Kerr and Foord to face off in UK

Less than a fortnight since helping the Matildas pip China, Caitlin Foord and Sam Kerr are set to butt heads for English silverware.

Chelsea’s Sam Kerr, left, heads the ball against Manchester City

Less than a fortnight since helping the Matildas pip China to top their Tokyo 2020 qualifying group, Caitlin Foord and Sam Kerr are set to butt heads for English silverware.

Foord made a goalscoring debut in Sunday night’s FA Cup fifth round win over Lewes.

Starting up front, Foord’s shrewd burst into the box enabled her to follow up a after Danielle van de Donk’s shot was saved.

Foord, who only arrived last weekend, was busy in her 90-minute outing, also hitting the post. The win sets up an FA Cup quarter-final clash with North London rivals Tottenham.

She is now a strong chance to start for Arsenal in Saturday’s League Cup final against Kerr’s Chelsea.

The London rivalry is ramping up a notch with the duo competing for the English title along with Manchester City.

Matildas captain Kerr’s Chelsea grabbed a hard-fought away point in a thrilling 3-3 draw with leaders Manchester City in the English Women’s Super League.

City stay top of the table with 40 points after 16 games, while Chelsea maintained their unbeaten record in the league and remain a point behind with a game in hand over their title rivals.

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Ellen White put City 1-0 ahead but Chelsea levelled when City captain Steph Houghton failed to clear and Ji So-yun drove home.

Georgia Stanway finished past Ann-Katrin Berger to regain the lead but it lasted only two minutes as a corner glanced off Australia star Kerr’s head for Magdalena Eriksson to nod home.

Stanway’s penalty was saved by Berger and it was Chelsea instead who took the lead in the 74th minute, with Bethany England finishing well. But the hosts produced an almost instant response when Hemp cut through the Chelsea defence and netted to make it 3-3.

Ebony Salmon’s late goal gave Bristol City a 1-0 away win over Birmingham City and moved them up to tenth in the table, while Manchester United scored an impressive 3-2 win away to Everton.

A Rianna Dean penalty gave Tottenham a 1-0 win over Brighton, who had Lea Le Garrec sent off in the first half for two yellow cards.

In Sunday’s late kickoff, West Ham’s Adriana Leon and Martha Thomas and Liverpool’s Rachel Furness each netted a brace as the Hammers, for whom Aussie teenager Jacynta Galabadaarachchi was on the bench, comfortably beat the bottom side 4-2 at home.

Foord scored on her debut as Arsenal, coached by another Aussie Joe Montemurro, turned on the style in the second half to beat Lewes 2-0 in the fifth round of the Women’s FA Cup.

Georgia Stanway finished past Ann-Katrin Berger to regain the lead but it lasted only two minutes as a corner glanced off Australia star Kerr’s head for Magdalena Eriksson to nod home.

Stanway’s penalty was saved by Berger and it was Chelsea instead who took the lead in the 74th minute, with Bethany England finishing well. But the hosts produced an almost instant response when Hemp cut through the Chelsea defence and netted to make it 3-3.

Ebony Salmon’s late goal gave Bristol City a 1-0 away win over Birmingham City and moved them up to tenth in the table, while Manchester United scored an impressive 3-2 win away to Everton.

A Rianna Dean penalty gave Tottenham a 1-0 win over Brighton, who had Lea Le Garrec sent off in the first half for two yellow cards.

In Sunday’s late kickoff, West Ham’s Adriana Leon and Martha Thomas and Liverpool’s Rachel Furness each netted a brace as the Hammers, for whom Aussie teenager Jacynta Galabadaarachchi was on the bench, comfortably beat the bottom side 4-2 at home.

Elsewhere, Matildas star Caitlin Foord scored on her debut as Arsenal, coached by another Aussie Joe Montemurro, turned on the style in the second half to beat Lewes 2-0 in the fifth round of the Women’s FA Cup.

Additional reporting: Agencies