Sam Kerr has scored a late equaliser for Chelsea after her Matildas teammate Caitlin Foord had earlier won a penalty to give Arsenal the advantage in the London derby
One player made the difference at the Emirates on Sunday – and saved Chelsea’s bacon: Sam Kerr.
But it wasn’t until the second half that Foord gave Arsenal the edge, the Australian’s charging run into the box drawing a foul and setting Kim Little up to convert the only penalty of the game. There was a late flourish from Chelsea, but Arsenal’s defence – led by England captain Leah Williamson and backed by Australian Steph Catley – held strong until Cankovic’s late cross swung in for Kerr, who evaded Williamson to steal the equaliser.“It is a big goal in the title race,” said Kerr. “We needed something. Jelena came on and put in a great ball, I had been waiting for it for 15 minutes and I kept my cool.
Foord starred for Arsenal, while Catley was unlucky in the 73rd minute, with her cross into the box hustled onto the crossbar by Chelsea keeper Zecira Musovic. Chelsea may have felt hard-done-by to be all square at the break after Foord brought Charles down in the box, but the contact bypassed the referee. With no VAR, play continued.
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