Ajax 0
Chelsea 3
After a thrilling 3-1 defeat of Arsenal at Stamford Bridge on Friday, this was a less explosive performance but a well-managed one, with Lauren James scoring the opener and Sjoeke Nüsken scoring twice, mirroring their home victory on Friday, as Chelsea earned a fifth win in 16 days - five games into their eight in March.
Chelsea were unchanged from the team that secured the league win against Arsenal, with Nüsken again partnering James up top. For the home team, Kay-Lee de Sanders partnered the 18-year-old Isa Kardinaal at the back with Sherida Spitse suspended, while the 16-year-old midfielder Lily Yohannes, Tiny Hoekstra and Rosa van Gool returned to the starting XI after being rested for the team's midweek 5-1 defeat of Jong Ajax in the Dutch cup.
Chelsea played themselves into trouble within minutes of kick-off in front of the record crowd, with the goalkeeper Hannah Hampton forced to race out and clear after Kadeisha Buchanan got into a mess and underhit her back pass.
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