2025 Women's FA Cup final

2025 Women's FA Cup final
The match took place at Wembley Stadium
Event2024–25 Women's FA Cup
Date18 May 2025 (2025-05-18)
VenueWembley Stadium, London
Player of the MatchErin Cuthbert (Chelsea)[1]
RefereeStacey Fullicks (Northamptonshire)[2]
Attendance74,412

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.

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

Chelsea3–0Manchester United
  • Baltimore 45' (pen.), 90+1'
  • Macario 84'
Report
Attendance: 74,412
Referee: Stacey Fullicks (Northamptonshire)
Chelsea
Manchester United
GK 24 Hannah Hampton
CB 14 Nathalie Björn
CB 4 Millie Bright (c)
CB 16 Naomi Girma
RWB 22 Lucy Bronze  90+4'
LWB 21 Niamh Charles
RM 33 Aggie Beever-Jones  75'
CM 30 Keira Walsh
CM 8 Erin Cuthbert  56'  90+4'
LM 17 Sandy Baltimore  90'  90+4'
CF 7 Mayra Ramírez  62'
Substitutes:
GK 38 Rebecca Spencer
DF 12 Ashley Lawrence
MF 6 Sjoeke Nüsken  90+4'
MF 11 Guro Reiten  90+4'
MF 18 Wieke Kaptein  75'
MF 19 Johanna Rytting Kaneryd  90+4'
MF 27 Oriane Jean-François
FW 9 Catarina Macario  62'
FW 23 Maika Hamano
Manager:
Sonia Bompastor
GK 91 Phallon Tullis-Joyce
RB 5 Aoife Mannion  70'
CB 4 Maya Le Tissier (c)
CB 21 Millie Turner  46'
LB 3 Gabby George  72'  76'
CM 20 Hinata Miyazawa  81'
CM 17 Dominique Janssen
RW 15 Celin Bizet  81'
AM 8 Grace Clinton  53'
LW 11 Leah Galton  50'
CF 19 Elisabeth Terland
Substitutes:
GK 1 Kayla Rendell
GK 39 Safia Middleton-Patel
DF 2 Anna Sandberg  76'
MF 7 Ella Toone  46'
MF 13 Simi Awujo
MF 16 Lisa Naalsund  81'
MF 48 Mared Griffiths
FW 9 Melvine Malard  70'
FW 28 Rachel Williams  81'
Manager:
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. ^ a b "Cuthbert praises 'winner' Bompastor after Chelsea complete treble". BBC Sport. 18 May 2025. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "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.