West Ham 0-4 Chelsea: Champions cruise past London rivals to claim top spot

Chelsea cruised to a 4-0 victory at West Ham thanks to goals from Niamh Charles, Pernille Harder, Sophie Ingle and Erin Cuthbert to leave themselves just two wins from a fourth consecutive Women's Super League title.

The victory puts Emma Hayes' side two points clear of Manchester United and five clear of Arsenal with just two games to play. They will eliminate the Gunners from contention if they avoid defeat when the two sides meet on Sunday, with Chelsea then ending their campaign at Reading on May 27.

The Blues dominated throughout at the Dagenham & Redbridge Stadium and took the lead after just 13 minutes through Charles, while West Ham were a touch fortunate to only be one goal down at half-time after a series of risky Hawa Cissoko challenges in the area.

But Chelsea doubled their lead shortly after half-time through Harder and the points were secured by Ingle's close-range header and Cuthbert's powerful drive, with the result leaving West Ham eighth and still without a league win in 2023.

What's next?

West Ham visit Leicester in their penultimate WSL fixture on Sunday May 21 at 3pm before finishing at home against Tottenham on Saturday May 27, kick-off 2.30pm.

Chelsea continue their title quest with a huge fixture at home to Arsenal on Sunday May 21, kick-off 12.30pm, before completing their season at Reading on Saturday May 27, kick-off 2.30pm.