Chelsea's Sam Kerr has scored an injury-time goal on her return to action after a 20-month abscence. -AP
Matildas superstar Sam Kerr has made a stunning goalscoring return after a 20-month injury absence, netting her 100th goal for her English club side Chelsea.
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After being kept on the bench for the opening fixture of the Women's Super League against Manchester City, Kerr was finally unleashed as a late substitute in Sunday's 3-1 victory at Aston Villa.
And the 32-year-old Australian, who hasn't played for the Blues since January 2024 because of a chronic ACL injury, immediately made her presence felt at Villa Park by netting the third goal in the Londoners' second-straight league win.
Chelsea coach Sonia Bompastor had hinted the Matildas captain would be in action with a "hopefully we'll see" at her press conference on Friday.
And Kerr's appearance off the bench in the 75th minute was a huge boost to the visitors, who were leading 2-1 at that stage thanks to Aggie Beever-Jones's second strike of the season, which was cancelled out by Ebony Salmon, before a Missy Bo Kearns own-goal.
Kerr then made an immediate impact, racking up a century of goals for her side by ramming home a loose ball in the Villa box from close range, three minutes into injury time.
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