Chelsea maintained their perfect start to their Women’s Super League title defence as they thrashed London rivals West Ham United 4-1 at Chigwell Construction Stadium. Chelsea increased their advantage just four minutes later when Johanna Rytting Kaneryd tucked home from close range after Wieke Kaptein’s deflected cross fell into her path. Chelsea have now won their first four WSL games of a campaign for a fifth time, winning the title in three of the previous four years they have managed to do so. Indeed, the England international also became the first player ever to score in each of the Blues’ opening four games of a top-flight campaign, with West Ham proving no match for Bompastor’s defending champions. The Hammers have now lost six WSL games for the first time in their history.