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Arsenal clinch record-extending Women’s League Cup title

Arsenal clinch record-extending Women’s League Cup title

Arsenal won the Women’s League Cup for the sixth time after a hard-fought 3-1 victory over Chelsea, ending a four-year trophy drought and claiming the first silverware of the 2022/23 women’s season. It marks their first trophy since winning the Women’s Super League in 2018/19. Read more to get the latest sports news and soccer predictions here! 

The action took place in front of 19,010 spectators at the Premier League venue, surpassing last season’s total of 8,000 at AFC Wimbledon. Chelsea took the lead with a superb close-range header just two minutes in, before Stina Blackstenius equalized. Arsenal captain Kim Little scored from the penalty spot to make it 2-1. Follow Onlinebetnow to get the latest in sports and more! 

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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