Sonia Bompastor led Chelsea to victory in her first WSL match in charge as they narrowly beat Aston Villa at Kingsmeadow.

Reigning Women's Super League champions Chelsea got their campaign off to a winning start, beating Aston Villa 1-0 at home as a goal from Johanna Rytting Kaneryd gave new coach Sonia Bompastor all three points in her first league game in charge.

Chelsea at last gain some territory when Reiten is pulled down. 80 min: Some touchline histrionics from Robert de Pauw. His team have been pretty impressive and well organised. 78 min: Reiten goes in to come back out again but Chelsea fail to get the ball into the centre.

Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca believes players are right to complain about the intense schedule and says going on strike may be one of their options to change things. Player welfare has become an escalating concern,

Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca has expressed his belief that players are offered no protection by the football calendar and added that players voicing their concerns over the number of games they play is "a good starting point.

Enzo Maresca has addressed concerns over Chelsea’s squad balance as he looks to turn a bloated squad into a successful side.Chelsea have made a solid start under the new head coach with seven