Women's FA Cup: Pernille Harder stars as Chelsea beat Leicester City 7-0

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Pernille Harder scores against Leicester City

Pernille Harder scored two goals and created three more as Women's FA Cup holders Chelsea crushed 10-player Leicester City in the fifth round.

Harder put the hosts two up after Sophie Howard was shown a straight red card in the 17th minute for her tackle on Jonna Andersson.

The Chelsea midfielder then helped set up goals for Sam Kerr, Ji So-Yun and Aniek Nouwen after the break.

Kerr then scored a sixth and set Beth England up for a seventh late on.

Line-ups

Chelsea Women

Formation 4-4-2

30Berger
21Charles
4BrightBooked at 14mins
3Nouwen
25AnderssonSubstituted forAbdullinaat 71'minutes
19JamesSubstituted forFlemingat 65'minutes
5IngleSubstituted forSpenceat 45'minutes
10Ji
23Harder
20Kerr
14KirbySubstituted forEnglandat 75'minutes

Substitutes

1Musovic
7Carter
9England
11Reiten
17Fleming
24Spence
27Abdullina

Leicester City Women

Formation 3-4-2-1

1Lambourne
15HowardBooked at 17mins
5McManus
6Brougham
14de Graaf
3TierneyBooked at 63minsSubstituted forBarkerat 70'minutes
8Pike
23Purfield
27O'Brien
16GregorySubstituted forGoodwinat 59'minutes
7Flint

Substitutes

10Devlin
12Goodwin
17Bailey-Gayle
18Barker
34Smith
40Robinson
48Harris

Referee:Emily Heaslip

Attendance:2,723

Live Text

Match ends, Chelsea Women 7, Leicester City Women 0.
Second Half ends, Chelsea Women 7, Leicester City Women 0.
Attempt saved. Sam Kerr (Chelsea Women) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Millie Bright with a cross.
Offside, Chelsea Women. Drew Spence tries a through ball, but Sam Kerr is caught offside.
Pernille Harder (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Natasha Flint (Leicester City Women).
Attempt missed. Bethany England (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Sam Kerr.
Goal! Chelsea Women 7, Leicester City Women 0. Bethany England (Chelsea Women) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sam Kerr with a cross.
Attempt missed. Pernille Harder (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Sam Kerr.
Foul by Jessie Fleming (Chelsea Women).
Missy Goodwin (Leicester City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Goal! Chelsea Women 6, Leicester City Women 0. Sam Kerr (Chelsea Women) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jessie Fleming.
Attempt blocked. Pernille Harder (Chelsea Women) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alsu Abdullina.
Attempt saved. Ji So-Yun (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Drew Spence.
Goal! Chelsea Women 5, Leicester City Women 0. Aniek Nouwen (Chelsea Women) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Pernille Harder with a headed pass following a corner.
Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Missy Goodwin.
Offside, Chelsea Women. Sam Kerr tries a through ball, but Pernille Harder is caught offside.
Attempt missed. Sam Kerr (Chelsea Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bethany England.
Substitution, Chelsea Women. Bethany England replaces Fran Kirby.
Attempt missed. Fran Kirby (Chelsea Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Pernille Harder.