Well, cup finals don't come much better than that - and nor do dramatic endings. In fact, since the League Cup was rebranded as the Conti Cup in 2011, Arsenal have appeared in all but one final.
3' - Arsenal have the first corner of the game, but Chelsea clear. She also passes the ball more often than any of her colleagues with an average of 84 passes per game [the next highest in the squad is Leah Williamson with 76 passes per game].Arsenal’s shots are of a slightly better quality at 0.13XG per shot on average, compared to Chelsea’s 0.12 [Statsbomb]Arsenal have found their counterpressing style difficult to cope with in recent encounters, with Chelsea winning the last four matches between these two sides.
4 March 2020 Her Football Hub. It took place on the 29 February 2020, at the City Ground, contested by Arsenal and Chelsea.. Arsenal have competed in all but one (2016) of the previous finals, winning five. Beth England was the difference-maker as her two goals gave Chelsea the Women's League Cup for the very first time. When Kerr and England play together, they are very adept at swapping positions, with one going outside to run the channels and the other dovetailing into the centre.
Throw in Arsenal’s injury woes, which will severely restrict their ability to alter the pattern of the game from the bench and Chelsea are favourites for this tie for a reason.Joe Montemurro’s side have not beaten Chelsea since a 5-0 drubbing at Kinsgsmeadow in October 2018, in fact, they have lost all four meetings since. Boy, do we have a special podcast for you!
The duo travelled to Nottingham to watch Chelsea lift the Continental Cup for the first time in their history. If Arsenal can break Chelsea’s lines under pressure when playing the ball from the back, they could expose Hayes’ side.Nobody passes the ball more accurately than Beattie in the Arsenal side, with 91% of her passes finding a teammate in the WSL. Arsenal 1-2 Chelsea: Continental Cup final – as it happened. This was the fourth time the event is being held in Paradise and the fourth time outside Canada. Chelsea 2-1 Arsenal (Conti Cup final 2020) ... chance takes it emphatically forever has his side A player he's having the season of her life and now has scored in a Cup final has to put it back on the first goal score in this game, you would put Beth England down really well worked by Chelsea. Their last encounter, in January, proved to be a disaster as Chelsea ran out 4-1 winners with three goals in the opening 20 minutes killing the tie. Unreal scenes.The guys also got to chat with Sam Kerr, Beth England and Emma Hayes about their historic 2-1 victory over rivals Arsenal. The 2020 FA Women's League Cup Final was the ninth final of the FA Women's League Cup, England's secondary cup competition for women's football teams and its primary League Cup tournament. HFH also chatted to Jordan Nobbs about an unfortunate defeat and her recovery from an ACL injury.HFH Stateside: 2020 SheBelieves Cup Recap
Arsenal play Chelsea in the Conti Cup Final on Saturday evening at Nottingham Forest’s City Ground in pursuit of their first silverware of the season and the trophy they have won five times already. 1' - First effort on goal from Sam Kerr, after a great touch from the Aussie sets up a shooting chance. Chelsea have yet to win the Conti Cup, the only domestic trophy that has evaded Emma Hayes as their manager, while the Gunners will be determined to prove that last month’s heavy defeat was a one-off.Vivianne Miedema, Jordan Nobbs and Kim Little [2] have previously scored in Conti Cup Finals for Arsenal.In the WSL this season, Arsenal have averaged 15 shots per game compared to Arsenal’s 20.33 [Statsbomb]Beattie’s ability to pass the ball quickly through the lines will be key in this game, Chelsea have been able to unsettle Arsenal with a high pressing approach in recent games and Beattie was a notable absentee when the Gunners fell to a 4-1 defeat in January. Containing the movement of Chelsea’s frontline will be critical on Saturday.Chelsea average 1.67 counter-attack shots per game in the WSL, compared to Arsenal’s 0.60 [Statsbomb].The last time the teams met in a cup final Chelsea won 3-1.
Zinsberger makes a comfortable save. (Including a certain team in a certain set of suits…)The duo travelled to Nottingham to watch Chelsea lift the Continental Cup for the first time in their history. Conti Cup Final 2020 – Arsenal 1-2 Chelsea. On the defensive front, how Beattie and her centre-back partner deal with the country’s in-form striker in Beth England and possibly Sam Kerr too will go a long way to determining whether Arsenal can win the tie. HFH Stateside: 2020 SheBelieves Cup PreviewTune into the podcast for much, much more surrounding an incredible final!
In any case, the injury situation is such that there is little room for tweaking the personnel.