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Blackstenius and Little fire Arsenal to Continental Cup triumph over Chelsea

There was a sense of deja vu in Arsenal’s comeback from an early goal, with the Gunners defeating Chelsea to lift the Continental League Cup in front of 19,010 fans at Selhurst Park.

The men’s team had conceded in 9.11 seconds at the Emirates in the Premier League on Saturday and it took Sam Kerr just 98 seconds to put the Gunners behind in the cup final.

In front of the Chelsea owner Todd Boehly and Arsenal’s chief executive Vinai Venkatesham, the Gunners embarked on a remarkable comeback, with a goal from Stina Blackstenius, Kim Little’s penalty and a Niamh Charles own goal earning victory in the first half.

Arsenal’s manager Jonas Eidevall had said that despite Kerr’s strike in Chelsea’s 2-0 defeat of the Gunners in the FA Cup seven days prior, he had been pleased with how much his side had limited the striker. “For most parts of the game we were doing a really good job and it’s about continuing to do that and doing it until perfection this time,” he said ahead of the final.

Kerr ended any hope of perfection at a heaving Selhurst Park in just 98 seconds. An Arsenal clearance fell to Erin Cuthbert and the midfielder sent it wide to Guro Reiten who whipped a cross towards the back post for Kerr to head in.

Perfection off the table, Arsenal had to dig deep early on. They were urged on by a dominant Arsenal crowd, still buoyed by the elation of Saturday’s late recovery by the men’s team that provided the roadmap for a turnaround whatever the scenario.

Arsenal’s record against Chelsea though, was poor. Eidevall’s side has failed to beat Chelsea in five attempts, suffering three defeats and two draws prior to the meeting in the cup final. Their last victory came on the opening day of the 2021-22 season, which was the

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