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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Tom Garry at Stamford Bridge

Hamano strikes as Chelsea open WSL season with win over Manchester City

Maika Hamano of Chelsea celebrates with a knee slide after scoring her team's second goal.
Maika Hamano celebrates after scoring Chelsea’s second goal in their 2-1 win against Manchester City in the WSL season opener. Photograph: Chris Lee/Chelsea FC/Getty Images

A new season, a new opposing manager, new signings, but the same old story: a Chelsea win. Only just, but a win is a win, especially in a tricky opening-night fixture, as Sonia Bompastor’s side embark on a quest for the club’s seventh consecutive Women’s Super League title.

It saw Andrée Jeglertz lose his first game in charge of Manchester City; Bompastor, by contrast, is still yet to lose a league fixture in English football and Chelsea remain unbeaten in the WSL since May 2024, a run of 26 league games.

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