Chelsea 1-3 Manchester City: Victory for City in League Cup final

Manchester City scored three second-half objectives to return from behind and finish Chelsea’s home dominance with victory in an exciting Continental Cup final.

Nine minutes later, the travelling City followers had been in raptures once more as Ellen White turned in the second from shut vary.

Weir sealed victory with one other wonderful end which arrowed into the highest nook and delivered a primary trophy for the membership since they received the FA Cup in 2020.

English champions and FA Cup holders Chelsea, who’ve additionally received the final two League Cup finals, had taken a deserved lead by way of Sam Kerr in the primary half.

The Australian capitalised on a defensive City mistake to swivel and end, in entrance of a sell-out crowd, which included a majority of Chelsea followers with the sport being performed 5 miles from the membership’s house floor.

However, such was the change in momentum the final consequence may have been worse for Chelsea, who appeared to modify off in the second half, as White and Hayley Raso compelled Ann-Katrin Berger into saves.

Victory for City was their first in 4 makes an attempt towards Chelsea this season, after dropping each league conferences and the rearranged 2021 FA Cup semi-final in October.

A recreation of two halves

Speaking earlier than the sport, Manchester City supervisor Gareth Taylor mentioned he was anticipating a “chess recreation” towards reverse quantity Emma Hayes.

But because the rain poured down in the capital, in the primary main final between two of English soccer’s greatest golf equipment, it was something however.

The first half was scrappy and stuffed with errors as each side escaped potential calls for handball, which on one other day, may have so simply been awarded.

Chelsea had been sloppy in possession on the again when Berger’s heavy contact was virtually snaffled by White, however City didn’t capitalise. At the opposite finish, Kerr was extra scientific, making the most of a mixture up between Demi Stokes and Ellie Roebuck.

However, after that it was all City as they showcased their very good type because the flip of the 12 months and blew their opponents away in the second half.

Weir arrived late in the field for each her objectives whereas White confirmed predatory to wrap her foot across the unfastened ball and rating in a fashion which might have happy the watching England supervisor Sarina Wiegman.

Taylor’s aspect might be delighted to have secured one trophy, whereas they continue to be in the hunt for the FA Cup they usually nonetheless have an out of doors likelihood of competing for the WSL title.

Meanwhile, Hayes’ Chelsea should bounce again from the frustration of a uncommon home final defeat and refocus on retaining the FA Cup and their WSL title – they sit 5 factors behind leaders Arsenal with two video games in hand.