Women’s FA Cup: Defending champions Chelsea meet Aston Villa, Manchester United draw Brighton | Football news
Defending champions Chelsea will travel to Aston Villa in next month’s Women’s FA Cup semi-final, with Manchester United hosting Brighton in their respective quarter-finals.
While Emma Hayes’ Blues are looking for a third consecutive championship trophy, Carla Ward’s Villa reached the semi-finals for the first time in history, following an impressive 2-1 win in extra time last Sunday. Manchester City.
United will also make their first appearance at this stage when they wear a Brighton shirt currently under the interim management of Amy Merricks.
Rachel Daly scores the winning goal to help Aston Villa beat Man City to reach the semi-finals of the FA Cup
Matches are scheduled for Sunday 16 April, with the final then taking place at Wembley on Sunday 14 May. Chelsea beat Manchester City 3-2 after extra time in the final. last season with a record audience of 49,094 people.
That completed a league and national cup double for Hayes’ side, who currently top the Women’s Super League, two points ahead of Marc Skinner’s United and Manchester City with a game in hand.
Women’s FA Cup semi-final draw
Manchester United vs Brighton
Aston Villa vs Chelsea
The matches will take place on Sunday, April 16.
