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Arsenal’s Stina Blackstenius and Aston Villa's Danielle Turner (right) battle for the ball
Arsenal Women 4-0 Aston Villa Women
by Layth Yousif
at Meadow Park
Arsenal breezed into the League Cup final after blitzing a shellshocked Aston Villa with four first half goals including an impressive 40-minute hattrick by Stina Blackstenius.
So rampant were the home side, the Gunners grabbed three goals in the opening 18 minutes to clinch their place in the first domestic showpiece of the season.
In front of 3,507 on a chilly Wednesday evening at Meadow Park, the first two from Blackstenius' treble came in the ninth and 11th minutes to put the home side ahead, to underline utter early dominance. A third goal followed shortly afterwards as Frida Magnum swept home on 18 minutes to all but kill the tie.
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