Key events
That’s all from me today. Read Sophie Downey’s match report here.
Arsenal forward Olivia Smith was taken off the pitch on a stretcher during Arsenal’s 3-0 win over Bristol City. 14 minutes were added on the end of the second half after a clash of heads saw the Canadian international fitted with a neck brace.
There’s one more FA Cup game today. The Merseyside derby kicks off at 4:30pm.
FA Cup results
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West Ham 1-2 Brighton & Hove Albion
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Arsenal 3-0 Bristol City
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Chelsea 2-1 Manchester United
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Manchester City 4-0 Sheffield United
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Oxford United 0-1 Charlton Athletic
Marc Skinner’s side threw everything they had at the game but they lacked the quality on the bench to match Chelsea. Manchester United’s midweek game against Atlético Madrid can’t have helped the players once today’s game went to extra time.
Sonia Bompastor’s substitutions made a huge difference towards the end of the game. Sandy Baltimore, Wieke Kaptein and goalscorer Sam Kerr were all excellent.
Full time AET: Chelsea 2-1 Manchester United
Chelsea are through to the quarter-final of the FA Cup. Manchester United threw everything they had it but Girma’s first Chelsea goal was the difference between the evenly matched teams.
120+1 min: The initial free kick comes to nothing but Le Tissier hoists the ball back in the box. The Manchester United players are calling for a handball among the chaos.
120 min: Manchester United have won more chance! Le Tissier takes another free kick …
117 min: Manchester United have another free kick and this time Tullis-Joyce is up and in Chelsea’s box. The initial free kick comes to nothing before Le Tissier strikes the ball straight at Hampton.
115 min: Le Tissier plays a beautiful ball into the box. She drills it towards the back post but nobody’s there to meet it.
114 min: Le Tissier plays the ball into the box but Hampton is there to collect it.
111 min: 16-year-old Layla Drury is on for Hinata Miyazawa.
109 min: Kaptein receives the ball on the edge of the area and she tries to caress it into the far corner. It’s just wide of the post.
108 min: Park goes on another run. The midfielder shoots but the Chelsea defenders block it.
105 min: Marc Skinner brings on Gabrielle George and Lea Schüller for Turner and Naalsund.
Second half of extra time
Manchester United have 15 minutes to get back in this game.
105 min: There will be one minute of additional time.
102 min: Oh, what a chance. Malard whips in a deadly delivery towards Elisabeth Terland. The striker can’t connect with it though.
GOAL! Chelsea 2-1 Manchester United (Girma, 99)
Chelsea are back in front! They whip the ball in from a corner and Walsh meets it. Tullis-Joyce saves her header well, getting down to her left but she can only parry it out to Naomi Girma. The American defender pokes the ball home to give Chelsea the lead.
97 min: Baltimore plays a lovely back-heel to Carpenter on the right. She receives it again before taking her defender on and winning a corner.
92 min: Guro Reiten has an effort on goal. The winger drives forward and lets fly. It sails over the bar via a deflection.
90 min: Chelsea make a triple substitution. Kadeisha Buchanan, Wieke Kaptein and Guro Reiten are on for Bronze, Nüsken and James.
First half of extra time
Chelsea start the first half of extra time, kicking from left to right.
Full time: Chelsea 1-1 Manchester United
There’s nothing to separate the teams in normal time. We will have 30 more minutes to decide who will go through to the next round of the FA Cup.
90+2 min: Lucy Bronze shoots from 25 yards out and the ball flashes past the post via a deflection.
90 min: There will be three minutes of additional time.
88 min: This game has sprung into life. Both sides are pushing for a winner.
83 min: Le Tissier almost catches Hampton out. The Manchester defender crosses the ball in from another free kick and the wind helps the it travel towards goal. Hampton, hampered by the sun in her eyes, manages to tip the ball round the post.
GOAL! Chelsea 1-1 Manchester United (Awujo, 81)
What a response! Manchester United whip a free kick into the box. Chelsea have a couple of chances to clear it but the ball ricochets to Simi Awujo. The super sub composes herself and smashes the ball into the top corner.
GOAL! Chelsea 1-0 Manchester United (Kerr, 78)
Sam Kerr does it again! Carpenter swings the ball in and Nüsken heads it down to Kerr. The Australian forward swivels and shoots past Tullis-Joyce.
75 min: Baltimore is on the right hand side and gets past Janssen with ease. The Manchester United defender brings her down cynically.
71 min: Sam Kerr comes on for Thompson.
70 min: Thompson gets past her defender on the right and the crosses the ball across the box. Nüsken arrives late and volleys the ball wide.
69 min: Wangerheim and Zigiotti make way for Elisabeth Terland and Simi Awujo.
68 min: Lauren James hits a speculative effort well over the bar.
66 min: Manchester United are playing with real confidence now. Naalsund clips it over the top for Ellen Wangerheim. The Swedish forward heads it down for Malard, who smashes the ball over the bar.
64 min: Wow! Jess Park controls the ball in the middle of the park and shoots from about 30 yards out. Her effort crashes against the post past a helpless Hampton.
61 min: Baltimore gets past Naalsund as if she’s not there. She can’t see a teammate in the box so her cross turns into a shot and floats harmlessly out of play.
56 min: Manchester United have another chance. This time Malard connects with a cross. Buurman is alert to the danger and clears the ball off the line.
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2026/feb/22/chelsea-v-manchester-united-womens-fa-cup-fifth-round-live
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