Chelsea power past Gunners to make FA Cup final

Arsenal 0-2 Chelsea

Guro Reiten and Ji So-yun fired holders Chelsea into the Vitality Women's FA Cup final with superb second-half goals in a 2-0 win against Arsenal.

Chelsea, who beat London rivals Arsenal 3-0 in last season's final, were arguably second best in the first half before sealing a Wembley return to face Manchester City on 15 May.

Norway midfielder Reiten broke the deadlock early in the second half with a fine curling effort and South Korea's Ji smashed home an unstoppable second 11 minutes later.

It was a disappointing end to what had been a great week for Katie McCabe. She'd played a key role in the Republic of Ireland's 1-1 draw in Sweden, but suffered frustration on Sunday as Arsenal's double dreams were ended.

Just one point separates Chelsea and Arsenal at the top of the Women's Super League and there was little to choose between the two teams at Boreham Wood's Meadow Park before Reiten's opener.

Arsenal striker Beth Mead had been inches away from giving her side the lead moments before Reiten struck, but it was one-way traffic thereafter.

The Gunners began at a furious pace and dominated the early stages, but it was 20 minutes before their first serious effort on goal, when Vivianne Miedema fired a shot over the crossbar.

Erin Cuthbert was first to threaten for Chelsea five minutes later, but her swerving long-range effort was comfortably held by goalkeeper Manuela Zinsberger.

You don't give @guro_reiten and her left foot that much space on the edge of the box