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The Matildas captain volleyed home her 21st goal of the WSL season in the 71st minute at Chelsea s Kingsmeadow home on Sunday to ensure she won the prized accolade as the league s top scorer.
Kerr also played a big part in three more goals, assisting on two for her equally deadly strike partner Fran Kirby and producing a point-blank header which was well saved but fell to Erin Cuthbert to scramble home a fifth.
Her Golden Boot season follows those she previously enjoyed as top scorer in US and Australian league seasons. But this probably means the most to me out of all my golden boots. I feel like a lot of people said I had to come to Europe to prove myself and here it is, beamed Kerr, who had to put up with critics after a lukewarm start to her Chelsea career .
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Hanna Glas scored a goal and set up another as the home side earned a big victory to take to Chelsea s Kingsmeadow ground next week - but it was a frustrating day for Australian captain Kerr, who s been in sparkling form.
Having scored one and made another goal in the midweek WSL draw at Manchester City that could see Chelsea lift the crown, Kerr was the danger woman in the eyes of the German defenders, who marked her and strike partner Fran Kirby effectively.