Goals either side of half-time for Sophie Ingle and Sam Kerr secured a 2-0 win against Arsenal to take Chelsea, the holders, into the quarter-finals
Chelsea reached the quarter-finals of the Women’s FA Cup with victory over Arsenal at Kingsmeadow. Goals from Sophie Ingle and Sam Kerr were the difference as Emma Hayes’s side kept alive their ambitions of winning the trophy for the third successive time.
Hayes praised her side’s “mentality of champions” as they came through a situation that was “challenging” for both teams with the international break ending only three days earlier. “Well done to the players, because that is a bit of a slog,” she said. “That dictates the type of game it’s going to be. In the first half, it was a game of transitions … you have to set up right and I didn’t think we did in the first half. We adapted in the second.
It was a familiar story for Arsenal, who edged possession and chances created but could not make them count. They could have been ahead within minutes but for the brilliance of Ann-Katrin Berger, who tipped over a Frida Maanum effort. Stina Blackstenius also had chances but the Arsenal striker’s confidence levels are clearly low, evidenced by some wayward finishing.
Chelsea grew into a transitional first half. Their opener came via Lauren James down the right. Unchallenged, she meandered her way to the box before setting up Ingle to fire past Manuela Zinsberger. It was all too easy as they picked Arsenal’s defence apart. Within 10 minutes of the restart, the hosts showed their quality again. Countering at pace, Jelena Cankovic sent Kerr through and there was only ever going to be one outcome. “Even with jet lag, she’s better than you,” sang the home fans as the Australia striker scored her 82nd goal on her 100th appearance in a Blues shirt.
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