English Women's FA Cup

FT Sunday, April 16, 2023
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Aston Villa WWWWL 0
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Match Report

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Sam Kerr helps Chelsea edge Aston Villa to reach third consecutive FA Cup final

Sam Kerr's second-half header was the difference as Chelsea edged Aston Villa with a 1-0 win in Walsall to reach a third successive FA Cup final.

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Head to Head

CHE leads series 5-0

Lineups

AVL

  1. 1Hannah HamptonG
  2. 15Anna PattenD
  3. 14Danielle TurnerD
  4. 33Mayumi PachecoD
  5. 2Sarah MaylingD
  6. 88Jordan NobbsM
  7. 12Lucy StaniforthM
  8. 10Kenza DaliM
  9. 7Alisha LehmannF
  10. 20Kirsty HansonF
  11. 8Rachel DalyF

Substitutes

  1. 31Ruesha LittlejohnSUB
  2. 18Freya GregorySUB
  3. 24Alice KeitleySUB
  4. 11Chantelle Boye-HlorkahSUB
  5. 21Anna LeatSUB
  6. 19Laura Blindkilde BrownSUB
  7. 4Remi AllenSUB
  8. 22Simone MagillSUB

CHE

  1. 1Zecira MusovicG
  2. 16Magdalena ErikssonD
  3. 7Jess CarterD
  4. 15Ève PérissetD
  5. 18Maren MjeldeD
  6. 10Lauren JamesM
  7. 8Melanie LeupolzM
  8. 11Guro ReitenM
  9. 28Jelena CankovicM
  10. 22Erin CuthbertM
  11. 20Sam KerrF

Substitutes

  1. 21Niamh CharlesSUB
  2. 32Emily OrmanSUB
  3. 23Pernille HarderSUB
  4. 17Jessie FlemingSUB
  5. 19Johanna Rytting KanerydSUB
  6. 5Sophie IngleSUB
  7. 27Alsu AbdullinaSUB

Timeline

  1. 59' Goal! Aston Villa Women 0, Chelsea Women 1. Sam Kerr (Chelsea Women) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Guro Reiten.
  2. 64' Substitution, Chelsea Women. Sophie Ingle replaces Melanie Leupolz.
  3. 65' Substitution, Chelsea Women. Niamh Charles replaces Lauren James.
  4. 70' Substitution, Chelsea Women. Jessie Fleming replaces Erin Cuthbert.
  5. 84' Zecira Musovic (Chelsea Women) is shown the yellow card.
  6. 88' Substitution, Chelsea Women. Johanna Rytting Kaneryd replaces Guro Reiten.

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