Mia Fishel and her Chelsea Women teammates made comfortable progress into the Semi-Finals of the Continental Tyres League Cup thanks to two headers from Sjoeke Nusken, a thunderbolt from the boot of Aggie Beever-Jones, and two late poacher’s efforts from Fran Kirby defeating Sunderland 5 - 0.
Chasing a trophy Chelsea last won three seasons ago, a much-changed side never looked in danger in the second of four consecutive games at Kingsmeadow. Nusken’s fifth and sixth goals of the season came before half-time and Beever-Jones’s flew in immediately after it, to quash any lingering hopes the visitors from the North-East may have had of staging a comeback.
Kirby’s goalscorer’s instinct made it 4-0 inside the final 10 minutes and 5-0 in added time, both close-range finishes.
