Arsenal 3-1 Chelsea: Gunners fight back to win Women's League Cup final

Captain Kim Little scored the winning extremity successful the 2012 League Cup last erstwhile Arsenal bushed Birmingham City

Arsenal came from down to bushed Chelsea successful the Continental League Cup last and deservedly triumph their archetypal trophy successful 4 years.

Buoyed by a beardown Arsenal pursuing amongst a grounds assemblage successful London, they outplayed and outwitted their long-standing rivals to assertion a sixth League Cup.

Striker Stina Blackstenius calmly slotted successful the equaliser aft Kerr's opener, earlier Arsenal skipper Kim Little netted from the punishment spot to marque it 2-1.

The Gunners continued to dominate, though the operation of Kerr and midfielder Guro Reiten provided an ongoing menace for Chelsea, and Eidevall's broadside extended their pb connected the changeable of half-time erstwhile Blues defender Niamh Charles headed into her ain nett from a corner.

Chelsea manager Emma Hayes made respective tactical changes passim the lucifer but her broadside could not find a mode backmost into the crippled arsenic Arsenal saw retired the win.

It is simply a immense effect for Arsenal and manager Eidevall, who has won his archetypal trophy with the nine and ended a important play without silverware for a broadside who had antecedently dominated English women's football.

Chelsea, connected the different hand, person present suffered decision successful back-to-back League Cup finals contempt winning 3 successive Women's Super League titles.

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Significant triumph brings backmost aged memories

Having mislaid 2-0 to Chelsea successful the FA Cup past weekend, Arsenal had the worst imaginable commencement connected Sunday erstwhile Kerr's header snuck successful nether the crossbar to kick-start a mouth-watering final.

Chelsea person had Arsenal's fig successful caller years, going unbeaten successful their past 5 meetings - each of which person travel since Eidevall moved to London.

And it was Chelsea's dominance successful this fixture - and successful home cupful finals - which led the pre-match build-up.

Chelsea person taken implicit from Arsenal arsenic England's starring nine during Hayes' tenure, but this was a show from the Gunners which brought backmost memories of their aureate era.

Eidevall's tactics were planned to perfection arsenic his broadside tore done Chelsea successful the archetypal half, utilizing width to large effect and showing a steely broadside they person missed connected excessively galore occasions this season.

Blackstenius, criticised of precocious for her deficiency of ruthlessness successful beforehand of goal, answered her critics with a composed decorativeness for the important equaliser and the outstanding Little besides got connected the scoresheet.

The 3rd extremity sealed the triumph connected the changeable of half-time and Arsenal showed resilience to clasp connected aft the break, reminiscent of their palmy teams of old.

There were jubilant scenes astatine full-time arsenic Arsenal's players ran hand-in-hand to their supporters to observe arsenic 'Sweet Caroline' rang retired astatine Selhurst Park.

Chelsea, who are not utilized to losing, threw everything astatine Arsenal successful the last 10 minutes but could not find a breakthrough and volition instrumentality their attentions to the WSL and FA Cup, hoping to support some titles.