2018 FA Women's Cup Final

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
Arsenal Chelsea
1 3
Date5 May 2018 (2018-05-05)
VenueWembley Stadium, London
RefereeLindsey Robinson (Durham)
Attendance45,423

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]

Match

Details
Arsenal1–3Chelsea
Attendance: 45,423
Arsenal
Chelsea
GK1 Sari van Veenendaal
RB18 Lisa Evans 84'
CB6 Leah Williamson
CB16 Louise Quinn
LB3 Emma Mitchell 84'
CM20 Dominique Janssen 42' 63'
AM7 Daniëlle van de Donk
AM10 Kim Little (c)
LW23 Beth Mead
RW8 Jordan Nobbs
CF11 Vivianne Miedema
Substitutes:
GK13 Anna Moorhouse
DF25 Jessica Samuelsson
MF17 Heather O'Reilly 63'
FW9 Danielle Carter 84'
FW15 Katie McCabe 84'
Manager:
Joe Montemurro
GK1 Hedvig Lindahl
CB4 Millie Bright
CB18 Maren Mjelde
CB16 Magdalena Eriksson
LB20 Jonna Andersson 70'
RB3 Hannah Blundell
CM10 Ji So-yun
CM17 Katie Chapman (c)
AM24 Drew Spence 74'
FW14 Fran Kirby
FW23 Ramona Bachmann 85'
Substitutes:
GK28 Carly Telford
DF2 Maria Thorisdottir 70'
DW5 Gilly Flaherty
MF22 Erin Cuthbert 74'
FW9 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.

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

References
  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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