2025 Women's FA Cup final

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2025 Women's FA Cup final
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The match took place at Wembley Stadium
Event 2024–25 Women's FA Cup
Chelsea Manchester United
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Date18 May 2025 (2025-05-18)
Venue Wembley Stadium, London
Player of the Match Erin Cuthbert (Chelsea) [1]
Referee Stacey Fullicks (Northamptonshire) [2]
Attendance74,412
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The 2025 Women's FA Cup final was the 55th final of the Women's FA Cup, England's primary cup competition for women's football teams. The showpiece event was the 31st to be played directly under the auspices of The Football Association and was named the Adobe Women's FA Cup final due to sponsorship reasons.

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Chelsea faced title holders Manchester United in the final. [3] This was United's third successive final, and a rematch of the 2023 final which Chelsea won 1–0. [4] Chelsea won the match 3–0, winning their sixth FA Cup title and completing the domestic treble. [5]

Match

Details

Chelsea 3–0 Manchester United
Report
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 74,412
Referee: Stacey Fullicks (Northamptonshire)
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Chelsea
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Manchester United
GK24 Flag of England.svg Hannah Hampton
CB14 Flag of Sweden.svg Nathalie Björn
CB4 Flag of England.svg Millie Bright (c)
CB16 Flag of the United States.svg Naomi Girma
RWB22 Flag of England.svg Lucy Bronze Sub off.svg 90+4'
LWB21 Flag of England.svg Niamh Charles
RM33 Flag of England.svg Aggie Beever-Jones Sub off.svg 75'
CM30 Flag of England.svg Keira Walsh
CM8 Flag of Scotland.svg Erin Cuthbert Yellow card.svg 56'Sub off.svg 90+4'
LM17 Flag of France.svg Sandy Baltimore Yellow card.svg 90'Sub off.svg 90+4'
CF7 Flag of Colombia.svg Mayra Ramírez Sub off.svg 62'
Substitutes:
GK38 Flag of Jamaica.svg Rebecca Spencer
DF12 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ashley Lawrence
MF6 Flag of Germany.svg Sjoeke Nüsken Sub on.svg 90+4'
MF11 Flag of Norway.svg Guro Reiten Sub on.svg 90+4'
MF18 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Wieke Kaptein Sub on.svg 75'
MF19 Flag of Sweden.svg Johanna Rytting Kaneryd Sub on.svg 90+4'
MF27 Flag of France.svg Oriane Jean-François
FW9 Flag of the United States.svg Catarina Macario Sub on.svg 62'
FW23 Flag of Japan.svg Maika Hamano
Manager:
Flag of France.svg Sonia Bompastor
GK91 Flag of the United States.svg Phallon Tullis-Joyce
RB5 Flag of Ireland.svg Aoife Mannion Sub off.svg 70'
CB4 Flag of England.svg Maya Le Tissier (c)
CB21 Flag of England.svg Millie Turner Sub off.svg 46'
LB3 Flag of England.svg Gabby George Yellow card.svg 72'Sub off.svg 76'
CM20 Flag of Japan.svg Hinata Miyazawa Sub off.svg 81'
CM17 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dominique Janssen
RW15 Flag of Norway.svg Celin Bizet Sub off.svg 81'
AM8 Flag of England.svg Grace Clinton Yellow card.svg 53'
LW11 Flag of England.svg Leah Galton Yellow card.svg 50'
CF19 Flag of Norway.svg Elisabeth Terland
Substitutes:
GK1 Flag of England.svg Kayla Rendell
GK39 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Safia Middleton-Patel
DF2 Flag of Sweden.svg Anna Sandberg Sub on.svg 76'
MF7 Flag of England.svg Ella Toone Sub on.svg 46'
MF13 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Simi Awujo
MF16 Flag of Norway.svg Lisa Naalsund Sub on.svg 81'
MF48 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mared Griffiths
FW9 Flag of France.svg Melvine Malard Sub on.svg 70'
FW28 Flag of England.svg Rachel Williams Sub on.svg 81'
Manager:
Flag of England.svg Marc Skinner

Player of the Match:
Erin Cuthbert (Chelsea) [1]

Assistant referees: [2]
Isabel Chaplin (Suffolk)
Ceri Williams (Derbyshire)
Fourth official: [2]
Megan Wilson (Sheffield & Hallamshire)
Fourth official: [2]
Anastasiya Voloshchuk (London)
Video assistant referee: [2]
Peter Bankes (Liverpool)
Assistant video assistant referee: [2]
Eddie Smart (Birmingham)

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, with a sixth allowed in extra time [6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Cuthbert praises 'winner' Bompastor after Chelsea complete treble". BBC Sport. 18 May 2025. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "The match officials for all of our 2025 FA competition finals have been appointed". TheFA.com. The Football Association. 29 April 2025. Archived from the original on 3 May 2025. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
  3. ↑ Sanders, Emma (13 April 2025). "Man City 0–2 Man Utd: Holders Manchester United set up FA Cup final against Chelsea". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 24 April 2025. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
  4. ↑ "Sam Kerr secures Chelsea third successive Vitality Women's FA Cup win". TheFA.com. The Football Association. 14 May 2023. Archived from the original on 17 February 2025. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  5. ↑ Marsh, Charlotte (18 May 2025). "Chelsea Women 3–0 Man Utd Women: Blues clinch unbeaten domestic treble with Women's FA Cup final win as Sandy Baltimore scores twice". Sky Sports. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
  6. ↑ Each team will be given only three opportunities to make substitutions, with a fourth opportunity in extra time, excluding substitutions made at half-time, before the start of extra time and at half-time in extra time.
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