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Five of the best Chelsea Women’s games this season

By Caden Charpentier

KINGSTON UPON THAMES, ENGLAND - MAY 08: Emma Hayes, Manager of Chelsea kisses the Barclays Women's Super League trophy following their side's victory during the Barclays FA Women's Super League match between Chelsea Women and Manchester United Women at Kingsmeadow on May 08, 2022 in Kingston upon Thames, England. (Photo by Catherine Ivill/Getty Images)
KINGSTON UPON THAMES, ENGLAND - MAY 08: Emma Hayes, Manager of Chelsea kisses the Barclays Women's Super League trophy following their side's victory during the Barclays FA Women's Super League match between Chelsea Women and Manchester United Women at Kingsmeadow on May 08, 2022 in Kingston upon Thames, England. (Photo by Catherine Ivill/Getty Images) /
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BOREHAMWOOD, ENGLAND – APRIL 17: Guro Reiten of Chelsea celebrates after scoring their side’s first goal during the Vitality Women’s FA Cup Semi Final match between Arsenal Women and Chelsea Women at Meadow Park on April 17, 2022 in Borehamwood, England. (Photo by Stephen Pond/Getty Images)
BOREHAMWOOD, ENGLAND – APRIL 17: Guro Reiten of Chelsea celebrates after scoring their side’s first goal during the Vitality Women’s FA Cup Semi Final match between Arsenal Women and Chelsea Women at Meadow Park on April 17, 2022 in Borehamwood, England. (Photo by Stephen Pond/Getty Images) /

3. April 17, 2022: Chelsea at Arsenal (FA Cup)

The final meeting between the top two clubs in the WSL all season took place in the FA Cup semifinal. The Gunners were awarded home field advantage, and with one of the most hectic environments that either team had experienced all season, Chelsea managed to take care of business rather easily. The Blues shutout Arsenal for what would end up being just the fifth time all season in all competitions. Two of those shutouts for the Gunners came against Hayes and the eventual league champions. The two teams locked in the middle of a tight WSL title race had to put that all aside to fight for a spot in the FA Cup final.

After Chelsea survived Beth Mead’s near miss in the first half, the Blues took control of a team that is just not used to getting dominated. Arsenal managed zero shots on target out of the five in total, which essentially put a stamp on who the top team in English football was really. Two possible goals of the season came in this specific game from Guro Reiten and Ji So-yun in the second half. Reiten’s dazzling left foot and Ji’s powerful right-footed strike punched Chelsea’s ticket to what would end up being the Blues’ fourth FA Cup trophy in the club’s history.

In the previous meeting between these two sides, the result was a scoreless draw. This 2-0 win to clinch a spot in the FA Cup final for the second straight season showed just how far this team had come in only a few weeks. A 3-2 loss to a 0-0 draw to a 2-0 win where the Blues made their presence known on the defensive end of the pitch is one of the best examples of progression in a span of one season against the next best opponent.

After the win, Hayes made a statement comment by stating:

"“We got a clean sheet – we’ve limited them to maybe one clear chance. Defensively we’ve been solid and that’s our foundation. That keeps us in a strong position…We’re in the final. For us that’s where we want to be. We want to go back to Wembley. My team know how to execute in the biggest moments, and we’ve shown that again today.”"

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