The Blues won the WSL for a fifth consecutive season last campaign under the departing Emma Hayes and Bompastor has big shoes to fill after arriving from Lyon for a new era in the women’s game. The Chelsea squad has also seen several changes, with England international Lucy Bronze the pick of the new signings.

Chelsea won every preseason match, including a 1-0 win over Arsenal with a goal from new signing Sandy Baltimore in the United States, and a 9-0 thrashing of Feyenoord at Kingsmeadow. Speaking of new signings, there’ve been no fewer than seven, including Júlia Bartel and Lucy Bronze from Barcelona, and defender Maelys Mpomé from Montpellier.