Chelsea began life after Emma Hayes with a 1-0 win at home to Aston Villa on the first day of the 2024/25 WSL season.New manager Sonia Bampastor's first competitive match in charge of the Blues ended

First official Chelsea Women match under new manager Sonia Bompastor, after a very promising preseason with three wins in three clashes. Following up an act as successful as Emma Hayes’ 12-year spell at Chelsea won’t be easy, but Bompastor will be willing to show she’s the person for such a challenge.

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.