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Arsenal 3-1 Chelsea
Getting towards the last rolls of the dice for Chelsea.
Jessie Fleming, an attacker, is thrown on in place of defender and captain Magda Eriksson.
Result: Arsenal 3-1 Chelsea - Blackstenius, Little (pen) & Charles own goal see Gunners come from behind to lead; Kerr headed opener in second minute
First trophy for Arsenal for four years and first under boss Jonas Eidevall
Chelsea lose in League Cup final for second successive season
Emma Smith
Arsenal 3-1 Chelsea
Getting towards the last rolls of the dice for Chelsea.
Jessie Fleming, an attacker, is thrown on in place of defender and captain Magda Eriksson.
Arsenal 3-1 Chelsea
Rachel Brown-Finnis
Ex-England goalkeeper on BBC One
Arsenal will be sitting in with their midfield and backline for the last 15 minutes when they are without the ball, leaving just Blackstenius up at the top.
Arsenal 3-1 Chelsea
The last 10 minutes have been quieter, compared to the hectic pace of the majority of this game. Arsenal are managing this very well.
Zinsberger snaffles a hopeful Eve Perisset cross.
Arsenal 3-1 Chelsea
Today's attendance is confirmed as 19,010, easily surpassing the previous League Cup final record of 8,004.
Superb.
Arsenal 3-1 Chelsea
Chelsea are far from done.
Leupolz with a dangerous volleyed effort from distance, Zinsberger needs to make a sharp save low to her left.
Arsenal 3-1 Chelsea
Laura Wienroither is on to replace Lara Maritz at right back for Arsenal.
Arsenal 3-1 Chelsea
Millie Bright with a very not good tackle on Blackstenius around the centre circle, somehow she escapes a booking.
The officiating has been questionable at times today.
Less of a Foord, more of a Roolls Rooyce.
I thank you.
Arsenal 3-1 Chelsea
Rachel Brown-Finnis
Ex-England goalkeeper on BBC One
Foord has been the catalyst on many occasions. If one player of the front three presses then they all go.
Foord has been relentless.
Arsenal 3-1 Chelsea
Chelsea are unbeaten in 21 matches in all competitions since their defeat at Liverpool on the opening day of the league season on 18 September.
They are 25 minutes from that run coming to a crashing end.
Arsenal 3-1 Chelsea
Berger punches away.
For all Chelsea's tactical tweaks, Arsenal remain dominant in this match.
Arsenal 3-1 Chelsea
Steph Catley cuts in from the left, however this time Buchanan makes a fine challenge. Again a corner is given, this time correctly.
Eriksson clears behind, another chance for Maanum to swing it in.
Arsenal 3-1 Chelsea
Emma Sanders
BBC Sport at Selhurst Park
Ooh. Watching it live, it looked like Caitlin Foord got out-muscled by Kadeisha Buchanan but when you see the replay it's a clear penalty. A huge let-off for Chelsea!
Arsenal 3-1 Chelsea
Another change for Chelsea - Ingle off, Kaneryd on.
Arsenal 3-1 Chelsea
Rachel Brown-Finnis
Ex-England goalkeeper on BBC One
I'm not sure how that hasn't been given. It's a stonewall penalty. It doesn't get any more obvious.
Arsenal 3-1 Chelsea
That has to be a penalty!
Caitlin Foord touches the ball away from Buchanan in the area, and the Chelsea defender clatters into the Australian.
Somehow, referee and assistant contrive to give a corner, which is cleared.
Arsenal 3-1 Chelsea
Up the other end, Arsenal scramble the ball away as James gets to the edge of the six yard box and shapes to shoot.
End to end.
Arsenal 3-1 Chelsea
Pelova almost scores on her first involvement in the game!
Zinsberger goes long, Blackstenius flicks on, the ex-Ajax midfielder's first touch of the game brings it under and her second is a shot on goal.
Berger saves at her near post.
Arsenal 3-1 Chelsea
Katie McCabe's day is done, and she has a few war wounds to show for it.
Pelova replaces her.
Arsenal 3-1 Chelsea
Chelsea's second half tactic - hit Sam Kerr whenever we can.
She takes in a long ball from Berger, and pulls back to James however she fires over.