Thanks to some excellent squad building by Chelsea over the past few years, the women’s team have been able to keep fighting on several fronts this season under new head coach Sonia Bompastor. This weekend,

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It wasn’t a surprise Crystal Palace would come out at Kingsmeadow looking to at least drag us to a draw where they could squeeze out a win via penalties. But they did come out swinging from time to time with fast breaks, forcing Hannah Hampton to intervene every now and then while the team upfront wasted chances left, right and centre.