Chelsea treble hopes ended as Mary Earps inspires Man Utd Women to revenge victory
The TelegraphMan Utd Women 2 Chelsea Women 1 If Mary Earps had a point to prove after being dropped by England she did so emphatically with a save-of-the-season candidate to help put Manchester United into the Women’s FA Cup final. Big games turn on big moments and the acrobatic, clawing stop to prevent Lauren James equalising in the second half of a gripping semifinal at Leigh Sports Village left Earps punching the air in satisfaction. The identity of the finalists means there will be a changing of the guard at the top of English women’s football with a first domestic trophy for a decade going outside the big three of Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester City. Galton provided the assist for the opening goal after just 41 seconds, cashing in on an error by Chelsea full-back Eve Perisset to send over a cross which Lucia Garcia headed home to give United a dream start.