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

Sonia Bompastor collected her first points as Chelsea manager with a 1-0 win over Aston Villa on the opening night of the Women’s Super League. A left-footed effort from the edge of the area from Sweden winger Johanna Rytting Kaneryd opened the scoring.

LONDON (Reuters) -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.

Watch highlights as Chelsea narrowly beat Aston Villa following a stunning first-half strike from Johanna Rytting Kaneryd at Kingsmeadow.

Chelsea begin life under Sonia Bompastor with nervy opening Women's Super League win over Aston Villa - Johanna Rytting Kaneryd’s first-half goal proved enough for three points at Kingsmeadow