2018 Women's FA Cup final

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2018 FA Women's Cup final
Event 2017–18 FA Women's Cup
Arsenal Chelsea
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Date5 May 2018 (2018-05-05)
Venue Wembley Stadium, London
Referee Lindsey Robinson (Durham)
Attendance45,423
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The 2018 FA Women's Cup final was the 48th final of the FA Women's Cup, England's primary cup competition for women's football teams. The showpiece event was the 25th to be played directly under the auspices of the Football Association (FA) and was named the SSE Women's FA Cup Final due to sponsorship reasons.

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The final was contested between Arsenal Ladies and Chelsea Ladies on 5 May 2018 at Wembley Stadium in London. The match was broadcast on BBC1. [1] Chelsea won the match 3–1 in front of a record crowd of 45,423 to clinch their second title. [2] As their men's counterpart won the 2017–18 FA Cup, Chelsea became the third club, after Southampton and Arsenal, to win both the men's and women's FA Cup in the same season.

Match details

Arsenal 1–3 Chelsea Ladies
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Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 45,423
Referee: Lindsey Robinson (Durham)
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Arsenal
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Chelsea
GK1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Sari van Veenendaal
RB18 Flag of Scotland.svg Lisa Evans Sub off.svg 84'
CB6 Flag of England.svg Leah Williamson
CB16 Flag of Ireland.svg Louise Quinn
LB3 Flag of Scotland.svg Emma Mitchell Sub off.svg 84'
CM20 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dominique Janssen Yellow card.svg 42'Sub off.svg 63'
AM7 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Daniëlle van de Donk
AM10 Flag of Scotland.svg Kim Little (c)
LW23 Flag of England.svg Beth Mead
RW8 Flag of England.svg Jordan Nobbs
CF11 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Vivianne Miedema
Substitutes:
GK13 Flag of England.svg Anna Moorhouse
DF25 Flag of Sweden.svg Jessica Samuelsson
MF17 Flag of the United States.svg Heather O'Reilly Sub on.svg 63'
FW9 Flag of England.svg Danielle Carter Sub on.svg 84'
FW15 Flag of Ireland.svg Katie McCabe Sub on.svg 84'
Manager:
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Joe Montemurro
GK1 Flag of Sweden.svg Hedvig Lindahl
CB4 Flag of England.svg Millie Bright
CB18 Flag of Norway.svg Maren Mjelde
CB16 Flag of Sweden.svg Magdalena Eriksson
LB20 Flag of Sweden.svg Jonna Andersson Sub off.svg 70'
RB3 Flag of England.svg Hannah Blundell
CM10 Flag of South Korea.svg Ji So-yun
CM17 Flag of England.svg Katie Chapman (c)
AM24 Flag of England.svg Drew Spence Sub off.svg 74'
FW14 Flag of England.svg Fran Kirby
FW23 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Ramona Bachmann Sub off.svg 85'
Substitutes:
GK28 Flag of England.svg Carly Telford
DF2 Flag of Norway.svg Maria Thorisdottir Sub on.svg 70'
DW5 Flag of England.svg Gilly Flaherty
MF22 Flag of Scotland.svg Erin Cuthbert Sub on.svg 74'
FW9 Flag of England.svg Eniola Aluko Sub on.svg 85'
Manager:
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Player of the match

Match officials

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Five named substitutes.
  • Maximum of three substitutions.

Ahead of the game, Subbuteo launched an all-women game set for the first time. [3]

References

  1. ↑ "The best women's sport on TV in 2018". Radio Times. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  2. ↑ Tom Garry (5 May 2018). "Arsenal Ladies 1–3 Chelsea Ladies". BBC. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  3. ↑ Topping, Alexandra (2 May 2018). "First all-female Subbuteo set launched before Women's FA Cup final". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
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