Chelsea beats Manchester City to claim WSL top spot
Chelsea beat Manchester City 1-0 to go top of the Women's Super League. Sandy Baltimore scored in first-half added time.
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The title race between the two strongest teams is very tight. A single goal and a red card have changed everything. There are still months left to play.
In Australia. International women's football; no direct Australian effect, though the WSL draws Australian viewers and Australian players compete in the league.
Key facts
- Chelsea 1-0 Manchester City
- Final score
- 21 consecutive games with a goal
- City's scoring run
- Chelsea 28 league goals, City 27
- Scoring record pre-match
- First-half added time
- Goal timing
- Chelsea showed great strategy to beat the league's best team and move to the top.
- Sandy Baltimore fired a great strike into the top corner in added time at the end of the first half.
- It was the only shot on target in the first half.
- Manchester City's goalkeeper Ayaka Yamashita was sent off in the second half after hitting Chelsea forward Alyssa Thompson.
- This left City to defend with ten players.
- Despite having fewer players, City pressed hard but Chelsea held firm.
- The result was City's first loss of the season.
