'We believe we can put pressure on Chelsea' - Mead
Beth Mead celebrates her goal in the 5-1 victory over Leicester.
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Arsenal forward Beth Mead believes her side can "put pressure on Chelsea" in the Women's Super League title race after her side's 5-1 thrashing of Leicester City cut the gap to the league leaders to three points.
Sonia Bompastor's Chelsea side, who have a game in hand on Arsenal in second place, had led the Gunners by 10 points in January.
Speaking after the victory at Emirates Stadium, Mead told BBC Sport: "We've been working a block at a time, game at a time, and we believe that if we control and win the games ahead of us, we can put pressure on Chelsea and you never know what happens in football.
"I think you're really seeing partnerships and relationships and rhythm as a team and really getting understanding from Renee's [Slegers] philosophy."
Arsenal's attention now turns to the weekend when they face Lyon in the semi-finals of the Champions League.
On the prospect of facing eight-time Women's Champions League winners Lyon, Mead said: "[We are going to] put in the work on the training pitch and hopefully put that on the pitch on Saturday.
"We're all looking forward to the semi-final of the Champions League against such a good team like Lyon."
