Her replacement, Nathalie Björn, stepped in, and the game ended in a 2-2 draw at Brighton Broadfield Stadium. After the match, Chelsea head coach Sonia Bompastor expressed optimism about the 24-year-old star's injury and stated that they would assess her and move forward accordingly.

Sunday was not the Chelsea debut Naomi Girma was expecting — for multiple reasons. She will need to adapt to life at Chelsea quickly.

Naomi Girma, women’s soccer's first million-dollar player, was injured and substituted on her Chelsea debut on Sunday. The United States defender was taken off after 59 minutes of the 2-2 draw against Brighton and it was not immediately clear how serious the unspecified injury was.