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 weren’t having much luck in front of goal today and in fact one could argue Aston Villa were the ones closest to an opener in the second half of their match. However Mayra Ramírez wrestled herself from midfield into the attacking third and tried to set Maika Hamano up for a goal.

Chelsea are blocking Aston Villa’s attempts to sign Axel Disasi (26), according to a report from L’Équipe. Currently playing a bit-part role at Stamford Bridge, France international Disasi had

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.