Chelsea go top of WSL as Sandy Baltimore bullet sees off Manchester City
Sonia Bompastor showed her ruthless side and delivered a tactical masterclass as Chelsea earned a 1-0 win over Manchester City and leapfrogged them at the top of the Women’s Super League.
Key points
- Sandy Baltimore’s stunning strike in added time at the end of the first half was the difference as the west London side nullified the threat of a team that had scored in each of their preceding 21 games in all competitions, inflicting their first loss of the campaign.
Chelsea return to the top of the Women's Super League with a crucial victory over rivals Manchester City who went down to 10 players in the second half.
Lucy Bronze credited fellow full-back Katie McCabe with firing Chelsea up pre-match, having told them they “had to be dogs” in the game, and a dogged performance followed.
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