Overview
- Lauren James struck first after 19 minutes following a defensive error, and Aggie Beever-Jones added a late second from Johanna Rytting Kaneryd’s cross.
- The victory secures Chelsea’s fourth Women’s League Cup title and continues Sonia Bompastor’s perfect record in domestic finals with the club.
- Bompastor lauded James as one of the world’s top talents if fit, with the forward’s new deal locking her in at Chelsea through 2030.
- Chelsea managed key absences and knocks, missing Ellie Carpenter and Naomi Girma, easing Kadeisha Buchanan back, and losing Nathalie Bjorn to a calf injury shortly after she came on.
- Manchester United rued missed chances as Marc Skinner called the conceded goals “rubbish” from their perspective, reflecting frustration at the defeat.