Chelsea leapfrogged champions Manchester City at the top of the Women's Super League table with a 1-0 victory at Stamford Bridge thanks to Sandy Baltimore's bullet first-half strike.

City have now been beaten for the first time this season having been clumsy all day - from a lacklustre first half, to wayward finishing in the second to goalkeeper Ayaka Yamashita's straight red card for a professional foul. The race for the WSL title is on.

Chelsea deserved the points - they were more at it than City on the day. They had the better of the first half with Ellie Carpenter, Melvine Malard and Alyssa Thompson all going close - before Baltimore smashed the Blues in front with a fierce finish from inside the box at half-time.

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City have rescued six points from losing positions so far this season but were off colour in their pursuit of a route back.

Their best chance saw Khadija Shaw hook the ball over Hannah Hampton - but Lauren Hemp missed the ball completely from a yard out with the goal empty, with the effort ultimately bouncing wide of the far post.

And City's job was made harder when Yamashita was dismissed for rushing out, missing the ball and bringing down the electric Thompson - which earned her a straight red card. It could have been worse for City, but Aggie Beever-Jones' resulting free-kick cannoned off the bar.

The result sees Chelsea move one point ahead of City at the top of the table, while third-placed London City Lionesses could go four points off the summit if they beat Arsenal on Sunday, live on Sky Sports.

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The key moments from Stamford Bridge

4: BIG MISS! Shaw causes havoc early doors, bursting into the box down the left and finding Aoba Fujino, who fires a huge chance wide of goal.

5: OVER! Malard does well to hold up a long ball, which falls to Thompson on the edge of the box but she blazes over.

9: WIDE! Shaw goes on another mazy run, this time down the right - and her cross is deflected just wide of her own goal by Katie McCabe.

10: SAVE! Malard goes up the other end and her deflected strike is kept out well by Yamashita.

20: BLOCK! Good work for Thompson sees her square for Carpenter at the back post but her shot is well blocked by Rebecca Knaak, with Malard lurking for a tap-in.

35: BLOW! Malard comes off injured, joining Kadeisha Buchanan as the two Chelsea players to limp off in the first half.

45+4: GOAL! Baltimore gives Chelsea a deserved lead with a stunning strike from just inside the box, before being taken off at half-time.

64: HUGE MISS! Shaw flicks the ball over Hampton but Hemp somehow can't tap home from a yard out.

70: BIG CHANCE! Carpenter is found at the back post all alone but rushes her finish, which is wildly off target.

72: WIDE! Hemp blazes just over the top corner after being fed down the left wing.

76: RED CARD! City goalkeeper Yamashita rushes out to chase a long ball, but misses her kick and brings down Thompson.

79: OFF THE BAR! Beever-Jones crashes the resulting free-kick off the bar, leaving substitute goalkeeper Eartha Cumings stranded.

90: OVER! Iman Beney blazes over from a good area after being played through by Beth Mead.

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