Chelsea beat 10-player Man City 1-0 to go top of WSL
What's new: Sandy Baltimore's first-half strike handed City their first loss of the season and ended a 21-game scoring streak.
Chelsea moved to the top of the Women’s Super League with a 1-0 win over Manchester City at Stamford Bridge, decided by Sandy Baltimore’s powerful goal in first-half stoppage time. The result lifted Chelsea above City in the table and handed the visitors their first defeat of the campaign.
City’s task grew harder in the second half when goalkeeper Ayaka Yamashita was sent off after fouling Alyssa Thompson. Even down to 10 players, City kept pushing but could not break through a Chelsea defense that had conceded only five league goals before kickoff. The win also snapped City’s run of scoring in 21 straight matches in all competitions.