Women's FA Cup final: Sam Kerr seals title for Chelsea against Manchester United

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By Emma SandersBBC Sport astatine Wembley

Last updated connected 10 minutes ago.From the conception Women's Football

Sam Kerr celebrates successful  beforehand   of Chelsea fansSam Kerr has scored successful six consecutive cupful finals for Chelsea

Sam Kerr was Chelsea's matchwinner yet again arsenic they wrapped up a 3rd successive Women's FA Cup rubric with triumph implicit Manchester United successful beforehand of a world-record assemblage astatine Wembley Stadium.

Kerr, who has netted six goals successful the contention this season, fired successful a transverse from Pernille Harder and celebrated successful beforehand of Chelsea supporters with her trademark backflip.

The crippled had been finely poised until Kerr broke the deadlock contempt Manchester United, competing successful their archetypal large cupful final, being connected apical for astir of the archetypal half.

Marc Skinner's side, who person ne'er defeated Chelsea, imposed themselves aboriginal connected erstwhile Leah Galton had a extremity ruled retired wrong 23 seconds of kick-off for offside.

United had an borderline aft the chaotic commencement and came adjacent again erstwhile Millie Turner astir stabbed successful a escaped shot connected a free-kick, earlier Galton sliced Alessia Russo's debased transverse wide astatine the adjacent post.

But Chelsea ever carried a menace done Lauren James, who looped a header which was expertly tipped connected to the station by goalkeeper Mary Earps.

With 77,390 watching connected astatine Wembley - a satellite grounds for a women's home lucifer - Chelsea began to enforce their prime aft the break.

Substitute Harder yet provided the other prime they needed erstwhile she teed up Kerr, ensuring Chelsea became the archetypal broadside since Arsenal successful 2008 to triumph 3 Women's FA Cups successful a row.

It is their 5th FA Cup crown wide and the latest successful a increasing database of phenomenal achievements by Emma Hayes' broadside - and she volition anticipation to adhd much successful a fewer weeks' clip arsenic Chelsea stay locked successful a fierce Women's Super League rubric contention with United.

More to follow.

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Chelsea Women

  1. Squad number30Player nameBerger

  2. Squad number15Player namePérisset

  3. Squad number18Player nameMjelde

  4. Squad number16Player nameEriksson

  5. Squad number21Player nameCharles

  6. Squad number8Player nameLeupolz

  7. Squad number22Player nameCuthbert

  8. Squad number10Player nameJames

  9. Squad number17Player nameFleming

  10. Squad number11Player nameReiten

  11. Squad number20Player nameKerr

  1. Squad number5Player nameIngle

  2. Squad number7Player nameCarter

  3. Squad number23Player nameHarder

  4. Squad number26Player nameBuchanan

Manchester United Women

  1. Squad number27Player nameEarps

  2. Squad number2Player nameBatlle

  3. Squad number15Player nameLe Tissier

  4. Squad number21Player nameTurner

  5. Squad number6Player nameBlundell

  6. Squad number10Player nameZelem

  7. Squad number12Player nameLadd

  8. Squad number22Player nameParris

  9. Squad number7Player nameToone

  10. Squad number11Player nameGalton

  11. Squad number23Player nameRusso

  1. Squad number5Player nameMannion

  2. Squad number9Player nameThomas

  3. Squad number17Player nameGarcía

  4. Squad number28Player nameWilliams

Line-ups

Chelsea Women

Formation 4-2-3-1

  • 30Berger
  • 15Périsset
  • 18Mjelde
  • 16Eriksson
  • 21CharlesBooked astatine 56minsSubstituted forCarterat 72'minutes
  • 8LeupolzSubstituted forIngleat 57'minutesBooked astatine 87mins
  • 22Cuthbert
  • 10JamesBooked astatine 80minsSubstituted forBuchananat 88'minutes
  • 17FlemingSubstituted forHarderat 57'minutes
  • 11ReitenBooked astatine 53mins
  • 20Kerr

Substitutes

  • 1Musovic
  • 5Ingle
  • 7Carter
  • 13Svitková
  • 19Rytting Kaneryd
  • 23Harder
  • 26Buchanan
  • 27Abdullina
  • 28Cankovic

Man Utd Women

Formation 4-2-3-1

  • 27Earps
  • 2Batlle
  • 15Le Tissier
  • 21Turner
  • 6BlundellSubstituted forGarcíaat 79'minutes
  • 10Zelem
  • 12LaddSubstituted forThomasat 90+1'minutes
  • 22ParrisSubstituted forWilliamsat 61'minutes
  • 7TooneSubstituted forMannionat 79'minutes
  • 11Galton
  • 23Russo

Substitutes

  • 5Mannion
  • 8Bøe Risa
  • 9Thomas
  • 14Riviere
  • 16Naalsund
  • 17García
  • 28Williams
  • 29Cascarino
  • 32Baggaley

Referee:Emily Heaslip

Attendance:77,390

Live Text

  1. Match ends, Chelsea Women 1, Manchester United Women 0.

  2. Second Half ends, Chelsea Women 1, Manchester United Women 0.

  3. Foul by Rachel Williams (Manchester United Women).

  4. Kadeisha Buchanan (Chelsea Women) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.

  5. Attempt saved. Leah Galton (Manchester United Women) near footed changeable from the centre of the container is saved successful the centre of the goal.

  6. Attempt blocked. Aoife Mannion (Manchester United Women) header from the centre of the container is blocked. Assisted by Katie Zelem with a cross.

  7. Corner, Manchester United Women. Conceded by Kadeisha Buchanan.

  8. Offside, Chelsea Women. Sophie Ingle tries a done ball, but Sam Kerr is caught offside.

  9. Offside, Manchester United Women. Leah Galton tries a done ball, but Lucía García is caught offside.

  10. Substitution, Manchester United Women. Martha Thomas replaces Hayley Ladd.

  11. Attempt missed. Rachel Williams (Manchester United Women) header from the centre of the container is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Alessia Russo with a headed pass.

  12. Foul by Leah Galton (Manchester United Women).

  13. Erin Cuthbert (Chelsea Women) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.

  14. Substitution, Chelsea Women. Kadeisha Buchanan replaces Lauren James.

  15. Sophie Ingle (Chelsea Women) is shown the yellowish card.

  16. Rachel Williams (Manchester United Women) wins a escaped footwear connected the close wing.

  17. Foul by Guro Reiten (Chelsea Women).

  18. Delay over. They are acceptable to continue.

  19. Delay successful lucifer due to the fact that of an wounded Ève Périsset (Chelsea Women).

  20. Attempt blocked. Rachel Williams (Manchester United Women) near footed changeable from the centre of the container is blocked. Assisted by Alessia Russo.

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