English Women's FA Cup

FT Sunday, May 10, 2026
Brighton & Hove Albion WWWDD 3
–
Liverpool DWWLL 2
1st2ndT
BHA123
LIV202
St Helens Stadium · 3,949 att.

Match Report

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Brighton fight back to beat Liverpool 3-2, reach FA Cup final

Substitute Nadine Noordam struck a dramatic added-time winner as Brighton reached the Women's FA Cup final for the first time by battling back from two goals down to beat Liverpool 3-2 in St Helens.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
11
0
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
9
Corner Kicks
6
2
Saves
5
47.7
Possession
52.3
16
SHOTS
11
8
ON GOAL
4
0.5
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
0
Accurate Passes
0
0
Passes
0
0.0
Pass Completion %
0.0
0
Accurate Crosses
0
0
Crosses
0
0.0
Cross %
0.0
0
Long Balls
0
0
Accurate Long Balls
0
0.0
Long Balls %
0.0
4
Blocked Shots
2
0
Effective Tackles
0
0
Tackles
0
0.0
Tackle %
0.0
0
Interceptions
0
0
Effective Clearances
0
0
Clearances
0

Head to Head

LIV leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

LIV · 4-2-3-1

  1. 28Jennifer FalkG
  2. 4Grace FiskCD-L
  3. 17Jenna ClarkCD-R
  4. 29Alejandra BernabeLB
  5. 5Risa ShimizuRB
  6. 6Denise O'SullivanAM
  7. 19Kirsty MacleanLM
  8. 8Fuka NaganoRM
  9. 11Beata OlssonF
  10. 18Ceri HollandAM-L
  11. 7Cornelia KapocsAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 13Mia EnderbySUB
  2. 36Zara ShawSUB
  3. 21Anna JøsendalSUB
  4. 16Lily WoodhamSUB
  5. 3Gemma EvansSUB
  6. 25Alice BergströmSUB
  7. 27Aurélie CsillagSUB
  8. 87Maizie TruemanSUB
  9. 22Faye KirbySUB

BHA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Chiamaka NnadozieG
  2. 3Moeka MinamiCD-L
  3. 18Caitlin HayesCD-R
  4. 2Manuela VanegasLB
  5. 33Charlize RuleRB
  6. 19Marisa OlislagersAM
  7. 8Maisie SymondsLM
  8. 10Jelena CankovicRM
  9. 14Fran KirbyF
  10. 21Madison HaleyAM-L
  11. 11Kiko SeikeAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 5Maelys MpoméSUB
  2. 20Olaug TvedtenSUB
  3. 32Sophie BaggaleySUB
  4. 6Rosa KafajiSUB
  5. 17Bex RaynerSUB
  6. 27Rachel McLauchlanSUB
  7. 29Fuka TsunodaSUB
  8. 22Carla CamachoSUB
  9. 15Nadine NoordamSUB

Timeline

  1. 11' Denise O'Sullivan (Liverpool) Goal at 11'
  2. 22' Beata Olsson (Liverpool) Goal at 22'
  3. 23' Manuela Vanegas (Brighton & Hove Albion) Goal at 23'
  4. 48' Ceri Holland (Liverpool) Yellow Card at 48'
  5. 54' Madison Haley (Brighton & Hove Albion) Goal at 54'
  6. 56' Denise O'Sullivan (Liverpool) Yellow Card at 56'
  7. 61' Alice Bergström (Liverpool) Substitution at 61'
  8. 69' Aurélie Csillag (Liverpool) Substitution at 69'
  9. 77' Mia Enderby (Liverpool) Substitution at 77'
  10. 82' Aurélie Csillag (Liverpool) Yellow Card at 82'
  11. 89' Nadine Noordam (Brighton & Hove Albion) Substitution at 89'
  12. 90'+5' Nadine Noordam (Brighton & Hove Albion) Goal at 95'
  13. 90'+6' Maelys Mpomé (Brighton & Hove Albion) Substitution at 96'

Women's FA Cup News

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