Sam Kerr scored the goal that beat Manchester United 1-0 for Chelsea’s third successive FA Cup victory and kept hopes of the Double alive
There can never be any doubting of Sam Kerr. Ever. Most players would hesitate before brazenly stating that they had “never been [to Wembley] and not won a trophy” on the eve of a FA Cup final, no matter how true.
A United win, in that context, would have been unexpected. Except it also wouldn’t have been because Marc Skinner’s side have been impressive in their swagger and consistency this season. A season which targeted Champions League football but has put them in the hunt for a league and FA Cup Double. Hayes made three changes to the team that put seven past Leicester on Wednesday, with Harder dropped back to the bench as Chelsea manage her return from a lengthy spell out and Jessie Fleming and Maren Mjelde on in place of Jelena Cankovic and Jess Carter.
After a frenetic opening few minutes, where United would go close again, with Ona Batlle’s ball in turned away by Mjelde, the first half lacked bite.Photograph: Eddie Keogh/The FA/Getty Images
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