Anna Sandberg Scores A Screamer! - Manchester United v Chelsea - Highlights - Barclays WSL 25-26

It's the match of the season so far in the Barclays Women's Super League. As the reigning champions, Chelsea put their 100% record on the line against second-place Manchester United, who are only two points behind them. United have never beaten tonight's opponents in the WSL and have endured some hammerings on home turf, but Mark Skinner's side have been defensively secure so far. London Lionesses' Nikita Paris, the only player to have scored against them. This is Sonia Bampastor's 100th league match as a coach. She's won 90 of the previous 99, and her team have had a ruthless look during the opening weeks of the season, despite the high-profile number of absentees. A really big game in the Barclays WSL, Manchester United against Chelsea. One change for Manchester United from the 2-0 win over Liverpool. Melvin Mallard, well-known to the Chelsea coach Sonia Bampastor, from their time together at Lyon, but she starts on the bench, with Anna Sandberg returning at left-back. The significant resources available to Sonia Bampastor are underlined by the fact Ellie Carpenter, Sandy Baltimore and Catarina Macario all step off the bench following the 4-0 win over West Ham last week. Now, before the match gets underway, there will be a minute's silence to remember those killed in the terrorist attack in Manchester yesterday. And once again, the city of Manchester joining together. Both teams will now mark the start of Black History Month by lining up together as a sign of togetherness and unity before this game. A 100th league game for Sonia Bampastor at both Lyon and Chelsea. And here is Toon, forward towards Turland, it could be the first sight of goal for her. And in the end it's blocked by the legs of Hampton, it was a very clever effort from Turland. And Millie Bright coming across, and that did leave space in the centre, but Turland wasn't able to capitalise on that. Riviere will need to be watchful the entire evening, it's a dangerous cross in, it nearly drops to Macario, it does in the end, the first shot is blocked, but Letizia on the ground with a brilliant challenge to scrape the ball away. Great challenge from Letizia there, and I think she's kind of saying to her team-mates we need to just get rid of that instead of trying to control it. Now Toon on the counter-attack, Park in support to her right, and here is Jess Park, it's a great chance and it's over the top. I feel like Jess Park should have gone across the keeper there, if she puts it to the keeper's right-hand side low, then if Hannah Hampton does get a glove on it, then it's going to fall at the back post for one of her team-mates. Crossing towards Beaver-Jones from Carpenter, and it's her first opportunity to keep her run going. The ball from Carpenter may be a little bit of an awkward height, but she does just end up putting it over the bar, unfortunately. Bright in Canarie, in towards Macario at the near post, the backheel is clever, and the goal is brilliant! Vika Kapteijn, and the champions, looking to make a statement, have the ideal start. Yeah, what a pass from Macario in that six-yard box to set up Kapteijn there, what an absolute great bit of play from Chelsea, down that right-hand side they're getting, and a really, really smart finish from Kapteijn there. Well, everybody was looking towards Beaver-Jones, but in the end she was the decoy, and it was the Dutch youngster who came through. Toon, now Park, and Toon, and that's a good ball. Riviere should be quick enough to keep this ball in play, she is. Letizia is forward here, but the cross is guided clear as far as Toon, and then smashed in by Sandberg! And it's a brilliant reply! What a finish from Sandberg, what a great shot from her, straight into the bottom of the goal, past Hannah Hampton, there's absolutely no saving that, great finish. Well, an unlikely goalscorer, Anna Sandberg, but the Swedish international really caught hold of that, and Chelsea really paying the price for not clearing their lines. Yeah, I think, you know, a crossing from Maija Letizia, not the best, Ella Toon kind of gets it down, but Sandberg just hits that with her left and lets fly, and what an absolute brilliant finish, Hannah Hampton couldn't do anything about that one. And Baltimore's picked out Beaver-Jones, Makari awaits in the centre, and the cross is deflected, great save by Tullis Joyce to keep out Kaptein, and the second effort is onto the roof of the netting. What an absolute brilliant save from Tullis Joyce, really reactional, she gets her hand up and she's able to bat that one away. Clever turn by Rolfo. And she's on the ball here, found by Turland and Rolfo, going for the curler, and it took a deflection, hung in the air for an age, and then dropped onto the crossbar. Yeah, she's tried to get that one on her right foot, hasn't she? She's swung it in, he's took a deflection and gone over the bar unfortunately, but another great opportunity, if that doesn't get a deflection in, I think that's on target. That's an excellent ball from her, Zaghioti, onto the right foot, struck it well but always rising. Really good ball from Mia Zoua there, I kind of whispered, what a ball, that's the kind of ball you want. Good effort from Jess Park, but over the bar, but another good opportunity for Manchester United. Good turn by Makari, Obiba-Jones, oh, it's deflected just wide. I think she had a better opportunity with the deflection, didn't she? She really took it away from Joyce, and it's lucky for the Manchester United girls that that hasn't ended in the top corner of the goal. Thompson, coming inside this time. Cuthbert, Thompson, right-foot shot, but again, Tallis-Joyce right behind it. One American international trying to beat another. Yeah, good from Thompson to get it out of her feet onto her right foot, but she just doesn't get that bend on it, I think she wants to try and bend it to the back post. Here's Rolfo, and now Mallard, and it's wide! And it was a really good chance. Well, the form that she's been in, those have been flying in at the start of the season, but not so far tonight. These sorts of games always give the national coach food for thought. And here is Wright-in-Cannery, Uskin, and it's just wide. And that's why she can be so dangerous. Yeah, from outside the box as well, Uskin can really make a difference with her shots, but I think Tallis-Joyce had it covered. But here is Walsh. And now Beaver-Jones, Kurt, just lurking behind Samberg in the back. And the flick on from Beaver-Jones, here is Kurt. Jansen almost gets it away, Uskin now, and now Wright-in with a chance to win it, but a great challenge inside the penalty area from Letizia, showing why she is one of England's top defenders. Absolutely, a captain's challenge there from Letizia, she gets her body in front of it, and I think if she doesn't, that's a shot on target, potentially a goal, but she's gone all the way across and slid to block that shot. Now Thompson. Still time for Chelsea to win it here. Thompson's cross is dangerous, and Beaver-Jones was lunging in, but she can't get the touch. Well, Chelsea are doing everything in their power to win this game, they're putting in the most dangerous balls, but again, Manchester United get away with it a little bit, because Beaver-Jones just doesn't quite... I think she could have gone with a head at the back post, maybe a diving header, but the ball is whipped in from Thompson, and it's a tough one. And that's it, what a game, what a game. Chelsea drop points for the first time this season in the Women's Super League. Manchester United under extreme pressure towards the end, but they held on, it is finished. Manchester United 1-1 Chelsea. I think we were better out of position in the second half, and we created some really good opportunities, we scored a great goal, we couldn't have scored more than one, but I think, to be fair, maybe the draw is the result that reflects the most the game. It shows Chelsea that, look, you're not just going to walk the league, we need to make sure that everybody puts a challenge in, so I think the league is getting better, and you saw the quality tonight that we're progressing to.