Bompastor delighted to see Chelsea forward take her opportunity in win over Crystal Palace

Sonia Bompastor says she was delighted to see substitute Sandy Baltimore get on the scoresheet in her side’s 3-1 win over Crystal Palace.

Melvine Malard scored twice in the win, including a superb long-range strike, before Baltimore converted a late penalty after coming on at the break to seal the victory, as the Blues came from behind.

“I’m happy for them, especially Sandy,” Bompastor said.

“She hasn’t had a lot of minutes recently, but that was the best answer she could give to me.

“Her performance was really good.

“When you play a team that is sitting more in the low block, she brings a lot of quality on crosses, but also on the ball, and she can beat her opponent one-on-one.

“That was a big help today.”

Bompastor was also impressed by Malard’s spectacular strike.

“I wasn’t expecting Melvine to score from distance like that,” she said.

“It’s a banger, as you say here!

“She has the ability to create those goals. She’s an important player for us and I’m glad for her that she scored a really difficult goal.

“She could have scored an easy one just before.

“It makes things even better for her, and scoring like that is always good for her confidence.”