got off to a very poor start in their third consecutive title defence of the Women's Super League, with a against newly
-promoted at Prenton Park on Sunday.A lack of an attacking threat coupled with some poor defensive decisions wasted a dominant first half
in Merseyside, where Fran Kirby opened the scoring through a clever penalty, and ultimately cost the Blues the chance of walking away with anything more than a lo s.Reflecting on what went wrong, forward Kirby told :Emma Hayes' side only managed four shots
on target despite having 70% po se sion, and completing almost three times the amount of pa ses than the Reds.With hopes of rectifying their out-of-character start to the new campaign, Kirby has explained how her team need to go back to the basics.Scroll to Continue in training Chelsea and Manchester City Man City were bested 4-3 by Aston Villa on Saturday in yet another shock result on the opening weekend of the WSL, and will be playing
with a similar vengeance at Kingsmeadow.The last time these two sides met was during the FA Cup final back in May, as Chelsea left Wembley victorious despite Kirby's injury keeping her on the sidelines,
and will be hoping for a similar outcome in five days time.Read More Chelsea Stories
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