Thompson's goal ended Arsenal's 20-game run
Chelsea Women 1–0 Arsenal at Stamford Bridge on Sunday. Alyssa Thompson scored the only goal, and Arsenal's 20-game unbeaten run in the Women's Super League is over (1).
Sonia Bompastor had spent part of her pre-match press conference explaining why Thompson matters in the biggest games. Less than 48 hours later, the 21-year-old decided one (3).
Chelsea are now unbeaten in 12 WSL games (9). This was a feisty London derby, and your team came out of it on top (2).
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Slegers is not panicking
Renée Slegers did not dress it up after the defeat. "Worried? No," she said. "Confidence is something that fluctuates" (1).
The Guardian called it a significant blow to Arsenal's title chances (4).
Lyon away on Wednesday
Chelsea Women switch straight back to Europe. They travel to OL Lyonnes on Wednesday, 30 September for their second Women's Champions League league-phase fixture (8).
Are Chelsea Women title contenders again?
Last season Chelsea lost their WSL crown. The early form this time has changed the question (11). Chelsea Women are unbeaten in the league and just beat the side that had not lost in 20 games.
Lavia back in a Belgium shirt after three years
Romeo Lavia came off the bench for Belgium in a 2–0 Nations League win away to Italy. It was his first Belgium appearance in more than three years (6).
For a player who has spent so long in the treatment room, that is a real step in his Chelsea resurgence (6).
Shearer and Tuchel on Palmer's England withdrawal
Cole Palmer pulled out of England duty and took criticism from Alan Shearer and Thomas Tuchel. Load management was cited as the reason (10).
Chelsea join the race for Adama Jeng
Chelsea are in the race to sign Adama Jeng, a 15-year-old Gambia midfielder, along with Bayern Munich (13). He caught the eye with Gambia U17 at the UFOA Zone A U17 tournament this summer (13).
Barcelona are watching Estevao
Barcelona are monitoring Estevao, and reports say he is growing impatient with his role at Chelsea (5) (7).
Contracts to sort
Chelsea are among the best at moving players on for a profit, but the contracts running down still need decisions (12).
Fan reactions
Chelsea fans are still buzzing about the derby win, with Thompson's goal the main talking point, and a clip of Petr Čech in Milan Baroš' farewell match doing the rounds as a reminder of the old days. Arsenal supporters, meanwhile, were busy posting their starting XI before kick-off rather than celebrating anything after it.
