Chelsea boss Emma Hayes loving pressure of having WSL title race in her own hands - 'This is fun'

Chelsea manager Emma Hayes insists she finds the pressure of a title race «fun» after a thumping win over Leicester City left the champions with their Women’s Super League title fate in their own hands. Hayes’ side demolished the Foxes 6-0 at Kingsmeadow, with Pernille Harder netting a brace and Guro Reiten, Erin Cuthbert, Lauren James and Jelena Cankovic also on the scoresheet. Ad Victory sent Chelsea one point behind WSL leaders Manchester United, but they have a game in hand and are therefore in charge of their own destiny with three games remaining.

Barclays WSLChelsea thrash Leicester to keep WSL title hopes on track, Arsenal go third2 HOURS AGO «I like this position, I like putting pressure on others. I don't mind being there, but this is fun for me,» Hayes said. “We have always been chasing this whole year, always been a game or two behind.

It's nice to finally close the gap and now it's about putting Man United under pressure because we're not in the driving seat, we're still in second.” Chelsea have the chance to beat their title rivals to silverware before the conclusion of the WSL season. They face United at Wembley on Sunday in the FA Cup final, and Hayes believes her side go into the game in perfect shape after a three-match winning run in which they have scored 15 goals. “We have had to find ways to win without being scintillating, but I think our confidence is really high right now.

We're in the best place we've probably been in all season,” Hayes said. «I know what I want to do for Sunday. I know exactly how we want to play, I'm happy with the whole team, the team are playing well.” Real Madrid launch double swoop for Mbappe and Bellingham — Paper Round Chelsea thrash Leicester to keep WSL title hopes on