Chelsea beats Notts County 1-0, wins first Women’s FA Cup title

The decisive moment came eight minutes before half-time, when player-of-the-match Eniola Aluko caused panic in the Notts County defence, driving into the box before finding the run of Ji So-Yun.

Gemma Davison is targeting a clean sweep of trophies after helping Chelsea Ladies win the first piece of silverware in their history at Wembley on Saturday.

The South Korea star ignored Greenwood’s presence and prodded the ball over the line from close range to score a historic goal – the first Women’s FA Cup Final goal to be scored at the national stadium.

The 28-year-old, whose brother Sone Aluko was a beaten finalist in the men’s version with Hull in 2014, latched on to a through ball from the right and nipped past goalkeeper Carly Telford only to clip her effort into the side netting as the angle rapidly narrowed.

Notts, captained by England defender Laura Bassett, were appearing in the final for the first time.

After a quiet start the London club began to carry the greater threat – and they got stronger as the first half went on.

The effect of that mistake in Canada had taken a long time to heal, even saying last week that it was “still quite raw for me”.

The first of two risky corners fell to Desiree Scott on the edge of the area, but her sweetly-struck half volley was deflected just wide off the head of Gilly Flaherty.

But Chelsea, inspired by the outstanding Eniola Aluko, saw out a deserved win.

Last season’s FA WSL 1 runners-up had a great opportunity to kill the game off with 15 minutes remaining but Flaherty could only lift the ball over the bar from a matter of yards.

The Winnipeg midfielder, who just turned 28, became the first Canadian to play in the Women’s Cup final as reported by the Canadian Soccer Association.