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Arsenal 0-2 Chelsea
by Layth Yousif
EMMA HAYES’S side reached the 2022 FA Cup Final after emerging 2-0 victors over Arsenal Women at a sold-out Meadow Park on Sunday.
In front of 3,458 spectators on Easter Sunday, a pair of second half goals from Guro Rieten and Ji So-Yun sent the Blues through to a Wembley date with Manchester City next month.
Despite Jonas Eidevall’s Gunners starting the brighter side in a bid to banish memories of their disappointing 3-0 loss to Chelsea in the 2021 FA Cup final, the West Londoners showed their undoubted quality after the interval.
In the shadow of Heathrow and glow of Thorpe Park, a band of Arsenal loyalists have built something lasting — a grassroots club with old-school values, writes LAYTH YOUSIF
A point apiece at the Emirates with both Arsenal and Palace looking distracted by forthcoming semi-finals
