Chelsea manager Sonia Bompastor, speaking to BBC Sport: "I would say again satisfied about the result but not about the performance. I think credit to Villa, they were really well organised and they wanted more to have a good result today than us.

Chelsea Women travel a bit up north to face Aston Villa at Villa Park. With loads of attention paid to the Blues’ transfer businesses as the window comes down to a close, the squad focus on keeping up their ongoing winning streak across all competitions since Sonia Bompastor took over as manager at the beginning of the season.

The new Women's Super League marks the start of a new era for reigning champions Chelsea, with long-serving boss Emma Hayes having departed in summer to start a new adventure with the USA Women's team.

A ston Villa haven’t had the best of times in the Women’s Super League this season. Under a new manager in her first ever match for the Villans, there was little incentive for