Chelsea vs Manchester City LIVE: Women’s League Cup final latest score and goal updates – UK Times

12 mins: Macario splits the City defence with a cutting pass that gets Lucy Bronze free on the right side of the box.

She lifts the ball into the box but can’t find a teammate and City manage to clear.

8 mins: There’s the merit of having so many quality attacking players on display: the switch between Macario and James, allowing the England international to come inside and find the pass through to Ramirez, made that opening goal possible.

I thought Yamashita took too long to come off her line. City may also rue the fact that Aleixandri slipped slightly as James came forward, as Ramirez made the run off the back of her shoulder.

It’s scrappy. Hampton sends the ball over to Baltimore on the left and she nudges it up to Catarina Macario.

Macario runs down the wing then passes the ball inside to Lauren James who threads it into the box.

Mayra Ramirez makes a well timed run, collects the ball and takes it into the box. She pokes a shot towards the target but Ayaka Yamashita makes the save!

The rebound falls kindly for Ramirez though and the striker eventually bungles the ball over the line.

7 mins: Man City win the first corner of the game after another cross from Fowler.

She finds Aoba Fujino over by the back post who manages to keep the ball in play.

Bright turns it out for the set piece.

The ball is crossed into the middle and Hannah Hampton comes out to confidently claim the ball.

5 mins: Millie Bright eventually came over and gave Khadija Shaw a little pat on the back as the Manchester City striker sat back up following that heavy challenge from the Chelsea captain .

That certainly sets the tone for their individual battle over this cup final, and the next two weeks.

6 mins: Vivianna Miedema sends the ball slickly through midfield up to Jill Roord.

Roord brings it forward and gives it to Mary Fowler on the left side of the box.

Fowler floats in a cross but Sandy Baltimore is there to nod it away for Chelsea.

4 mins: Khadija (Bunny) Shaw feels a big challenge from Millie Bright and stays down.

The Man City forward needs a bit of treatment but is back on her feet and should continue.

She grimaces and rubs her right knee but it fine as the match resumes.

3 mins: Chelsea work the ball well through the middle of the pitch and get it up to Mayra Ramirez.

She pokes it across to Johanna Rytting-Kaneryd on the left wing and the forward sweeps up to the Man City box.

She looks for the pull back but the pass is intercepted and cleared away.

Let’s get down to business. The Women’s League Cup final gets underway with Manchester City rolling the ball to goalkeeper Ayaka Yamashita.

She boots it long but Millie Bright is there to nod the ball clear.

The teams have made their way out onto the pitch for the pre-match presentations.

There are around 16,000 fans watching on from inside the ground at Pride Park.

The national anthem is played as well.