Chelsea vs Manchester City, 2025-26 English Women's FA Cup, Semifinals
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Khadija Shaw double sends Man City to FA Cup final
Khadija Shaw put speculation over her future to one side to send Manchester City into the Women's FA Cup final as they came from 2-0 down to beat defending champions Chelsea 3-2 after extra-time.
Match Commentary
- 8': Erin Cuthbert (Chelsea) Goal at 8'
- 59': Sam Kerr (Chelsea) Goal at 59'
- 66': Iman Beney (Manchester City) Substitution at 66'
- 66': Aoba Fujino (Manchester City) Substitution at 66'
- 70': Lucy Bronze (Chelsea) Substitution at 70'
- 79': Lauren James (Chelsea) Yellow Card at 79'
- 80': Johanna Rytting Kaneryd (Chelsea) Substitution at 80'
- 85': Mary Fowler (Manchester City) Substitution at 85'
- 86': Mary Fowler (Manchester City) Goal at 86'
- 90'+1': Khadija Shaw (Manchester City) Goal at 91'
- 90'+2': Sandy Baltimore (Chelsea) Substitution at 92'
- 90'+3': Aggie Beever-Jones (Chelsea) Substitution at 93'
- 97': Aoba Fujino (Manchester City) Yellow Card at 97'
- 98': Wieke Kaptein (Chelsea) Substitution at 98'
- 99': Sydney Lohmann (Manchester City) Substitution at 99'
- 103': Khadija Shaw (Manchester City) Goal at 103'
- 120': Laura Coombs (Manchester City) Substitution at 120'
- 120': Lily Murphy (Manchester City) Substitution at 120'
Statistics
 MNC |
CHE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 4 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 5 | Saves | 1 |
| 44.4 | Possession | 55.6 |
| 18 | SHOTS | 27 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 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 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 0 | Effective Tackles | 0 |
| 0 | Tackles | 0 |
| 0.0 | Tackle % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Clearances | 0 |
| 0 | Clearances | 0 |
Game Information
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Location: London, England
Attendance: 7,773
Line-Ups
Chelsea (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 24 | Hannah Hampton (GK) |
| 5 | Veerle Buurman |
| 26 | Kadeisha Buchanan |
| 21 | Niamh Charles |
| 2 | Ellie Carpenter |
| 30 | Keira Walsh |
| 6 | Sjoeke Nüsken |
| 8 | Erin Cuthbert |
| 20 | Sam Kerr |
| 10 | Lauren James  |
| 12 | Alyssa Thompson |
Manchester City (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 35 | Khiara Keating (GK) |
| 5 | Alex Greenwood |
| 4 | Jade Rose |
| 15 | Leila Ouahabi |
| 18 | Kerstin Casparij |
| 6 | Grace Clinton |
| 25 | Yui Hasegawa |
| 19 | Laura Blindkilde Brown |
| 9 | Khadija Shaw |
| 11 | Lauren Hemp |
| 14 | Kerolin |
Women's FA Cup News
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