Chelsea reached a seventh successive Women’s League Cup final as they edged past their rivals ­Manchester City to book a meeting with Manchester United – but even the Chelsea head coach, Sonia Bompastor, had to admit her team were a “little bit lucky” as City did everything but equalise.

Wieke Kaptein’s first-half header won the contest for the holders, but Hannah Hampton’s ­acrobatics in goal and a series of spurned opportunities from City were the key difference, leaving home fans baffled as to how they had not reached the final, which will be playe

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