Mia Fishel and her Chelsea teammates have etched their names into Women's Super League (WSL) history, becoming the first side to navigate a 22-game league season without tasting defeat. The newly crowned champions capped off their remarkable campaign with a victory over Liverpool, sparking jubilant scenes in West London.
While Fishel remained an unused substitute for the final match, she made her way back into the team after being out through injury to add unwavering dominance for Emma Hayes' side. Their triumph means they join an elite club of invincible WSL teams, following in the footsteps of Arsenal (2012), Manchester City (2016), and Chelsea themselves (2017-18). However, Sonia Bompastor's charges have now set a new benchmark by achieving this feat over a longer, 22-game season.
The final hurdle in their unbeaten journey came against a resilient Liverpool side at Stamford Bridge. The match was a tight affair, with little to separate the two teams until Aggie Beever-Jones struck a dramatic late winner to secure all three points for Chelsea and ignite the celebrations.
Meanwhile, elsewhere in the WSL, former Bermuda international Shaun Goater, now a strikers' coach at Aston Villa, watched on as his side continued their impressive end to the season with a comfortable victory over Brighton & Hove Albion.
Ebony Salmon put Villa in the driving seat with a stunning solo effort. Receiving the ball near the halfway line from Chasity Grant, Salmon embarked on a mazy dribble through the Brighton defence before calmly slotting the ball into the bottom corner.
Rachel Daly doubled Villa's advantage just before the interval, reacting quickest to poke home from a Grant cross delivered from the byline. Maz Pacheco added a third in the second half, firing home a first-time shot from inside the box to seal the victory. A late consolation goal from Nikita Parris was all Brighton could muster.
The 3-1 victory for Aston Villa marks their fifth consecutive win, a remarkable run of form that sees them climb to an impressive fifth place in the final WSL standings. For Goater, witnessing his team's strong finish to the season will be a source of pride.
However, the spotlight firmly remains on Mia Fishel and her Chelsea teammates, who have written a new chapter in WSL history with their unprecedented invincible season. Their achievement is a testament to their consistent excellence, resilience, and unwavering desire to win, solidifying their status as the dominant force in English women's football.
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