Overview
- Aggie Beever-Jones scored in the seventh minute for her third league goal in three matches, preserving Chelsea's perfect start.
- Leicester were led by caretaker Rick Passmoor after Amandine Miquel's dismissal and delivered a competitive performance at Kingsmeadow.
- Janina Leitzig kept Leicester in contention with key first-half stops, including saves from Erin Cuthbert and Keira Walsh.
- Hannah Hampton secured the victory with a stoppage-time fingertip save to deny substitute Rosella Ayane.
- Sam Kerr made a late appearance in her first Kingsmeadow outing in nearly two years as she continues her ACL comeback, following a pre-match tribute to the late Matt Beard.