Summary

  • FT: Arsenal 1-0 Chelsea - Stina Blackstenius breaks deadlock in extra time

  • Gunners win back-to-back League Cups after beating Chelsea 3-1 in the 2023 final

  • Match delayed for seven minutes as Arsenal midfielder Frida Maanum collapses

  • Gunners say Maanum 'conscious, talking and in stable condition'

  • Mayra Ramirez first-half goal ruled out by VAR for Erin Cuthbert handball in build-up

  1. Postpublished at 16:55 British Summer Time 31 March

    Arsenal 0-0 Chelsea

    Fern Whelan
    Former England and Brighton defender on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    If any player is trying to will on her team here it is Kim Little for Arsenal, the experience she has, the finals she has played in - she doesn't want extra time, she wants to galvanise the team to get a winner.

  2. Postpublished at 90+5 mins

    Arsenal 0-0 Chelsea

    Niamh Charles' cross threatens to dip under the crossbar but Manuela Zinsberger knows it's going over and doesn't panic.

  3. Postpublished at 90+3 mins

    Arsenal 0-0 Chelsea

    Steph Catley's cut-back manages to evade everyone in the box before Kim Little recovers it. But the flag is up for offside.

  4. 'Outstanding March for Cuthbert'published at 16:52 British Summer Time 31 March

    Arsenal 0-0 Chelsea

    Rachel Brown-Finnis
    Ex-England goalkeeper on BBC Two

    The mileage that Erin Cuthbert has done in the month of March has been outstanding.

    She went through the player, it's definitely a yellow card.

  5. YELLOW CARDpublished at 90+1 mins

    Arsenal 0-0 Chelsea

    Erin Cuthbert slides in late on Victoria Pelova and gets a yellow card.

  6. INJURY TIMEpublished at 90+1 mins

    Arsenal 0-0 Chelsea

    Seven minutes added on.

  7. Postpublished at 90 mins

    Arsenal 0-0 Chelsea

    Emily Fox tries to slip it through to Stina Blackstenius, who was screaming for it in the box, but the pass is overcooked.

  8. Postpublished at 89 mins

    Arsenal 0-0 Chelsea

    Minutes to go now. Arsenal are in possession. One last chance?

  9. 'Best chance of the game and Zinsberger saved her team'published at 16:47 British Summer Time 31 March

    Arsenal 0-0 Chelsea

    Fern Whelan
    Former England and Brighton defender on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    What a fantastic save this is from Manuela Zinsberger. She has had some criticism this season but she stands really tall and strong to deny Lauren James.

    Best chance of the game and she saved her team.

  10. 'Zinsberger brilliantly denies James'published at 16:47 British Summer Time 31 March

    Arsenal 0-0 Chelsea

    Rachel Brown-Finnis
    Ex-England goalkeeper on BBC Two

    Manuela Zinsberger did that brilliantly well to deny Lauren James after Laia Codina dived in. She spreads herself brilliantly.

  11. GREAT SAVE!published at 87 mins

    Arsenal 0-0 Chelsea

    Lauren James... How has she not scored?

    It's a MASSIVE chance for Chelsea. Guro Reiten flicks it over the top for James.

    She's through on goal and carries it all the way to the six-yard box before trying to slot it past Manuela Zinsberger.

    The Arsenal goalkeeper holds her ground and makes a big save. Emma Hayes is furious!

    There were two players unmarked to the right of James too.

    Media caption,

    FA Women's League Cup: Manuela Zinsberger pulls off 'brilliant' save to keep it 0-0

  12. Postpublished at 16:45 British Summer Time 31 March

    Arsenal 0-0 Chelsea

    Rachel Brown-Finnis
    Ex-England goalkeeper on BBC Two

    It looks like Steph Catley is going to go on in the left-back position and Katie McCabe will be on the right hand side in a more attacking position now.

  13. 'Arsenal defending really well'published at 16:45 British Summer Time 31 March

    Arsenal 0-0 Chelsea

    Fern Whelan
    Former England and Brighton defender on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Credit needs to go to Arsenal, they are defending really well, they're getting bodies behind the ball and making it hard for Chelsea to break up the pitch and through their back line.

  14. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 84 mins

    Arsenal 0-0 Chelsea

    Steph Catley is coming on for Arsenal, replacing Beth Mead.

  15. Postpublished at 83 mins

    Arsenal 0-0 Chelsea

    Not much happening now. Chelsea have the ball inside Arsenal's half but are struggling to get it down and play.

  16. Postpublished at 16:42 British Summer Time 31 March

    Agreed. Nobody wants extra-time.

  17. Postpublished at 16:41 British Summer Time 31 March

    Arsenal 0-0 Chelsea

    Emma Smith
    BBC Sport at Molineux

    Today's attendance is announced as 21,462 - a new Women's League Cup record.

    The crowd today have been boistrous and enthusiastic - better than the game, really. The fans who have travelled up to London, from sides, deserve at least one goal.

    Arsenal v ChelseaImage source, Getty Images
  18. Postpublished at 81 mins

    Arsenal 0-0 Chelsea

    Erin Cuthbert curls a deep cross into the box but it's straight into the arms of Manuela Zinsberger.

    She immediately sets Caitlin Foord on her way, it comes to Stina Blackstenius but she can't tee up Victoria Pelova.

  19. 'Reiten will offer some dynamism on the left'published at 16:39 British Summer Time 31 March

    Arsenal 0-0 Chelsea

    Fern Whelan
    Former England and Brighton defender on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    I think that is a good move from Chelsea.

    Guro Reiten coming onto this left hand side will offer them some dynamism and she will be looking to get some early crosses into the box.

  20. Postpublished at 16:38 British Summer Time 31 March

    Arsenal 0-0 Chelsea

    Rachel Brown-Finnis
    Ex-England goalkeeper on BBC Two

    The quality just had to be spot on. It had to be stroked along the ground so Mayra Ramirez could step on to it.

    You can see that Emma Hayes is frustrated.