London City Lionesses 0-4 Arsenal: Chloe Lacasse's double sends Gunners through to Aston Villa semi-final

Chloe Lacasse scored twice as holders Arsenal beat London City Lionesses to reach the semi-finals of the Women's League Cup.

Later, a mistake from Beth Mead allowed Lacasse to score her second goal, which substitute Alessia Russo headed home.

Arsenal will face Aston Villa in the last four on Wednesday, March 6th.

Manchester City will host Chelsea the following day in another tie for the last four, with the final to be played at Molineux on March 31st.

The match between Arsenal and the Lionesses was originally scheduled to take place on February 7, but the game was postponed just four hours before kick-off due to flooding on the pitch.

Later that night, London City also parted ways with head coach Carolina Moles and assistant Nicola Williams, with goalkeeping coach Darren Smith taking over.

The Gunners, looking to bounce back from Sunday's FA Cup defeat to Manchester City, were frustrated by a stubborn home defense that saw Caitlin Forde twice forced into goal for long stretches of the first half.

Lacasse's opening goal in the 39th minute was a little fortuitous in that it hit the Canadian forward directly on the head and was deflected by a defender on the way, but it was a deserved result for the visitors.

Little's penalty was clinical as usual and was taken after Blackstenius was fouled by goalkeeper Grace Moloney following a poor pass error from former Arsenal defender Emma Mukandi.

Jonas Eydevall's side looked patient at the start of the second period, but a loose ball was neatly curled in by Lacasse and substitute Russo sealed the win with a header under Moloney's goal.

The visitors are currently third in the Women's Super League, six points behind leaders Chelsea, and they know this competition could be their best chance of winning silver this season.