environment and that’s the difference this side of Christmas.
“Every player adds every minute so that the intensity of training, the quality of training goes up and then game performance goes up.”
Chelsea will try to extend their unbeaten run with a league game against rivals London Tottenham on Sunday, before facing another London derby against West Ham in next week’s Continental Cup semi-final.