LONDON, Jan 24 (Reuters) - Chelsea's ‌hopes of winning a seventh Women's Super League title ‌in a row suffered a devastating blow on Saturday ‌when Beth Mead scored one goal and made a second in a 2-0 away win for Arsenal.

With 13 of their 22 league games played, Chelsea remain ‍second in the table on 27 points, ‍six behind leaders Manchester City, ‌who play London City Lionesses on Sunday. The win moves Arsenal ‍up ​to 26 points, three ahead of North London rivals Tottenham Hotspur.