Chelsea 1-0 Man Utd: Reiten’s penalty makes it 12 wins under Sonia Bompastor

Guro Reiten's first-half penalty ensured Chelsea continued their perfect start to the season, securing a twelfth straight win for Sonia Bompastor with a 1-0 victory over Man Utd.

The Blues opened a five-point lead at the top of the WSL in the only game of the weekend without getting out of second gear at Kingsmeadow, and never looked in danger of losing their lead as they took the lead after 17 minutes.

The goal that ended Man Utd's own unbeaten start came after Simi Awujo was caught in possession in her own half by Erin Cuthbert, and after feeding Mayra Ramirez, a one-two with Maika Hamano put her in the penalty area , where she was taken down by Phallon Tullis-Joyce.

Reiten, who had scored in each of her previous three WSL matches, made four in a row from 12 yards with a perfect penalty despite the Man Utd goalkeeper guessing the right way.

Man Utd started the weekend with the league's nastiest defence, but the home side looked the most watertight in south London for most of the match. The visitors registered just one shot until the final minute of regular time, when Melvine Malard crashed an effort against the crossbar out of nowhere.

Chelsea should have extended their lead by then, with Johanna Rytting Kaneryd guilty of failing to square for Ramirez's tap-in after half-time, while Cuthbert also pulled off a fingertip stop from Tullis-Joyce.

Shortly before Malard's near miss, Ramirez should have supplemented her first-half penalty win with an own goal, but shot straight at Tullis-Joyce from Kaneryd's withdrawal.