Man City pushed for the equaliser throughout the first half but the Chelsea defence were equal to every attack, but just after the hour mark they found the breakthrough after a solo run from Aoba Fujino led to her letting fly with a powerful effort from inside the box that was well beyond goalkeeper Hannah Hampton.

The only season when Chelsea looked genuinely rocky in terms of form around the League Cup final was 2023-24. They drew the second leg of their UWCL quarter-final four days before (albeit with a three-goal advantage from the first leg) and lost the FA Cup semi-final in their next match.

Chelsea edged Manchester City 2-1 to capture the Women's League Cup on Saturday and give manager Sonia Bompastor her first silverware with the team, after a Yui Hasegawa own goal proved the difference at Pride Park.