English Women's FA Cup

FT Saturday, April 15, 2023
Brighton & Hove Albion LLWDL 2
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Manchester United WLWWW 3
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BHA112
MAN033
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Match Report

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Manchester United beat Brighton in thriller to reach Women's FA Cup final

Manchester United snatched a thrilling 3-2 win over Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday to book their spot in the Women's FA Cup final at Wembley.

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Head to Head

MAN leads series 4-1

Lineups

MAN

  1. 27Mary EarpsG
  2. 15Maya Le TissierD
  3. 2Ona BatlleD
  4. 21Millie TurnerD
  5. 6Hannah BlundellD
  6. 10Katie ZelemM
  7. 11Leah GaltonM
  8. 12Hayley LaddM
  9. 7Ella TooneM
  10. 17Lucía GarcíaM
  11. 23Alessia RussoF

Substitutes

  1. 5Aoife MannionSUB
  2. 14Jayde RiviereSUB
  3. 8Vilde Bøe RisaSUB
  4. 22Nikita ParrisSUB
  5. 9Martha ThomasSUB
  6. 28Rachel WilliamsSUB
  7. 29Estelle CascarinoSUB
  8. 32Sophie BaggaleySUB
  9. 20Aïssatou TounkaraSUB

BHA

  1. 25Lydia WilliamsG
  2. 3Poppy PattinsonD
  3. 21Zoe MorseD
  4. 2Jorja FoxD
  5. 16Emma KullbergD
  6. 11Elisabeth TerlandM
  7. 12Libby BanceM
  8. 7Veatriki SarriM
  9. 22Katie RobinsonM
  10. 10Julia Zigiotti OlmeM
  11. 9Lee Geum-MinF

Substitutes

  1. 4Brianna VisalliSUB
  2. 15Kayleigh BartonSUB
  3. 18Danielle CarterSUB
  4. 13Rebekah StottSUB
  5. 14Yee Un ParkSUB
  6. 1Megan WalshSUB
  7. 6Dejana StefanovicSUB
  8. 20Victoria WilliamsSUB
  9. 8Megan ConnollySUB

Timeline

  1. 36' Own Goal by Mary Earps, Manchester United Women. Manchester United Women 0, Brighton and Hove Albion Women 1.
  2. 45'+1' Katie Robinson (Brighton and Hove Albion Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 47' Goal! Manchester United Women 1, Brighton and Hove Albion Women 1. Leah Galton (Manchester United Women) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ona Batlle.
  4. 48' Veatriki Sarri (Brighton and Hove Albion Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 56' Hayley Ladd (Manchester United Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 58' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion Women. Megan Connolly replaces Elisabeth Terland.
  7. 59' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion Women. Danielle Carter replaces Libby Bance.
  8. 59' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion Women. Kayleigh Green replaces Veatriki Sarri.
  9. 61' Substitution, Manchester United Women. Martha Thomas replaces Lucía García.
  10. 65' Maya Le Tissier (Manchester United Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 71' Goal! Manchester United Women 2, Brighton and Hove Albion Women 1. Alessia Russo (Manchester United Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Katie Zelem.
  12. 75' Goal! Manchester United Women 2, Brighton and Hove Albion Women 2. Danielle Carter (Brighton and Hove Albion Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  13. 78' Substitution, Manchester United Women. Rachel Williams replaces Alessia Russo.
  14. 88' Julia Olme (Brighton and Hove Albion Women) is shown the yellow card.
  15. 89' Goal! Manchester United Women 3, Brighton and Hove Albion Women 2. Rachel Williams (Manchester United Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Katie Zelem.
  16. 90' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion Women. Bri Visalli replaces Katie Robinson.
  17. 90'+1' Substitution, Manchester United Women. Aoife Mannion replaces Leah Galton.

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