Chelsea Women earn 3-1 WSL victory over West Ham United

Chelsea Women’s manager Emma Hayes was delighted with the reaction of her players in their 3-1 win against West Ham United in the WSL last night.

The Blues went behind when Dagny Brynjarsdottir scored for the Hammers after three minutes.

The west London club levelled when Fran Kirby equalised just before half-time.

The turnaround was complete after Sam Kerr nudged home a delivery to put Chelsea ahead just before the hour mark.

Millie Bright secured three points with 20 minutes remaining. She headed home to score her first goal in two years in the league.

Lauren James missed a late penalty for the Blues but it did not prove costly.

Hayes said: “The side showed a great reaction to conceding an early goal and the scoreline could have been bigger.

“We’re improving and have progressed from the Man City game – we grew in confidence.

“It’s so tough for new signings to learn quickly but I’m really happy for [Katerina] Svitkova and [Eve] Perisset, who made their full debuts tonight.

“I can’t fault the application of the players – it’s such a nice dressing room that’s growing in confidence. The team are where they should be after three games but there’s still some rust.”