2024 Women's FA Cup final

The 2024 Women's FA Cup final was the 54th final of the Women's FA Cup, England's primary cup competition for women's football teams. The showpiece event was the 30th 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.

2024 Women's FA Cup final
Event2023–24 Women's FA Cup
Date12 May 2024 (2024-05-12)
VenueWembley Stadium, London
Player of the MatchLucía García (Manchester United)
RefereeAbigail Byrne (Cambridgeshire)[1]
Attendance76,082
2023
2025

The final was contested between would-be first time winners Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur, on 12 May 2024 at Wembley Stadium in London. Manchester United marked their second consecutive appearance in the final, having lost to Chelsea the previous year, while Tottenham Hotspur featured for the first time in their history.[2][3] It was the first Women's FA Cup final since 2005 not to be contested by Chelsea, Arsenal or Manchester City and the first since 2012 that was won by a team other than those three.[4][5]

Match edit

Details edit

Manchester United4–0Tottenham Hotspur
Report
Attendance: 76,082
Referee: Abigail Byrne (Cambridgeshire)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Manchester United
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tottenham Hotspur
GK 27   Mary Earps
RB 14   Jayde Riviere   78'
CB 4   Maya Le Tissier
CB 21   Millie Turner
LB 6   Hannah Blundell   90+2'
CM 16   Lisa Naalsund
CM 10   Katie Zelem (c)
RW 17   Lucía García   77'
AM 7   Ella Toone   78'
LW 11   Leah Galton   50'
CF 28   Rachel Williams   58'
Substitutes:
GK 91   Phallon Tullis-Joyce
DF 5   Aoife Mannion   78'
DF 15   Gemma Evans
MF 8   Irene Guerrero
MF 12   Hayley Ladd
MF 20   Hinata Miyazawa   78'
FW 9   Melvine Malard   50'
FW 22   Nikita Parris   58'
FW 23   Geyse   77'
Manager:
  Marc Skinner
GK 22   Rebecca Spencer
RB 29   Ashleigh Neville
CB 4   Amy James-Turner
CB 21   Luana Bühler
LB 6   Amanda Nildén   68'
CM 24   Drew Spence
CM 25   Eveliina Summanen   68'
RW 7   Jessica Naz   54'
AM 17   Martha Thomas   68'
LW 13   Matilda Vinberg   54'
CF 9   Bethany England (c)
Substitutes:
GK 1   Barbora Votíková
DF 2   Charlotte Grant   68'
DF 5   Molly Bartrip
MF 11   Ramona Petzelberger
MF 20   Olga Ahtinen
MF 77   Wang Shuang   54'
FW 14   Celin Bizet Ildhusøy   54'
FW 16   Kit Graham   68'
FW 23   Rosella Ayane   68'
Manager:
  Robert Vilahamn

Player of the Match:
Lucía García (Manchester United)

Assistant referees:[1]
Sophie Dennington (Berks & Bucks)
Nicoleta Bria (Cambridgeshire)
Fourth official:[1]
Kirsty Dowle (Kent)
Reserve assistant referee:[1]
Levi Gray (Army)
Video assistant referee:[1]
David Coote (Nottinghamshire)
Assistant video assistant referee:[1]
Natalie Aspinall (Lancashire)

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 edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f "The match officials team for the 2024 Adobe Women's FA Cup Final have been appointed" (Press release). The Football Association. 1 May 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Sam Kerr secures Chelsea third successive Vitality Women's FA Cup win". The Football Association. 14 May 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  3. ^ Sanders, Emma (14 April 2024). "Tottenham 2-1 Leicester City: Martha Thomas scores extra-time winner". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Women's FA Cup final preview: Manchester United vs. Tottenham". ESPN. 10 May 2024. Archived from the original on 10 May 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  5. ^ Sanders, Emma (10 May 2024). "How Spurs have prepared for Women's FA Cup final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  6. ^ Each team was 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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