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Article continues belowArticle continues belowArticle continues below<ul><li>James bagged hat-trick in 5-1 win</li><li>Also provided sublime cross for Beever-Jones' goal</li><li>Youngest in WSL history to have four goal involvements</li></ul>

WATCH: Lauren James masterclass! Chelsea star bags sublime hat-trick - as well as a pinpoint assist - as Lionesses star makes WSL history in win over Liverpool

<a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/lauren-james-chelsea-hat-trick-liverpool-emma-hayes-wsl-table/blt0b557104acd7d2b1" target="_blank">The England and Chelsea star had an afternoon to remember against Liverpool on Saturday</a>. She opened the scoring inside 11 minutes after receiving a pass from Sophie Ingle on the left side before going past Gemma Bonner with a body feint inside the box and then slotting home into the net.In the 24th minute, James produced a brilliant assist as she found Aggie Beever-Jones inside the box with a pinpoint cross from the left flank to make it 2-1 to Chelsea. The Lionesses forward then scored a second as she arrowed in a shot into the corner of the net with her left foot before completing her hat-trick with a first-time finish from close range in the 64th minute.

WHAT HAPPENED?

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Lauren James was not messing about against Liverpool! 🔥 Three goals and an assist for the Chelsea forward ⚽⚽⚽🅰<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BBCFootball?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BBCFootball</a> <a href="https://t.co/QQGp6hmUQ6">pic.twitter.com/QQGp6hmUQ6</a>— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) <a href="https://twitter.com/BBCSport/status/1725899940029681716?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 18, 2023</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">LAUREN JAMES HAT-TRICK ⚽️⚽️⚽️ She has been involved in ALL four of Chelsea’s goals today 😳 <a href="https://t.co/7EYKlboc5W">pic.twitter.com/7EYKlboc5W</a>— Attacking Third (@AttackingThird) <a href="https://twitter.com/AttackingThird/status/1725891341261918292?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 18, 2023</a></blockquote>
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WATCH THE CLIP

It was a tricky summer for James, with the Lionesses star having been left out of the starting XI for the World Cup final defeat to Spain, which undoubtedly would've hurt. She's come back to Chelsea with exactly the right attitude, however, and has scored four goals in the opening six matches of the WSL season to prove how vital she is to Emma Hayes' trophy-chasing Blues.

THE BIGGER PICTURE

Hayes' team are scheduled to face Paris FC next in the Women's Champions League on November 23 before taking on Leicester City in the WSL three days later.

WHAT NEXT FOR CHELSEA?

WATCH: Lauren James masterclass! Chelsea star bags sublime hat-trick - as well as a pinpoint assist - as Lionesses star makes WSL history in win over Liverpool | Goal.com

Lauren James netted a hat-trick and provided a sublime assist as Chelsea demolished Liverpool in WSL - watch the highlights here!