Chelsea have beaten Arsenal 2-0 to make the next step towards retaining the Women's FA Cup for the second year in a spicy clash at Kingsmeadow today.
The fifth round tie made for good watching as the London derby did not disappoint with an exciting first half - but just minus the goals. Each half saw a goal, but both came from Chelsea, as Arsenal struggled to take any of their numerous chances on goal - and their play got worse in the second half.
Almost 3,000 fans packed into Kingsmeadow and despite getting and FA Cup fifth round show to remember, it was Arsenal fans going home disappointed in the team's mediocre performance attempting to net goals. It's clear from the numerous derbies between these two teams that Chelsea have buckets of squad depth and options for Hayes to rotate her team, while Arsenal's lack of January transfer deals is showing.
