Brighton & Hove Albion vs Manchester City, 2025-26 English Women's FA Cup, Final
· English Women's FA Cup0 - 4
Manchester City beat Brighton in FA Cup final to secure domestic double
Manchester City sealed a domestic double after Khadija Shaw and Alex Greenwood inspired the Women's Super League champions to a 4-0 victory over Brighton in their Wembley FA Cup final.
Match Commentary
- 38': Khadija Shaw (Manchester City) Goal at 38'
- 45'+6': Alex Greenwood (Manchester City) Goal at 51'
- 54': Rebecca Knaak (Manchester City) Yellow Card at 54'
- 61': Vivianne Miedema (Manchester City) Substitution at 61'
- 61': Aoba Fujino (Manchester City) Substitution at 61'
- 66': Aoba Fujino (Manchester City) Goal at 66'
- 71': Rosa Kafaji (Brighton & Hove Albion) Substitution at 71'
- 71': Maelys Mpomé (Brighton & Hove Albion) Substitution at 71'
- 77': Sydney Lohmann (Manchester City) Substitution at 77'
- 77': Mary Fowler (Manchester City) Substitution at 77'
- 79': Rachel McLauchlan (Brighton & Hove Albion) Substitution at 79'
- 80': Nadine Noordam (Brighton & Hove Albion) Substitution at 80'
- 85': Laura Coombs (Manchester City) Substitution at 85'
- 87': Vivianne Miedema (Manchester City) Goal at 87'
- 88': Bex Rayner (Brighton & Hove Albion) Substitution at 88'
Statistics
 MNC |
BHA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 9 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 3 | Saves | 6 |
| 48.5 | Possession | 51.5 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 10 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.7 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 354 | Accurate Passes | 382 |
| 418 | Passes | 446 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 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 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 15 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 21 | Tackles | 20 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Clearances | 0 |
| 16 | Clearances | 12 |
Game Information
Venue: Wembley Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 43,917
Line-Ups
Brighton & Hove Albion (4-4-1-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Chiamaka Nnadozie (GK) |
| 3 | Moeka Minami |
| 18 | Caitlin Hayes |
| 2 | Manuela Vanegas |
| 33 | Charlize Rule |
| 10 | Jelena Cankovic |
| 8 | Maisie Symonds |
| 19 | Marisa Olislagers |
| 11 | Kiko Seike |
| 21 | Madison Haley |
| 14 | Fran Kirby |
Manchester City (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 31 | Ayaka Yamashita (GK) |
| 5 | Alex Greenwood |
| 4 | Jade Rose |
| 27 | Rebecca Knaak  |
| 18 | Kerstin Casparij |
| 14 | Kerolin |
| 25 | Yui Hasegawa |
| 19 | Laura Blindkilde Brown |
| 9 | Khadija Shaw |
| 11 | Lauren Hemp |
| 6 | Grace Clinton |
Women's FA Cup News
Man City were on the verge of losing Bunny Shaw to free agency. Her play in the FA Cup final win showed why they were right to prioritise keeping her.
Manchester City sealed a domestic double after Khadija Shaw and Alex Greenwood inspired the Women's Super League champions to a 4-0 victory over Brighton in their Wembley FA Cup final.
Bunny Shaw's and Nadine Noordam's heroics helped their sides to the Women's FA Cup final with late goals.
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.
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.