Chelsea vs Manchester United, 2025-26 English Women's FA Cup, Fifth Round

· English Women's FA Cup

Chelsea

78': Sam Kerr
99': Naomi Girma

FT - ET
2 - 1

Manchester United

81': Simi Awujo

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Game Information

Competition: English Women's FA Cup

Venue: Kingsmeadow
Location: Kingston upon Thames, England
Attendance: 2,964

Line-Ups

Chelsea (4-3-3)

No.	Name
24	Hannah Hampton (GK)
16	Naomi Girma
22	Lucy Bronze
5	Veerle Buurman
2	Ellie Carpenter
30	Keira Walsh
6	Sjoeke Nüsken
8	Erin Cuthbert
10	Lauren James
12	Alyssa Thompson
19	Johanna Rytting Kaneryd

Chelsea Substitutes:

Guro Reiten, Sandy Baltimore, Sam Kerr, Kadeisha Buchanan, Lexi Potter, Chloe Sarwie, Wieke Kaptein, Aggie Beever-Jones, Livia Peng.

Manchester United (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
91	Phallon Tullis-Joyce (GK)
21	Millie Turner
4	Maya Le Tissier
17	Dominique Janssen
5	Hanna Lundkvist
16	Lisa Naalsund
20	Hinata Miyazawa
18	Julia Zigiotti Olme
19	Ellen Wangerheim
9	Melvine Malard
8	Jess Park

Manchester United Substitutes:

Simi Awujo, Layla Drury, Lea Schüller, Kayla Rendell, Elisabeth Terland, Gabby George, Jessica Anderson, Safia Middleton-Patel.

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