Jonas Eidevall had promised that his side would do their “very, very best” to earn a place in the League Cup final and against Aston Villa they delivered, Stina Blackstenius’s first-half hat-trick inspiring the clinical Gunners.
Retaining this competition represents arguably their best chance of a trophy this season as they are three points behind the WSL joint-leaders Chelsea and Manchester City, having been knocked out of the Champions League and FA Cup.
