Liverpool put together a decent effort over all, but it was a comfortable win in the end by Chelsea at St. Helens Stadium with late goals in both halves providing the difference.

The new Women's Super League marks the start of a new era for reigning champions Chelsea, with long-serving boss Emma Hayes having departed in summer to start a new adventure with the USA Women's team.

Liverpool manager Matt Beard believes Chelsea have grown stronger since the arrival of Sonia Bompastor in the summer, claiming the squad could be split into two Women’s Super League (WSL) teams and “finish first and second”.

Matt Beard’s Reds have had a sluggish start to the season but following up their recent victory over Aston Villa with a result against Chelsea could get them on track.

Chelsea beat Liverpool on Sunday to make it six wins from six in the Women's Super League this season. Here's what both managers told BBC Sport after the game. Liverpool boss Matt Beard: "There are positives to take but obviously we have to cut out the little errors that led to their goals.

Nüsken is shown a yellow card for a tug on Holland and Liverpool have a free kick just in front of the halfway line. 83 min: Another substitution – for Liverpool this time. Höbinger is replaced by Cornelia Kapocs with around seven minutes left to play.

But aside from Smith, Liverpool didn’t provide much danger to us at the back. This allowed Chelsea to start to build on their ball retention domination, pushing lines further an