At the end of an awful, often acrimonious week, blemished by an amalgam of controversy, Covid-19 and multiple postponements, Fran Kirby cut through the gloom engulfing the Women’s Super League. The renascent England forward’s four goals against her former club in the sole top-tier fixture to take place lifted Chelsea to second place as a mix of coronavirus outbreaks and multiple injuries all but ruined the league’s resumption after the winter break.
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