There is an inevitability to the narrative in any game in which Sam Kerr plays. On Tuesday she capitalised on an error to put Australia ahead in a 2-0 win against England and five days later she was at the far post to nod in the goal, against the run of play, that ensured Chelsea’s passage to the FA Cup final against Manchester United on 14 May.
Kerr had promised she would be OK for this fixture, after she sat out Australia’s 1-0 defeat by Scotland and limped off late against England. She was right and, while she was kept quiet for much of this semi-final against Aston Villa, she again showed that giving her only one sniff will prove costly almost every time. “I’d rather have the most efficient player in the world than someone who has a million chances, she’s just unbelievable,” said the Chelsea manager, Emma Hayes.
