Sam Kerr nets 2 times as Chelsea defeat Manchester Metropolis following additional-time to secure Double with FA Cup earn

Chelsea completed the Women’s Super League and FA Cup double with a 3-2 additional-time victory around Manchester Town at Wembley.

A 7 days on from holding off Arsenal to secure a defence of their WSL title, Emma Hayes’ Chelsea battled really hard to conquer Town.

Sam Kerr gave Chelsea the direct, only for Lauren Hemp to make a glorious end to level the scores right before the interval.

Each sides had likelihood following the crack, with Erin Cuthbert netting a stunner to place Chelsea back again in front.

Town substitute Hayley Raso glided into the box late on to force more-time, ahead of Kerr grabbed her 2nd of the recreation to protected FA Cup glory for Chelsea.

It was heartbreak for City, but for Chelsea it was sweet revenge for the Conti Cup remaining defeat to the exact same facet earlier in the year.

Kerr assumed she had provided Chelsea the direct with an exertion that brought back recollections of Pele, as she despatched the ball spherical City goalkeeper Ellie Roebuck and went the other ahead of slotting home, but the energy was dominated out for offside.

The Australian was not to be denied, and she put Chelsea in front on 33 minutes. A deep cross from Millie Vibrant evaded the backtracking Roebuck, and Kerr arrived at the back write-up to bundle it home.

When Kerr took the WSL Golden Boot, Metropolis have a large-course forward of their possess and Hemp proved why with a brilliant leveller on 42 minutes. The possibility appeared to have long gone when she was pressured extensive, but she cut again within onto her suitable foot and curled a beautiful work into the best corner.

Hemp came close to putting City in entrance on 51 minutes, but her very low push was fantastically saved by Ann-Katrin Berger.

Berger’s help save proved of actual worth, as Chelsea re-set up their direct just earlier the hour mark, with Cuthbert getting a contact in advance of rifling the ball in off the crossbar from the edge of the box.

Metropolis threw on England star Ellen White as they chased an equaliser and in entrance of a document crowd of 49,094 for a Women’s FA Cup last, the enthusiasts had been handled to further-time.

There were fatigued legs and minds in additional-time, with faults manufactured. Chelsea ended up lucky to get absent with getting rid of the ball when playing out from the again, but City have been not for their mistake.

Alanna Kennedy made a mess of trying to pinch the ball in front of Kerr on the midway and the Australian stormed ahead, fired a shot on goal that took a wicked deflection off Alex Greenwood and into the internet to safe FA Cup glory for the Blues for a fourth time.