Regardless, this result was important not only for what it did to the standings, but also for the manner in which it was achieved.
Bompastor fielded Chelsea’s youngest WSL starting line-up of the season with an average age of 24 years and 145 days as she looked to freshen things up in the middle of a demanding run of fixtures.
“To play with a young team is quite pleasant,” Bompastor said.
“I like to develop young players having been part of the Lyon academy for eight years. It also shows that youngsters can contribute to Chelsea’s results and perform when called up.”
It was Potter who stole the headlines with the winner but the England Under-23 international was also joined on the scoresheet by 21-year-old Thompson and in the starting line-up by 19-year-old Veerle Buurman.
Chloe Sarwie, 17, made a late cameo while 16-year-old Gabriella Storey and Lois Shooter, 18, were also on the bench.
With a three-way fight for Champions League qualification, an all-English quarter-final tie against Arsenal in Europe and possible a deep run in the FA Cup too to tackle in the closing weeks, these are promising signs for Bompastor as their challenging campaign enters its defining stretch.
Brighton, meanwhile, could have been forgiven for being rusty on their trip to the capital – it was their first WSL match since a 3-2 defeat by West Ham on 8 February.
It was also Dario Vidosic’s first WSL game in charge since the death of his father Rado, who was also the Brighton women’s and girls’ head of coaching, in January.
But Albion, who were without the trio of Charlie Rule, Kiko Seike and Moeka Minami away on Asian Cup duty, made a bright start in west London.
They showed plenty of character to bounce back immediately after going behind and gave the champions plenty of problems in the closing stages, threatening to steal a point off the hosts.
But it was a third consecutive defeat by a one-goal margin for Vidosic’s side who will hope to return to winning ways soon.