Chelsea Secures 4-0 Victory Over Crystal Palace, Macario Scores Twice

Chelsea bounced back from their Champions League defeat to Barcelona with a commanding 4-0 win over Crystal Palace in the Women's Super League, moving six points clear at the top. Catarina Macario scored twice, while Guro Reiten and Mia Fishel also found the net, putting Chelsea just four points away from clinching their seventh consecutive league title. Crystal Palace, already struggling at the bottom of the table, saw their captain Allyson Swaby sent off, leaving them even closer to relegation. Reiten opened the scoring with a penalty, and Macario struck twice, including a deflected free-kick after Swaby's red card. Fishel completed the rout with her first league goal since October. The victory was also notable for Chelsea captain Millie Bright making her 200th WSL appearance, underscoring the team's resilience after their recent European setback.