Arsenal lifted the Women’s League Cup for a record-extending sixth time after a hard-fought win against Chelsea 3-1, ending their four-year trophy drought and claiming the first silverware of the 2022/23 women’s season. It was Arsenal’s first silverware since winning the Women’s Super League title in 2018/19. Follow 12BETInfo for more!
The action took place in front of 19,010 in attendance at the Premier League venue, beating last season’s 8,000 total at AFC Wimbledon. Samm Kerr fired a superb close-range header just two minutes into the game to give Chelsea the lead before Stina Blackstenius scored the equalizer.Arsenal captain Kim Little netted from the penalty spot to make it 2-1. Get football predictions here!
Blackstenius netted another goal to give Arsenal their third goal of the game in the 35th minute before it was quickly ruled out for offside. After the break Chelsea boss Emma Hayes made several tactical changes. However, all changes did not work as Arsenal held on to win the title.
“We are all aware we have not won a trophy for a few years and to win in the way we did made it more special,” Arsenal captain Kim Little said. “To be down 1-0 made it tougher but after that, we played really well and deserved our victory.”
“We’re Arsenal and we need to win titles and trophies and we’re disappointed we haven’t been able to do that until now but we’ve done it,” Little added. “These are the games we want to play,” Arsenal coach Jonas Eidevall said. “To get results creates belief. It was really important to get that reward and now we can be filled with belief for all the games going forward.”
Meanwhile, Chelsea were runners-up for two consecutive finals now after winning three successive Women’s Super League titles. “The blistering start killed us. We sat off when they got the first goal,” Chelsea manager Emma Hayes said. “I’m disappointed with us. You can’t concede three goals against a team that haven’t won a lot, which they haven’t domestically.
Earlier, Arsenal lost to Chelsea in the FA Cup last week. Both teams are now focused on the Women’s Super League where Arsenal trail third-placed Chelsea by five points. The Gunners face Liverpool next at Meadow Park, while the Blues host Brighton at Kingsmeadow.
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