Hamano helps Chelsea beat Spurs to set up title showdown on final day

Emma Hayes asked her Chelsea players “to visualise the performance they want to see” before their 1-0 defeat of Tottenham that kept them level on points with Manchester City going into the final day of the season.

Robert Vilahamn made three changes to the team that suffered a chastening 4-0 defeat to Manchester United in the FA Cup final on Sunday. Goalkeeper Becky Spencer was replaced by Barbora Votikova for the visit of the WSL title holders and Celin Bizet and Grace Clinton returned to the starting XI, with the latter having been ineligible to play against her parent club in the final.

The visiting team dominated the opening half, playing towards a stand packed with almost as many visiting supporters as there were home fans. They twice tested Votikova within five minutes, first through Macário, then Aggie Beever-Jones, and had a solid penalty shout waved away by the referee, Emily Heaslip, shortly afterwards when the ball appeared to come off Amanda Nildén’s arm and Luana Bühler’s arm in quick succession.

Chelsea weathered that brief pressure and began to regain control heading into the final 20 minutes. With Vilahamn desperate to give the home fans something to celebrate, Thomas and Vinberg entered.

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