2023 Women's FA Cup final

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2023 Women's FA Cup Final
Event 2022–23 Women's FA Cup
Date14 May 2023 (2023-05-14)
Venue Wembley Stadium, London
Player of the Match Sam Kerr (Chelsea) [1]
Referee Emily Heaslip (Suffolk) [2]
Attendance77,390
2022
2024

The 2023 Women's FA Cup final was the 53rd final of the Women's FA Cup, England's primary cup competition for women's football teams. The showpiece event was the 29th to be played directly under the auspices of The Football Association (FA) and was named the Vitality Women's FA Cup Final due to sponsorship reasons.

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The final was contested between Manchester United and Chelsea, on 14 May 2023 at Wembley Stadium in London. [3] [4] [5]

Chelsea were the defending champions of the last two editions, [6] and won their third consecutive cup on a 68th-minute Sam Kerr goal assisted by a Pernille Harder cross. [7] The attendance of 77,390 broke the previous cup's record of 49,094, and also set a new world record for attendance to a match in a domestic women's competition, topping the 60,739 attendance to Atlético Madrid against Barcelona in the Primera División on 19 March 2019. [8]

VAR was not only used for the first time in the final but also the first time that it was used in an English women's competitions league or cup.

Match

Details

Chelsea 1–0 Manchester United
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Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 77,390
Referee: Emily Heaslip
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Chelsea
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Manchester United
GK30 Flag of Germany.svg Ann-Katrin Berger
RB15 Flag of France.svg Ève Périsset
CB18 Flag of Norway.svg Maren Mjelde
CB16 Flag of Sweden.svg Magdalena Eriksson (c)
LB21 Flag of England.svg Niamh Charles Yellow card.svg 56'Sub off.svg 72'
RM8 Flag of Germany.svg Melanie Leupolz Sub off.svg 57'
CM17 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jessie Fleming Sub off.svg 57'
LM22 Flag of Scotland.svg Erin Cuthbert
RW10 Flag of England.svg Lauren James Yellow card.svg 80'Sub off.svg 88'
CF20 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sam Kerr Soccerball shade.svg68'
LW11 Flag of Norway.svg Guro Reiten Yellow card.svg 53'
Substitutes:
GK1 Flag of Sweden.svg Zećira Mušović
CM5 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Sophie Ingle Yellow card.svg 87'Sub on.svg 57'
DF7 Flag of England.svg Jess Carter Sub on.svg 72'
MF13 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Kateřina Svitková
MF19 Flag of Sweden.svg Johanna Rytting Kaneryd
RW23 Flag of Denmark.svg Pernille Harder Sub on.svg 57'
DF26 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kadeisha Buchanan Sub on.svg 88'
LW27 Flag of Russia.svg Alsu Abdullina
MF28 Flag of Serbia.svg Jelena Čanković
Manager:
Flag of England.svg Emma Hayes
GK27 Flag of England.svg Mary Earps
RB2 Flag of Spain.svg Ona Batlle
CB15 Flag of England.svg Maya Le Tissier
CB21 Flag of England.svg Millie Turner
LB6 Flag of England.svg Hannah Blundell Sub off.svg 79'
RM10 Flag of England.svg Katie Zelem (c)
LM12 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Hayley Ladd Sub off.svg 90+1'
RW22 Flag of England.svg Nikita Parris Sub off.svg 61'
CAM7 Flag of England.svg Ella Toone Sub off.svg 79'
CF23 Flag of England.svg Alessia Russo
LW11 Flag of England.svg Leah Galton
Substitutes:
DF5 Flag of Ireland.svg Aoife Mannion Sub on.svg 79'
MF8 Flag of Norway.svg Vilde Bøe Risa
FW9 Flag of Scotland.svg Martha Thomas Sub on.svg 90+1'
DF14 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jayde Riviere
MF16 Flag of Norway.svg Lisa Naalsund
FW17 Flag of Spain.svg Lucía García Sub on.svg 79'
FW28 Flag of England.svg Rachel Williams Sub on.svg 61'
DF29 Flag of France.svg Estelle Cascarino
GK32 Flag of England.svg Sophie Baggaley
Manager:
Flag of England.svg Marc Skinner

Player of the match

Match officials [2]

Match rules

  • 90 minutes
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
  • Nine named substitutes
  • Maximum of five substitutions in three normal-time stoppages and/or a fourth stoppage in extra-time

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