FA Cup

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Chelsea knock Arsenal out of Vitality Women's FA Cup (She Kicks)

Chelsea were 2-0 winners over Arsenal in the Vitality Women's FA Cup Fifth Round, Aston Villa and Reading won on penalties.

Manchester United defeated Durham 5-0, but Vilde Bøe Risa’s opener from her free kick only arrived close to half time. Cardiff City Ladies got a goal back before half-time through Ingrid Aadland, after falling two behind at Lewes to an Ellie Mason double. Aston Villa got ahead on the break five minutes into the second half at West Ham, Kenza Dali squaring for Rachel Daly to finish.

FA Cup preview: Chelsea v Arsenal Women | Match preview | News (Arsenal.com)

We return from the February international break with a Vitality Women's FA Cup fifth-round tie against the reigning champions.

Our Gunners have a point to prove against Chelsea in the competition as December 2021 also saw us beaten by them at Wembley in the delayed 2021 FA Cup Final. After this fifth-round clash, we are set to face Chelsea once again in the Conti Cup final on March 5 at Selhurst Park. Our last meeting with Chelsea came in January as we hosted the Women's Super League clash at Emirates Stadium.

Chelsea's Sophie Ingle and Sam Kerr knock Arsenal out of Women's ... (The Guardian)

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.

Within 10 minutes of the restart, the hosts showed their quality again. They could have been ahead within minutes but for the brilliance of Ann-Katrin Berger, who tipped over a Frida Maanum effort. “Well done to the players, because that is a bit of a slog,” she said.

Chelsea beat wasteful Arsenal in Women's FA Cup clash - 5 talking ... (Mirror.co.uk)

Arsenal racked up shots on target but none of it mattered as they failed to take any of the chances - with Chelsea taking the victory at Kingsmeadow to make ...

We knew we had to strengthen for the most important period of the season and we didn't." Foord, Maanum, Blackstenius and McCabe all had chances in the first half but couldn't find the back of the net. It's obvious Arsenal are missing their star strikers Beth Mead and Vivianne Miedema, but Swedish international Blackstenius is looking to prove herself in the squad. Made her mark in the game from the get go with a foul on Catley then an assist for Sophie Ingle's goal. Coming back to club football after making her international debut for England in the Arnold Clark Cup, her confidence seethed onto the pitch for Chelsea. It's clear from the numerous derbies between these two teams that Chelsea have buckets of squad depth and options for Hayes to rotate her team, while Arsenal's lack of January transfer deals is showing.

Ingle and Kerr send Chelsea into quarter-finals (The FA)

Sophie Ingle and Sam Kerr struck either side of half-time to help Chelsea to a 2-0 win over Arsenal in the Vitality Women's FA Cup.

The Rooks will not be the only Championship side in the last eight, as Birmingham City came through an all-second-tier battle with Charlton Athletic with a 1-0 victory in extra-time. It took Mason just five minutes to open the scoring, before she doubled her tally just before the half hour, only for Ingrid Adland to half the deficit for the only FA Women’s National League side in the last 16. But Mason responded with her hat-trick coming just after the hour, before the Northern Ireland international added a fourth with 15 minutes to play, with Kenzie Weir and Aqsa Mushtaq added late on. They will be joined by last season’s runners-up Manchester City as they eased past Barclays Women’s Championship side Bristol City 8-1, while Barclays Women’s Super League leaders Manchester United will also be in the draw thanks to a 5-0 win over second-tier Durham. The result sends Emma Hayes’ side through to the quarter-finals for the ninth-consecutive season as they chase a third title in a row. Ingle opened the scoring midway through the first half with a sublime side-footed finish just inside the box, before Kerr doubled the lead with a calm finish after latching onto Jelena Cankovic’s through ball.

Kerr seals FA Cup win for Chelsea over Arsenal (beIN SPORTS AUSTRALIA)

Emma Hayes said Chelsea showed "the mentality of champions" to overcome fellow heavyweight Arsenal 2-0 in the Women's FA Cup. Sam Kerr.

That was intentional." Hayes told BBC Two: "That's the mentality of champions. "Across the team I thought it was a resilient performance and comfortable, even though we didn't have much of the ball in the second half.