The Blues knew that three points at Kingsmeadow would be enough to see us crowned champions of England for the fourth time – each of which has come in the last six years – and the result never looked in doubt from the moment Leupolz fired us into the lead inside the first two minutes.
The former Bayern Munich midfielder was found by another Jess Carter set-piece routine that was straight off the training ground, and although Grace Moloney perhaps should have done better to keep it out, the shot from Leupolz was crisply struck on the half-volley.
The WSL’s meanest defence rarely looked under any threat from a side that battled gamely without ever really testing Ann-Katrin Berger, whose 12th clean sheet of the season secured the Golden Glove award, and before the half was out we had doubled our advantage.
It was the familiar combination of Kerr and Kirby linking up once again, as a one-two finished with the latter brilliantly side-footing past Moloney to put us 2-0 up and with one hand on the trophy.
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