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

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.