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Chelsea have kept their hopes of a historic quadruple alive thanks to England international Aggie Beever-Jones’s stoppage-time winner against Liverpool in Saturday’s Women’s FA Cup semi-final.Sonia Bampostor’s side, who are top of the Women’s Super League (WSL) and into the semi-finals of the Champions League, having already won the League Cup, will play the winners of Sunday’s other semi-final between Manchester City and competition holders Manchester United in next month’s showpiece after winning 2-1 at Kingsmeadow on Saturday.
Chelsea were strong favourites against Liverpool, currently sixth in the WSL, but had to come from behind after Olivia Smith gave the Merseyside team a 21st-minute lead.
Scotland international Erin Cuthbert equalised in first-half stoppage time before pressure from Chelsea, who had 23 shots at goal compared to Liverpool’s six, paid off in the fourth minute of added time at the end of the match through Beever-Jones.
Chelsea, who have won the competition five times, will now play in their eighth FA Cup final since 2012 on May 18.
Bompastor’s team lifted the League Cup last month with victory over Manchester City and are five points clear of Arsenal at the top of the WSL with four games to go.
Chelsea will travel to Barcelona for the first leg of their Champions League semi-final on April 20 before the return leg in England seven days later.
This article originally appeared in The Athletic.
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