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Sam Kerr has scored 24 goals successful each competitions for Chelsea this seasonHolders Chelsea booked their spot successful the Women's FA Cup last with a constrictive triumph implicit Aston Villa arsenic they look to triumph the trophy for the 3rd twelvemonth successful a row.
Sam Kerr headed successful the victor astatine the backmost station successful the 2nd fractional but determination were chances for some sides passim an evenly-matched brushwood astatine Bescot Stadium.
First-time semi-finalists Villa astir took the pb erstwhile Rachel Daly's effort was blocked by defender Magdalena Eriksson, earlier Chelsea's Eve Perisset sliced a aureate accidental implicit the barroom connected the brink of half-time.
Carla Ward's Villa broadside grew into the lucifer but lacked prime successful decisive moments which proved costly arsenic they looked to origin an upset.
In contrast, Blues striker Kerr lone needed 1 accidental to marque her mark, rising highest to conscionable Guro Reiten's transverse for her 24th extremity successful each competitions this season.
It came aft Villa's Alisha Lehmann had fired inches wide astatine the different extremity - and the Swiss winger had different accidental aboriginal connected but fizzed it crossed the look of the extremity successful the 77th minute.
Chelsea were forced to clasp connected successful the second stages arsenic Villa pushed desperately for an equaliser, with full-back Sarah Mayling striking the post, but the Blues held their nervus to scope different final.
They volition conscionable Manchester United astatine Wembley connected 14 May aft the Red Devils' dramatic precocious triumph implicit Brighton connected Saturday.
Chelsea find a mode to win… again
This was not a vintage Chelsea show but the Blues person been successful this presumption respective times earlier this play and usually recovered a mode through.
They did truthful again connected Sunday though Villa gave them a existent trial successful the 2nd half, creating a fig of chances and gathering unit successful beforehand of a assemblage of much than 5,000.
On-loan Manchester United winger Kirsty Hanson was the hosts' astir unsafe outlet, causing havoc connected the near and putting crosses into the container which team-mates Daly, Kenza Dali and Lehmann failed to capitalise on.
But Chelsea did capable to guarantee their quest for a 3rd successive FA Cup crown continues - and they stay successful the hunt for 3 trophies this season.
Jelena Cankovic deed the station wrong minutes of the restart successful the 2nd fractional and Kerr was denied one-on-one with goalkeeper Hannah Hampton successful the last seconds of stoppage clip - but Villa had the champion of the chances successful between.
Under manager Emma Hayes, Chelsea person won 3 of the past 5 FA Cups and the holders volition look a United broadside astatine Wembley who volition beryllium competing successful their archetypal large final.
In the meantime, the Blues' attentions crook to the Champions League wherever they look Barcelona successful the semi-finals, portion they stay successful a four-way conflict for the Women's Super League title.
Line-ups
Aston Villa Women
Formation 4-3-3
- 1Hampton
- 2Mayling
- 14Turner
- 15Patten
- 33Pacheco
- 10Dali
- 12Staniforth
- 88Nobbs
- 7Lehmann
- 8Daly
- 20Hanson
Substitutes
- 4Allen
- 11Boye-Hlorkah
- 18Gregory
- 19Blindkilde Brown
- 21Leat
- 22Magill
- 24Keitley
- 31Littlejohn
Chelsea Women
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1MusovicBooked astatine 84mins
- 15Périsset
- 18Mjelde
- 16Eriksson
- 7Carter
- 8LeupolzSubstituted forIngleat 64'minutes
- 22CuthbertSubstituted forFlemingat 70'minutes
- 10JamesSubstituted forCharlesat 65'minutes
- 28Cankovic
- 11ReitenSubstituted forRytting Kanerydat 88'minutes
- 20Kerr
Substitutes
- 5Ingle
- 17Fleming
- 19Rytting Kaneryd
- 21Charles
- 23Harder
- 27Abdullina
- 32Orman
Referee:Cheryl Foster
Attendance:5,292
Live Text
Match ends, Aston Villa Women 0, Chelsea Women 1.
Second Half ends, Aston Villa Women 0, Chelsea Women 1.
Attempt saved. Sam Kerr (Chelsea Women) close footed changeable from the centre of the container is saved successful the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sophie Ingle.
Foul by Sam Kerr (Chelsea Women).
Mayumi Pacheco (Aston Villa Women) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Attempt saved. Jordan Nobbs (Aston Villa Women) close footed changeable from extracurricular the container is saved successful the apical centre of the goal.
Attempt missed. Kirsty Hanson (Aston Villa Women) near footed changeable from the near broadside of the container misses to the left. Assisted by Kenza Dali with a headed pass.
Substitution, Chelsea Women. Johanna Rytting Kaneryd replaces Guro Reiten.
Offside, Chelsea Women. Guro Reiten tries a done ball, but Sam Kerr is caught offside.
Corner, Aston Villa Women. Conceded by Maren Mjelde.
Zecira Musovic (Chelsea Women) is shown the yellowish card.
Sarah Mayling (Aston Villa Women) hits the near station with a close footed changeable from the centre of the box.
Attempt missed. Kenza Dali (Aston Villa Women) close footed changeable from the close broadside of the container is excessively high.
Attempt missed. Rachel Daly (Aston Villa Women) near footed changeable from the centre of the container misses to the left.
Attempt missed. Sam Kerr (Chelsea Women) close footed changeable from the centre of the container is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Niamh Charles.
Sophie Ingle (Chelsea Women) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Foul by Kirsty Hanson (Aston Villa Women).
Attempt missed. Alisha Lehmann (Aston Villa Women) close footed changeable from the close broadside of the container is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Sarah Mayling.
Offside, Chelsea Women. Niamh Charles tries a done ball, but Sam Kerr is caught offside.
Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Jordan Nobbs.
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