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LFC Women beat champions Chelsea with comeback WSL win

Liverpool FC Women marked their return to the Barclays Women's Super League with a 2-1 comeback win over reigning champions Chelsea on Sunday.

The Reds had to recover from the concession of a first-minute spot-kick, converted by Fran Kirby, to claim a memorable victory in front of a club-record Prenton Park crowd of 3,006.

Katie Stengel was their match-winner, calmly dispatching a penalty of her own on 67 minutes and then another – that she won herself after a superb dribble – late on.

Before kick-off at Prenton Park, a period of silence was observed following the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.