At Prenton Park, the Blues led 1-0 at halftime, but they lost steam in the second half and suffered their second devastating loss in four days.
Chelsea has a game remaining and eight goals to make up after losing to Barcelona in the Champions League semi-final on Saturday. Chelsea is currently six points behind Manchester City in the WSL.
Hayes stated, “I think the title is done,” despite his team still having three games to go.
Though technically it isn’t, I believe the title is finished. It is our responsibility to keep going until the end of the season, but I believe it will be extremely challenging.
Chelsea appeared to be headed for a comfortable victory away from home as they pursued a seventh consecutive WSL championship after Aggie Beever-Jones’ ninth-minute goal put them ahead.
However, Liverpool, who had taken a 10-day vacation before the game, turned things around to surprise the team in second position.
