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.

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.

Chelsea at last gain some territory when Reiten is pulled down. 80 min: Some touchline histrionics from Robert de Pauw. His team have been pretty impressive and well organised. 78 min: Reiten goes in to come back out again but Chelsea fail to get the ball into the centre.

Sonia Bompastor's first game in charge of Chelsea ended in a nervy 1-0 win against Aston Villa on the opening night of the Women's Super League season at Kingsmeadow. Tasked with the unenviable job of succeeding Emma Hayes,

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.

The club itself has been carved out from underneath the Chelsea men’s umbrella, and is now its own separate entity, on and off the pitch. But, as they say, the more things change, the more they stay the same.