Baltimore winner lifts Chelsea above Manchester City in WSL

Chelsea moved into first place in the Women's Super League by beating Manchester City 1-0 at Stamford Bridge on Saturday. Sandy Baltimore scored the only goal, leaving Sonia Bompastor's side one point ahead of the defending champions, according to Sky Sports.

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Chelsea made two changes before the interval. Sky Sports' team sheet records Veerle Buurman replacing Kadeisha Buchanan after 12 minutes, followed by Aggie Beever-Jones coming on for Melvine Malard in the 35th. Lucy Bronze captained the hosts, with Hannah Hampton in goal and Keira Walsh and Lexi Potter among the midfield starters.

The breakthrough arrived in the fourth minute of first-half stoppage time, when Baltimore struck from inside the penalty area. Chelsea had already threatened through Ellie Carpenter, Malard and Alyssa Thompson. Baltimore did not return for the second half, leaving the hosts to defend the advantage without their goalscorer.

City's opportunities included a Shaw effort lifted over Hampton that Lauren Hemp could not turn into the empty net. Their task became harder when Yamashita was sent off for a foul on Thompson after coming out to challenge. Beever-Jones then hit the crossbar with the resulting free-kick, but Chelsea did not need a second goal.

The result reversed the change at the top from the previous weekend. Sky Sports reported that City had taken first place by beating West Ham 5-0, with Khadija Shaw scoring a hat-trick and Aoba Fujino and Iman Beney also on target. That victory had put City two points clear after Chelsea were held to a 1-1 draw by Everton.

Baltimore had also scored against Everton, before a Bronze own goal cancelled out the opener. Chelsea recorded eight shots on target in that match but could not find a winner; this time, a single goal was enough to secure all three points. The Guardian reported that Chelsea also ended City's scoring streak of 21 matches across all competitions, alongside inflicting their first defeat this season.