"Sam Kerr scored on her first Chelsea appearance for 20 months as the champions maintained their perfect start to the Women's Super League (WSL) season with a 3-1 win away to Aston Villa. The Australia international scrambled home her 100th Blues goal in stoppage time after being sent on as a substitute in the second half, as Sonia Bompastor's side were made to work for their victory by a dogged home performance at Villa Park."
"Villa levelled before half-time through Salmon. Chasity Grant did the work to set it up, cutting the ball back to the edge of the box, and without taking a touch Salmon unleashed a wonderful strike that whipped behind Hannah Hampton and in. The England goalkeeper then twice kept her side level as Salmon came close to her and her team's second, first saving impressively as the Villa forward bore down then again when preventing Salmon from rounding her."
Chelsea maintained a perfect start to the Women's Super League season with a 3-1 victory away to Aston Villa. Sam Kerr scored in stoppage time after being introduced as a second-half substitute, marking her first Chelsea appearance in 20 months and her 100th Blues goal. Aggie Beever-Jones opened the scoring following Catarina Macario's run and Ellie Carpenter's cross. Ebony Salmon levelled for Villa with a first-time strike. Keira Walsh's shot, deflected off Missy Bo Kearns, restored Chelsea's lead. Hannah Hampton made several key saves to keep Villa in the match.
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