Champion Chelsea got his ladies Super League campaign on the move with a 2-1 win over Manchester City on Stamford Bridge on Friday, but it has passed a Nervy final 20 minutes after a goal of defender Niamh Charles.
The home team broke the impasse in the 31st minute when Ellie Carpenter, a signing of the closed season of the French side Olympique Lyonnais, died the right wing before he quadrafent for striker Aggie Beverver-Jones to send home.
Alex Greenwood from City came close to leveling in the 36th minute, but with Chelsea goalkeeper Hannah Hampton Beats, hit her powerful left-wing free kick.
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It was to prove a precious Miss when Wieke Kaptein got away from Greenwood in the 64th minute before sending a perfect pass through the middle for Maika Hamano to drill along her Japanese international teammate Ayaka Yamashita.
Chelsea’s Charles threw the visitor a lifeline when she sent the ball six minutes later in her own net, but although City stepped on the pressure, it could not find any other goal.
The evening ended in an even lower memorandum for City when Greenwood and Lily Murphy both had to be replaced after being injured, so that Chelsea would celebrate a winning start, because it is looking for a seventh league title in a row.
Published on 06 September 2025
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