Chelsea FC Ladies Victorious At Wembley

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.

But Eni Aluko was player of the match for a performance which dazzled and mesmerised the Notts County defence from the outset in the first women’s final played at Wembley.

The overwhelming emotion right now is just relief. “I feel relieved”, Aluko told BBC One”.

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”.

Chelsea lost out to Liverpool in a dramatic three-way battle for the FA WSL 1 title on the final day of last season, and Davison – who was part of that Liverpool side last term – is thrilled to have now made history with the Blues. And everyone’s talked about it – are Chelsea going to do it? But we certainly played under pressure.

“This is history in the making and hopefully we’re going to push on from here and win many more trophies”. (Manager) Emma Hayes and her staff deserve everything.

County had barely seen another touch of the ball before Aluko ghosted into the box once more, this time whipping a teasing cross from the left on to the stretched leg of Gemma Davison, whose volley flew inches wide of the post.

Hayes added: “You work as a coach for days like this”.

After a quiet start the London club began to carry the greater threat – and they got stronger as the first half went on. Throughout the match she was an inspirational captain, whose energy and defensive solidity often kept the rampant Chelsea forwards at bay. “It isn’t always about having the best players – we’ve got great characters and they fit the playing style and I hope they have a brilliant time (on Saturday night) because I’m so proud of them”.