LONDON — As Chelsea hoisted the Women’s Super League (WSL) trophy into the air for a sixth consecutive time on Saturday afternoon, the celebrations for their historic win were emphatic.
The Blues were already champions — having sealed the title with a 1-0 victory over Manchester United on April 30 — but a 1-0 win over Liverpool in their final game cemented their place in the history books as the only women’s team in history to go unbeaten across a 22-game season. In dropping points from only three draws, they also set a new record points tally (60) in the WSL, beating their own mark of 58 from 2022-23.
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Chelsea’s unbeaten record in the 22-game WSL season
As has been their habit, Chelsea left it late to seal the win as Aggie Beever-Jones — Chelsea’s top scorer and standout player all season — netted in the 91st minute. But the result encapsulated why Chelsea are champions. This is a team with an insatiable appetite for winning; it is engrained in their DNA. They fight to the end and, this season, their grit and sheer relentlessness has proven too much for their WSL rivals to match.
Some may have expected the squad to take time to adjust to new coach Sonia Bompastor in her debut campaign, following the exit of the legendary Emma Hayes last summer….
