Jonas Eidevall,in his first season as Arsenal manager,urged his side forward but they were always crowded out by the Chelsea defence who expertly marked key Dutch striker Vivianne Miedema out of the game. Arsenal failed to have a shot on target.

The result was sealed for Chelsea in the 77th minute when player of the match Kerr chipped the ball over Zinsberger from the right-hand side of the penalty area.

After securing back to back wins in the league and League Cup earlier this year,Sunday’s win completed a first-ever treble for Chelsea and another trophy for manager Emma Hayes.

“I think to win a treble,and I have to say a quadruple domestically because we won the Community Shield (in 2020),is the biggest achievement,” she told a news conference.

“As far as we’re concerned it is a quadruple of domestic trophies,and that is an amazing achievement of football at any level.

“I think when it comes to the performance,what more could I ask as a team,except we should have had more goals in the first half and then I think it would have been even more convincing.

“It was dominant,it was dogged when it needed to be,I think tactically we got it spot on,we dealt with the threats. This is a proud day as manager of Chelsea... and tonight we have painted Wembley blue.”

The match was played on the 100th anniversary of the English FA banning professional women’s football in 1921. The ban lasted nearly 50 years until it was rescinded in January 1970.

Reuters

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