English Women's FA Cup

FT Sunday, February 22, 2026
Manchester United WWWWW 1
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Chelsea WLLWW 2
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Match Report

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Chelsea snatch extra-time winner against Manchester United in FA Cup

Naomi Girma scored an extra-time winner to help Chelsea progress through to the quarterfinals of the Women's FA Cup with a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Manchester United.

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Head to Head

CHE leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

CHE · 4-3-3

  1. 24Hannah HamptonG
  2. 16Naomi GirmaCD-L
  3. 22Lucy BronzeCD-R
  4. 5Veerle BuurmanLB
  5. 2Ellie CarpenterRB
  6. 30Keira WalshCM
  7. 6Sjoeke NüskenLM
  8. 8Erin CuthbertRM
  9. 10Lauren JamesF
  10. 12Alyssa ThompsonLF
  11. 19Johanna Rytting KanerydRF

Substitutes

  1. 11Guro ReitenSUB
  2. 17Sandy BaltimoreSUB
  3. 20Sam KerrSUB
  4. 26Kadeisha BuchananSUB
  5. 32Lexi PotterSUB
  6. 42Chloe SarwieSUB
  7. 18Wieke KapteinSUB
  8. 33Aggie Beever-JonesSUB
  9. 1Livia PengSUB

MAN · 4-2-3-1

  1. 91Phallon Tullis-JoyceG
  2. 21Millie TurnerCD-L
  3. 4Maya Le TissierCD-R
  4. 17Dominique JanssenLB
  5. 5Hanna LundkvistRB
  6. 16Lisa NaalsundAM
  7. 20Hinata MiyazawaLM
  8. 18Julia Zigiotti OlmeRM
  9. 19Ellen WangerheimF
  10. 9Melvine MalardAM-L
  11. 8Jess ParkAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 13Simi AwujoSUB
  2. 57Layla DrurySUB
  3. 24Lea SchüllerSUB
  4. 1Kayla RendellSUB
  5. 10Elisabeth TerlandSUB
  6. 3Gabby GeorgeSUB
  7. 47Jessica AndersonSUB
  8. 39Safia Middleton-PatelSUB

Timeline

  1. 45' Sandy Baltimore (Chelsea) Substitution at 45'
  2. 70' Elisabeth Terland (Manchester United) Substitution at 70'
  3. 70' Simi Awujo (Manchester United) Substitution at 70'
  4. 72' Sam Kerr (Chelsea) Substitution at 72'
  5. 77' Dominique Janssen (Manchester United) Yellow Card at 77'
  6. 78' Sam Kerr (Chelsea) Goal at 78'
  7. 81' Simi Awujo (Manchester United) Goal at 81'
  8. 83' Lauren James (Chelsea) Yellow Card at 83'
  9. 90' Kadeisha Buchanan (Chelsea) Substitution at 90'
  10. 90' Guro Reiten (Chelsea) Substitution at 90'
  11. 90' Wieke Kaptein (Chelsea) Substitution at 90'
  12. 99' Naomi Girma (Chelsea) Goal at 99'
  13. 105' Gabby George (Manchester United) Substitution at 105'
  14. 105' Lea Schüller (Manchester United) Substitution at 105'
  15. 110' Maya Le Tissier (Manchester United) Yellow Card at 110'
  16. 111' Layla Drury (Manchester United) Substitution at 111'

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