A 99th-minute winner from Naomi Girma sent Chelsea through to the quarter-finals of the Women’s FA Cup as they saw off a stubborn Manchester United 2-1. In a competitive encounter at Kingsmeadow, Sonia Bompastor’s side needed extra time to keep their cup defence alive after Simi Awujo had cancelled out Sam Kerr’s opener in normal time.
This encounter felt like it came at a critical moment in Chelsea’s season after an uncharacteristic wobble in recent weeks had all but ended their hopes of defending their league title. Securing their third win in a row, however, will have been the perfect tonic to boost morale ahead of a month during which they will face the same opponents in the League Cup final before coming up against Arsenal in a mouthwatering Champions League quarter-final.
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