London rivals Arsenal Women and Chelsea Women will face off in Sunday’s Women’s League Cup final at Molineux.
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Arsenal are hoping to retain the trophy, while the Blues are looking to avenge last season’s final defeat to the Gunners.
In contrast to last season’s run to the trophy, Arsenal had to compete in the League Cup group stage following their elimination from the Champions League qualifying rounds.
Jonas Eidevall’s side picked up 11 points from four matches to top their group, before going on to claim 4-0 victories over London City Lionesses and Aston Villa in the knockout rounds.
Unfortunately for Arsenal, their quarter-final success against the Villans was followed by a heavy 3-0 league defeat to Chelsea, denting their hopes of winning the WSL title for the first time since 2019.
Although they returned to winning ways against Aston Villa last weekend, the Gunners remain six points adrift of Manchester City and Chelsea with five league games left to play.
With their title hopes hanging by a thread, the League Cup represents the only real chance for Arsenal to finish the season with a piece of silverware.
As the record winners of the competition, the Gunners are hoping to lift the League Cup trophy for the seventh time.
