A trademark Sam Kerr header proved the difference on Sunday as Chelsea moved into their third successive FA Cup final.
The 60th-minute goal at Aston Villa set Chelsea up for a showdown with Manchester United at Wembley on May 14.
Sam Kerr (second from right) celebrates with her teammates after scoring the decisive goal in Chelsea’s FA Cup semi-final against Aston Villa.Credit: Getty Images
Kerr will be looking to add the FA Cup to her long list of club honours.
Chelsea have fallen short in the FA Cup final in the last two years – first to Arsenal and then to Manchester City – while it will be United’s first appearance in the decider.
United beat Brighton 3-2 in a thriller on Saturday after Rachel Williams broke the deadlock in the 89th minute.
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