Chelsea vs Man City live: Result and reaction updates in WSL opener

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Sonia Bompastor has become the fastest manager to ever reach 20 wins in the WSL.

And we thought Chelsea might struggle without Emma Hayes…

“Ellie put it on a plate for me,” Beever-Jones told Sky Sports. “It was incredible. I thought Ellie was outstanding today. I’m delighted to come away with a win and start the season strong.

“I think for me, Ellie is a world-class player and genuinely one of the quickest players ever, so I knew she was going to get there. For me, it was about keeping my head and putting it in the back of the net.

“Watching it again, Ellie’s put it on a plate, so I’ve got to say many thanks to her but it’s about doing a good pre-season and we’re ready to start a good campaign. We’re feeling good with ourselves and we’re happy.

Hoping Lily Murphy’s injury isn’t nearly as serious as it looks.

“We’re playing with a five back, so it allows me to get up more in attack,” the player of the match said. “We’ve been working a lot in training and pre-season for six weeks.

“Obviously, the early cross in behind and Aggie [Beever-Jones] tapped it in, so made me look good. Very happy with the win. We wanted to start strong and get the three points and we did that.”

“Pre-season was hard. It was actually my first pre-season I’ve ever done with a team. It was really nice to create those relationships with the team, being new. I think we worked on those foundations and really jelling as a team.”

There goes the whistle and Chelsea begin their sixth successive title defence in winning style.

Concern for Andree Jeglertz after two late injuries, with the latter to Lily Murphy looking particularly serious.

90+13 mins: City have used up all their subs so are down to 10. Let’s see how long we have left to play.

90+12 mins: Murphy gets a standing ovation as she’s stretchered off.

Let’s pray that isn’t as serious as it looks.