Emma Hayes’ side will be looking to win the Conti Cup for the third consecutive year, after beating Bristol City 6-0 in the 2021 final and Arsenal 2-1 in 2020. Arsenal have secured the most victories in the competition’s history with five wins to their name, Manchester City with three and Chelsea with the two.

This year, the Blues have nudged past West Ham and Manchester United on our way to the final and here we recap our journey so far…

Due to our participation in the Women’s Champions League, we entered the competition at the knockout stages, facing West Ham in the quarter final.

West Ham 2-4 Chelsea

The Blues got our trophy defence off to a flying start by defeating West Ham United at the Chigwell Construction Stadium in our first outing of 2022.

It was an exciting start and Pernille Harder opened the scoring after 25 minutes. West Ham’s Katerina Svitkova equalised just nine minutes later, however Harder completed her hat-trick in the second half and Erin Cuthbert nodded in her first goal of the New Year to wrap up the win for the Blues.

Chelsea 3-1 Manchester United

In the semi-final against Manchester United, the Blues showed our intent to progress to the final again as Hayes’ side were quick out of the block in this mouth-watering tie.

Harder scored a fantastic solo goal to open the scoring, twisting and turning past the United defence before rounding Sophie Baggaley to slot the ball into an empty net.

We got our second goal moments later when Niamh Charles drilled the ball across the face of the goal. Guro Reiten’s initial strike was blocked but only as far as Jessie Fleming who was there to nod the ball past Baggaley to double our lead.

United got one back just a minute later when former Blue Jackie Groenen threaded the ball into the path of Vilde Boe Risa who curled a powerful strike past Zecira Musovic.

We extended our lead and secured our spot in the final in the 39th minute when Reiten cut the ball back for Jess Carter to slide in and convert from close range to make it three.

Road to the final for City

Manchester City’s road to the final saw them claim victories against Everton, Durham and Leicester in the group stages. City lost to rivals Manchester United in the group, but still qualified to the knockout round of the competition.

Gareth Taylor’s side fought off Bristol City at the quarter-final stage. A brace from Kiera Shaw and a Vicky Losada strike saw City progress into the semi-final where they hosted Rehanne Skinner’s Tottenham Hotspur.

City beat Spurs 3-0 in the semi-final with goals from Jess Park, Shaw and Lauren Hemp securing Taylor’s side their spot in the final. It’s the first time Hayes’ side will face City in the final of any competition, excluding the Community Shield.

This year’s final is on Saturday at 5.15pm and tickets are now sold out, teeing up a new attendance record for the competition.

The game will be broadcast live on BBC Two and the FA Player.

You can also follow it via Chelsea Women’s social media channels. There will be live commentary on our Twitter page and regular updates on Facebook and Instagram. Simply search ‘ChelseaFCW' on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

We will also be hosting a match day live experience on our Instagram page, showcasing all the behind the scenes action on the day!

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