English football cup final
Football match
The 2023 Women's FA Cup finalWomen'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
The final was contested between Manchester United and Chelsea , on 14 May 2023 at Wembley Stadium in London.
Chelsea were the defending champions of the last two editions, and won their third consecutive cup on a 68th-minute Sam Kerr goal assisted by a Pernille Harder cross. 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.
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
14 May 202314:30 BST Wembley Stadium , London Attendance: 77,390Referee: Emily Heaslip
Chelsea
Manchester United
Player of the match
Match officials
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
Statistics
Overall
Statistic
Chelsea
Manchester United
Goals scored
1
0
Total shots
8
14
Shots on target
4
5
Ball possession
48%
52%
Corner kicks
0
2
Fouls committed
9
10
Yellow cards
4
0
Red cards
0
0
References
Sanders, Emma (14 May 2023). "Women's FA Cup final: Sam Kerr seals title for Chelsea against Manchester United" . BBC Sport . Retrieved 14 May 2023.
^ "We can now reveal who will be taking charge of the Vitality Women's FA Cup Final" (Press release). The Football Association. 3 May 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
"Manchester United edge past Brighton to reach Vitality Women's FA Cup final" . The Football Association. 15 April 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2023.Smith, Emma (15 April 2023). "Manchester United reach historic first Women's FA Cup final - but have 'not won anything' yet" . BBC Sport . Retrieved 14 May 2023.
Sanders, Emma (16 April 2023). "Aston Villa 0–1 Chelsea: Holders reach Women's FA Cup final with narrow win" . BBC Sport . Retrieved 14 May 2023.
"Kerr's header guides Chelsea into Vitality Women's FA Cup Final" . The Football Association. 16 April 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2023."Sam Kerr secures Chelsea third successive Vitality Women's FA Cup win" . The Football Association. 14 May 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2023.Salley, Emily (14 May 2023). "FA Cup final caps record-breaking year for women's football" . BBC Sport . Retrieved 14 May 2023.
"Women's FA Cup final: Watch reaction as Chelsea beat Man Utd to defend trophy" . BBC Sport . 14 May 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
External links
2022–23 in English women's football « 2021–22 2023–24 » National teams League Level 1
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FA Women's National League Premier Division (North , South ) Level 4
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