Carpenter – Chelsea’s surprise star

1. 1In the first half, Chelsea were drawing with Roma and needed a goal, so Bompastor chose to bring on defender Carpenter instead of a forward.^[1]
2. 2Carpenter came on and scored within 6 minutes, and Chelsea beat Roma 2-0.^[1]
3. 3Bompastor said some members of the coaching staff were skeptical when she brought on a defender while needing a goal, but she believed Carpenter would make an impact.^[1]
4. 4Chelsea are unbeaten, lead the WSL and have only dropped points in the opening-day draw with Aston Villa.^[1]
5. 5Carpenter has started almost every Chelsea WSL match and has scored 4 goals from full-back.^[1]

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