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By Emma SandersBBC Sport astatine Wembley
Last updated connected 10 minutes ago.From the conception Women's Football
Sam Kerr has scored successful six consecutive cupful finals for ChelseaSam 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.
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Chelsea Women
Squad number30Player nameBerger
Squad number15Player namePérisset
Squad number18Player nameMjelde
Squad number16Player nameEriksson
Squad number21Player nameCharles
Squad number8Player nameLeupolz
Squad number22Player nameCuthbert
Squad number10Player nameJames
Squad number17Player nameFleming
Squad number11Player nameReiten
Squad number20Player nameKerr
Squad number5Player nameIngle
Squad number7Player nameCarter
Squad number23Player nameHarder
Squad number26Player nameBuchanan
Manchester United Women
Squad number27Player nameEarps
Squad number2Player nameBatlle
Squad number15Player nameLe Tissier
Squad number21Player nameTurner
Squad number6Player nameBlundell
Squad number10Player nameZelem
Squad number12Player nameLadd
Squad number22Player nameParris
Squad number7Player nameToone
Squad number11Player nameGalton
Squad number23Player nameRusso
Squad number5Player nameMannion
Squad number9Player nameThomas
Squad number17Player nameGarcía
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
Match ends, Chelsea Women 1, Manchester United Women 0.
Second Half ends, Chelsea Women 1, Manchester United Women 0.
Foul by Rachel Williams (Manchester United Women).
Kadeisha Buchanan (Chelsea Women) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Attempt saved. Leah Galton (Manchester United Women) near footed changeable from the centre of the container is saved successful the centre of the goal.
Attempt blocked. Aoife Mannion (Manchester United Women) header from the centre of the container is blocked. Assisted by Katie Zelem with a cross.
Corner, Manchester United Women. Conceded by Kadeisha Buchanan.
Offside, Chelsea Women. Sophie Ingle tries a done ball, but Sam Kerr is caught offside.
Offside, Manchester United Women. Leah Galton tries a done ball, but Lucía García is caught offside.
Substitution, Manchester United Women. Martha Thomas replaces Hayley Ladd.
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.
Foul by Leah Galton (Manchester United Women).
Erin Cuthbert (Chelsea Women) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Substitution, Chelsea Women. Kadeisha Buchanan replaces Lauren James.
Sophie Ingle (Chelsea Women) is shown the yellowish card.
Rachel Williams (Manchester United Women) wins a escaped footwear connected the close wing.
Foul by Guro Reiten (Chelsea Women).
Delay over. They are acceptable to continue.
Delay successful lucifer due to the fact that of an wounded Ève Périsset (Chelsea Women).
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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