After an enormous 1-0 victory in front of over 34,000 supporters against Arsenal at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea Women are looking to continue their unbeaten run in the Women's Super League this weekend.

A late penalty from Guro Reiten saw the Blues continue their unbelievable start to the 2024/25 season as Sonia Bompastor's ladies moved seven points clear of Manchester United, who dispatched Brighton 3-0 on Sunday afternoon. It was a special day in SW6 for a number of reasons. Beating your London rivals in front of a Stamford Bridge record for the women's side is one thing but unveiling one of the biggest signings in the history of the game is another.

Settling in at Cobham

Naomi Girma was paraded on the pitch pre-match after she completed a world-record £900,000 transfer from San Diego Wave. The 24-year-old defender, though, is set to sit out of this weekend's trip to the Midlands to take on Aston Villa, as she is still recovering from a minor injury.

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Girma has had a week of settling in at the club's training base in Cobham - and she is loving every minute of it. "Everyone has been so friendly and so welcoming which has been great," said Girma. "It's just nice to finally be here.

"It has been fun. The other players are just catching me up on where little things are and what I need to do. I'm really grateful for that. It feels like I have been waiting to get here, so now it feels great to finally be in."

She continued: "I'm feeling good. I'm working towards being fully fit, but the team here have been great and making sure they have a plan for me to get back quickly but safely, too."

Bompastor will be desperate to use the USWNT international as quickly as possible, although the Chelsea boss does not know when she will be available. "We don't know exactly yet just because she was in the off-season in the US and has a big nodule in her calf. We'll be working with her and making sure she will be fit to play with us when she can."

What Girma can bring

It is not every day you break the world record when it comes to a transfer fee. So, it is understandable the excitement surrounding the signing of Girma. There isn't anyone more excited, perhaps, than Bompastor, who confirmed she will miss this weekend's game with Villa, but described in detail what the defender will bring to her already phenomenal side.

Bompastor explained: "Naomi is a defender who is really comfortable with the ball in possession. She will bring a lot of confidence to the team.

"She's able to have a big impact because she's comfortable passing the ball, kicking short and kicking long. She's also able to drive the ball and create some advantage.

"Out of possession, she's a very smart player. She has a lot of speed, so able to play really high on the pitch and recover the ball with the space behind her. It will bring a big impact to our team."

Bompastor looking for more control

Bompastor, understandably, was delighted with her ladies' performance against Arsenal at the weekend. The French coach even described the display as "perfect" but she did highlight how her side were unable to control the match as much as she would have liked.

"I'm really pleased with the result," Bompastor said. "But, as you could see in the game today, it is really fine margins between Arsenal and us. The performance was on the edge - it could go one way or the other way. It went our way which I'm really pleased with.

"But, if you analyse the performance, it was a tough game. We didn't control everything in the game, but we were able to score. The goal brought us a great result."

In terms of possession, it was the visitors Arsenal who controlled the game in west London, with the Gunners boasting 54% of the ball in the end. However, Chelsea registered more shots, with over double the amount of attempts compared to their London rivals. And, of course, went onto win the match with just six minutes of normal time remaining at Stamford Bridge.