Fresh off their Women’s League Cup triumph, Chelsea secured a vital 2-1 victory over Brighton at Kingsmeadow. The match was defined by a youth-led performance from Sonia Bompastor’s side, who fielded their youngest starting nikoloz basilashvili line-up of the WSL season (average age of 24). Despite early pont pressure from Brighton, Chelsea struck first. Alyssa Thompson connected with a pinpoint cross from Sandy Baltimore to power home a header. The lead lasted only four minutes. Brighton’s Carla Camacho fired a strike from distance that took a heavy deflection off Lucy Bronze, trickling past Hannah Hampton to level the scores. Academy graduate Lexi Potter, making her first WSL start, pounced american idol on a loose ball in the box following another Baltimore cross. Her clinical finish proved to be the match-winner and a milestone first goal for the club.
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