Erin Cuthbert scored twice to help Chelsea move top of their Champions League group with a 3-1 victory over Hacken.
Sam Kerr opened the scoring after 14 minutes in Gothenburg, but the two sides entered the break level after Clarissa Larisey’s bullet header ended a rapid Hacken counter-attack.
The Swedish side were unbeaten heading into Wednesday’s game and a win would have seen them secure a place in the quarter-finals.
However, their hopes quickly faded when Cuthbert fired home two low strikes in the space of 13 minutes as Emma Hayes’ side ended their last game of 2023 on a high.
In Wednesday’s other Group D match, Paris FC inflicted a 1-0 defeat on Real Madrid to end the Spanish team’s chances of qualifying.
More to follow.
Line-ups
Häcken Women
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 13Falk
- 30Kosola
- 6Rybrink
- 3Luik
- 19Junttila-Nelhage
- 9CurmarkSubstituted forGrantat 89′minutes
- 21SorensenBooked at 22minsSubstituted forBergman-Lundinat 77′minutes
- 11LarisÂeySubstituted forSchröderat 77′minutes
- 8KafajiSubstituted forJohanssonat 90+1′minutes
- 7Jusu BahSubstituted forSandbergat 77′minutes
- 28Anvegård
Substitutes
- 1Geurts
- 5Grant
- 14Johansson
- 16Sandberg
- 18Löwing
- 22Bergman-Lundin
- 23Schröder
- 27Masaka
- 29Jansson
Chelsea Women
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Musovic
- 12Lawrence
- 26Buchanan
- 7Carter
- 21Charles
- 22Cuthbert
- 5IngleSubstituted forNüskenat 59′minutes
- 19Rytting KanerydSubstituted forBeever-Jonesat 87′minutes
- 10James
- 11ReitenSubstituted forFlemingat 59′minutes
- 20KerrSubstituted forFishelat 73′minutes
Substitutes
- 2Fishel
- 6Nüsken
- 14Kirby
- 15Périsset
- 17Fleming
- 18Mjelde
- 24Hampton
- 30Berger
- 33Beever-Jones
- 38Brown
Live Text
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Match ends, Häcken Women 1, Chelsea Women 3.
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Second Half ends, Häcken Women 1, Chelsea Women 3.
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Offside, Häcken Women. Molly Johansson is caught offside.
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Foul by Erin Cuthbert (Chelsea Women).
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Elma Junttila-Nelhage (Häcken Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Substitution, Häcken Women. Molly Johansson replaces Rusul Kafaji.
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Substitution, Häcken Women. Ruby Grant replaces Filippa Curmark.
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Foul by Niamh Charles (Chelsea Women).
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Anna Anvegård (Häcken Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Substitution, Chelsea Women. Agnes Beever-Jones replaces Johanna Rytting Kaneryd.
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Attempt saved. Erin Cuthbert (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
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Attempt missed. Lauren James (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Niamh Charles.
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Delay over. They are ready to continue.
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Delay in match because of an injury Ashley Lawrence (Chelsea Women).
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Substitution, Häcken Women. Anna Sandberg replaces Monica Jusu Bah.
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Substitution, Häcken Women. Felicia Schröder replaces Clarissa LarisÂey.
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Substitution, Häcken Women. Marika Bergman-Lundin replaces Johanna Sorensen.
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Offside, Chelsea Women. Johanna Rytting Kaneryd is caught offside.
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Attempt blocked. Mia Fishel (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Johanna Rytting Kaneryd.
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Substitution, Chelsea Women. Mia Fishel replaces Sam Kerr.