2022 Women's FA Cup final

The 2022 Women's FA Cup final was the 52nd final of the Women's FA Cup, England's primary cup competition for women's football teams. The showpiece event was the 28th to be played directly under the auspices of The Football Association (FA) and was named the Vitality Women's FA Cup Final due to sponsorship reasons.

2022 Women's FA Cup final

Event	2021–22 Women's FA Cup
Chelsea Manchester City 3 2
After extra time
Date	15 May 2022 (2022-05-15)
Venue	Wembley Stadium, London
Player of the Match	Erin Cuthbert (Chelsea)[1]
Referee	Kirsty Dowle (Kent)[2]
Attendance	49,094
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The final was contested between Chelsea and Manchester City on 15 May 2022 at Wembley Stadium in London^[3] and broadcast on BBC1. Chelsea won 3–2 after extra time to clinch their fourth title, in front of a competition-record crowd of 49,094.

Match details

Chelsea	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Manchester City
Kerr 33', 99' Cuthbert 63'	Report	Hemp 42' Raso 89'

15 May 2022

14:30 BST

Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 49,094

Referee: Kirsty Dowle (Kent)^[4]

Chelsea

Manchester City

GK 38 Ann-Katrin Berger CB 4 Millie Bright CB 3 Aniek Nouwen  70' CB 16 Magdalena Eriksson (c) RM 7 Jess Carter  81' CM 5 Sophie Ingle CM 22 Erin Cuthbert LM 11 Guro Reiten  90' RW 23 Pernille Harder  80' LW 9 Beth England  70' CF 20 Sam Kerr Substitutes: GK 1 Zećira Mušović MF 10 Ji So-yun  70'  119' FW 14 Fran Kirby MF 17 Jessie Fleming  80' DF 18 Maren Mjelde  119' FW 19 Lauren James MF 21 Niamh Charles  70' MF 24 [a] Drew Spence DF 25 Jonna Andersson  90' Manager: Emma Hayes

GK 26 Ellie Roebuck RB 20 Lucy Bronze  54' CB 33 Alanna Kennedy  31' CB 5 Alex Greenwood (c) LB 3 Demi Stokes  83' RM 10 Georgia Stanway  80' CM 24 Keira Walsh  119' LM 19 Caroline Weir RW 9 Chloe Kelly  76' CF 21 Bunny Shaw  80' LW 15 Lauren Hemp Substitutes: MF 7 Laura Coombs  80' MF 12 Filippa Angeldal FW 13 Hayley Raso  76' FW 16 Jess Park MF 17 Vicky Losada  119' FW 18 Ellen White  80' DF 30 Ruby Mace GK 35 Khiara Keating DF 41 Julie Blakstad  83' Manager: Gareth Taylor

Player of the match Erin Cuthbert (Chelsea) Match officials[2] Assistant referees: Emily Carney (Lancashire) Magda Golba (Liverpool) Fourth official: Lisa Benn (Sussex)

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 in three normal-time stoppages and/or a fourth stoppage in extra-time.

Notes

1. Although Spence had amassed 2 caps for her native England in 2015, she had been representing Jamaica in international play since 2021.^[5]

References

1. Wrack, Suzanne (15 May 2022). "Chelsea clinch double as Sam Kerr sinks Manchester City to win FA Cup final". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
2. "Kirsty Dowle to referee FA Cup Final". The Football Association. 21 April 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
3. "Details for the Vitality Women's FA Cup 2021–22 campaign". thefa.com. The Football Association. 6 August 2021.
4. "MATCH OFFICIALS CONFIRMED FOR THE EMIRATES FA CUP AND VITALITY WOMEN'S FA CUP FINALS".
5. "Drew Spence to depart at end of season following more than a decade at Chelsea". Chelsea F.C. 3 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.

External links

• Official website
• Report at WomensFACup.co.uk