How Carpenter has become Chelsea's surprise star

Ellie Carpenter has become a surprise star for Chelsea this season after a strong start to the Women's Super League campaign. Ellie Carpenter has played in every WSL game for Chelsea this season When Chelsea were drawing with Roma at half-time and needed to find a goal from somewhere, Sonia Bompastor opted to bring on a defender instead of a striker. Some of the head coach's staff questioned her decision – but Bompastor was proven right to trust Ellie Carpenter. The Australian scored within six minutes as Chelsea went on to win 2-0 and has made a key impact for the Blues on several occasions this season. "I made the final decision and someone in my technical staff said: 'But we need to score, and you are bringing on a defensive player?'" said Bompastor.

"We laughed after the game because I said: 'Right now, she's scoring a lot of goals, so I don't know if she's a more defensive or attacking player!' "It worked so it's good. I was confident Ellie would create a lot in the second half." So why has Carpenter been so effective for Chelsea this season? Watch Carpenter score as Chelsea thrash Charlton 6-0 in the WSL Unbeaten Chelsea are top of the Women's Super League table, having only dropped points in their opening weekend draw