2018 FA Women's Cup final

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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.

2018 FA Women's Cup final
Event2017–18 FA Women's Cup
Date5 May 2018 (2018-05-05)
VenueWembley Stadium, London
RefereeLindsey Robinson (Durham)
Attendance45,423
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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

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Arsenal1–3Chelsea Ladies
Miedema   73'
Attendance: 45,423
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Arsenal
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Chelsea
GK 1   Sari van Veenendaal
RB 18   Lisa Evans   84'
CB 6   Leah Williamson
CB 16   Louise Quinn
LB 3   Emma Mitchell   84'
CM 20   Dominique Janssen   42'   63'
AM 7   Daniëlle van de Donk
AM 10   Kim Little (c)
LW 23   Beth Mead
RW 8   Jordan Nobbs
CF 11   Vivianne Miedema
Substitutes:
GK 13   Anna Moorhouse
DF 25   Jessica Samuelsson
MF 17   Heather O'Reilly   63'
FW 9   Danielle Carter   84'
FW 15   Katie McCabe   84'
Manager:
  Joe Montemurro
GK 1   Hedvig Lindahl
CB 4   Millie Bright
CB 18   Maren Mjelde
CB 16   Magdalena Eriksson
LB 20   Jonna Andersson   70'
RB 3   Hannah Blundell
CM 10   Ji So-yun
CM 17   Katie Chapman (c)
AM 24   Drew Spence   74'
FW 14   Fran Kirby
FW 23   Ramona Bachmann   85'
Substitutes:
GK 28   Carly Telford
DF 2   Maria Thorisdottir   70'
DW 5   Gilly Flaherty
MF 22   Erin Cuthbert   74'
FW 9   Eniola Aluko   85'
Manager:
  Emma Hayes

Player of the match

Match officials

  • Assistant referees:
  • Fourth official: Helen Byrne (Liverpool)

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

References

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  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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