Chelsea 2-0 Man Utd (James 19, Beever-Jones 76)
Blues retain Women’s League Cup with victory
Death, taxes and Chelsea women winning trophies. Regardless of their form this season, regardless of an all-but relinquished Women’s Super League title, with Manchester City nine points clear at the top of the table, you can never bet against the Blues in a cup final – or Lauren James making an impact.
If there was a time for Manchester United to get the better of Sonia Bompastor’s side, having twice lost to them in the FA Cup final, it was now. Marc Skinner’s side sit one point ahead of Chelsea in the league, and they have looked in better form.
However, Chelsea possess a deeply embedded belief and understanding of what it takes that can never be underestimated. A gift of a goal to James and Aggie Beever-Jones’s extension of their lead was enough to deliver another piece of silverware and a feeling of deja vu.
