The Blues won the WSL for a fifth consecutive season last campaign under the departing Emma Hayes and Bompastor has big shoes to fill after arriving from Lyon for a new era in the women’s game. The Chelsea squad has also seen several changes, with England international Lucy Bronze the pick of the new signings.

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Chelsea Women find themselves back in attack after enduring some pressure from Aston Villa. Centre-forward Mayra Ramírez threads a pass to Johanna Rytting Kaneryd at the edge of the box, who takes a few touches to open up some space for herself and shoots for a great long-range effort to score our first goal of the season.