Key occasions
Second half of additional time
Manchester United have quarter-hour to get again on this sport.
105 min: There might be one minute of extra time.
102 min: Oh, what an opportunity. Malard whips in a lethal supply in direction of Elisabeth Terland. The striker can’t join with it although.
GOAL! Chelsea 2-1 Manchester United (Girma, 99)
Chelsea are again in entrance! They whip the ball in from a nook and Walsh meets it. Tullis-Joyce saves her header effectively, getting down to her left however she will solely parry it out to Naomi Girma. The American defender pokes the ball house to give Chelsea the lead.
97 min: Baltimore performs a stunning back-heel to Carpenter on the precise. She receives it once more earlier than taking her defender on and successful a nook.
92 min: Guro Reiten has an effort on aim. The winger drives ahead and lets fly. It sails over the bar by way of 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 additional time
Chelsea begin the primary half of additional time, kicking from left to proper.
Full time: Chelsea 1-1 Manchester United
There’s nothing to separate the groups in regular time. We could have 30 extra minutes to resolve who will undergo to the subsequent round of the FA Cup.
90+2 min: Lucy Bronze shoots from 25 yards out and the ball flashes previous the put up by way of a deflection.
90 min: There might be three minutes of extra time.
88 min: This sport has sprung into life. Both sides are pushing for a winner.
83 min: Le Tissier nearly catches Hampton out. The Manchester defender crosses the ball in from one other free kick and the wind helps the it journey in direction of aim. Hampton, hampered by the solar in her eyes, manages to tip the ball round the put up.
GOAL! Chelsea 1-1 Manchester United (Awujo, 81)
What a response! Manchester United whip a free kick into the field. Chelsea have a few probabilities to clear it however the ball ricochets to Simi Awujo. The tremendous sub composes herself and smashes the ball into the highest nook.
GOAL! Chelsea 1-0 Manchester United (Kerr, 78)
Sam Kerr does it once more! Carpenter swings the ball in and Nüsken heads it down to Kerr. The Australian ahead swivels and shoots previous Tullis-Joyce.
75 min: Baltimore is on the precise hand aspect and will get previous Janssen with ease. The Manchester United defender brings her down cynically.
71 min: Sam Kerr comes on for Thompson.
70 min: Thompson will get previous her defender on the precise and the crosses the ball throughout the field. Nüsken arrives late and volleys the ball extensive.
69 min: Wangerheim and Zigiotti make means for Elisabeth Terland and Simi Awujo.
68 min: Lauren James hits a speculative effort effectively over the bar.
66 min: Manchester United are enjoying with actual confidence now. Naalsund clips it excessive for Ellen Wangerheim. The Swedish ahead heads it down for Malard, who smashes the ball over the bar.
64 min: Wow! Jess Park controls the ball in the midst of the park and shoots from about 30 yards out. Her effort crashes towards the put up previous a helpless Hampton.
61 min: Baltimore will get previous Naalsund as if she’s not there. She can’t see a teammate within the field so her cross turns right into a shot and floats harmlessly out of play.
56 min: Manchester United have one other likelihood. This time Malard connects with a cross. Buurman is alert to the hazard and clears the ball off the road.
55 min: Manchester United win a free kick. Le Tissier whips it in and Carpenter clears it so far as Lisa Naalsund. She smashes it and the ball deflects out of play for a nook.
51 min: Thompson drives at her defender on the precise and takes purpose. Her shot is straight at Tullis-Joyce.
50 min: Baltimore is making an immediate affect. She runs at Hanna Lundkvist shifting the ball from proper to left. It finally comes to nothing however you possibly can see the risk she possesses.
Second half
Chelsea get us going once more. Sandy Baltimore is on for Kaneryd.
Halftime Chelsea 0-0 Manchester United
Chelsea have been the higher aspect within the first half with out making the guests pay. They’ve dominated possession whereas Tullis-Joyce saved photographs from James and Cuthbert. Manchester United have had a few half probabilities, specifically by way of Jess Park, however they’ll be eager to launch extra counterattacks within the second half to trigger Chelsea issues.
45 min: There might be one extra minute.
44 min: Walsh performs the ball by way of to James and the England ahead is away. She’s racing in direction of the keeper and shoots the ball throughout aim. Tullis-Joyce will get down effectively and Chelsea win a nook.
42 min: Chelsea string a lot of intricate passes collectively. Keira Walsh units Carpenter free however the Australian full again is adjudged to have strayed offside.
40 min: Chelsea are beginning to look harmful. Lauren James is selecting up the ball and attempting to play her teammates by way of on aim.
35 min: Chelsea work it effectively with out offering the of entirety. James flicks on a header earlier than Chelsea play it out to Veerle Buurman. The Dutch full again sells the opposition defender with a dummy however her shot is blocked.
32 min: Chelsea nearly rating from the ensuing nook. Cuthbert whip the ball in because the Chelsea gamers crowd the keeper. The ball bounces round and Dominique Janssen clears it off the road.
31 min: So shut! Carpenter does effectively to set Kaneryd away on the precise. She chops again and lays off to Erin Cuthbert. The Chelsea midfielder drills it in direction of the underside nook however Tullis-Joyce is equal to it.
28 min: Ellie Carpenter goes on a lung-busting run on the precise and floats the ball into the field. The cross is shut to Tullis-Joyce, forcing the Manchester United keeper to make an acrobatic save.
25 min: Manchester United stay a risk on the counter. Malard breaks away on the left and delivers a ball right into a harmful space. No one can get their head on it and it travels all the best way to Park on the opposite aspect of the field. She units herself earlier than blazing the ball over the bar.
24 min: Chelsea have began the sport barely higher than Manchester United. Tullis-Joyce nearly provides the ball straight to James beneath stress.
19 min: The sport is settling right into a rhythm. Chelsea management the tempo whereas Manchester United wait for his or her second to strike.
14 min: In type Jess Park receives the ball within the field and shifts it on to her proper foot. She bends it in direction of the far put up and Hampton parries the ball away.
12 min: Excellent defending from Lauren James. Manchester United strive to break from a nook however James tracks Malard’s run to forestall any hazard.
8 min: James and Thompson get pleasure from one other beautiful change. A fast one-two units Thompson away. The ahead strikes together with her left foot and Phallon Tullis-Joyce suggestions the ball round the put up.
7 min: Manchester have a half likelihood of their very own. Maya Le Tissier crosses a deep ball into the field. Melvine Malard meets it together with her head however it’s proper at Hannah Hampton.
5 min: Lauren James progresses with the ball earlier than slipping in Thompson. Thompson performs it on to Johanna Rytting Kaneryd however she will’t get a shot away.
4 min: Chelsea are dominating possession within the opening phases.
1 min: Alyssa Thompson has began brightly on the left. The American winger wins a nook for the house aspect.
Kick off
Manchester United get us beneath means, kicking from proper to left.
Meanwhile, Sonia Bompastor spoke about Manchester United’s unbeaten run.
We know we face a very good staff. They are in actually good type and there have been quite a lot of wins within the video games for them not too long ago. So we’re ready for that and, as common, the coaching this week has been good.
Manchester United supervisor Marc Skinner spoke in regards to the timing of the fixture in his prematch press convention.
On Sunday we’re enjoying among the best groups in English historical past, and it’s an early-round draw – however that’s soccer. That’s the great thing about the cup. There’s a component of luck in competitions. Drawing Chelsea would possibly really feel like tough luck, however that’s a part of it. It’s what makes the cup particular.
In most 12 months’s right this moment’s sport can be a cup last. At least one of many two groups has made it to the FA Cup Final within the final 5 years, together with the 2022-23 and 2024-25 seasons once they confronted one another.
Yesterday’s solely FA Cup fixture noticed second-tier Birmingham City thrash fourth-tier Chatham Town 8-0. You can learn Tom Garry’s match report right here.
Team information
Chelsea: Hampton, Carpenter, Buurman, Girma, Bronze, Nüsken, Walsh, Cuthbert, Kaneryd, Thompson, James
Subs: Peng, Reiten, Baltimore, Kaptein, Kerr, Buchanan, Potter, Sarwie, Beever-Jones
Manchester United: Tullis-Joyce, Le Tissier, Lundkvist, Park, Malard, Naalsund, Janssen, Zigiotti, Wangerheim, Hinata, Turner
Subs: Middleton-Patel, Rendell, George, Anderson, Awujo, Drury, Schüller, Terland
Preamble
Hello and welcome to minute-by-minute protection of Chelsea v Manchester United within the Women’s FA Cup fifth round.
Today’s sport is a repeat of final season’s last through which Chelsea received 3-0 to full a home treble. While Chelsea are nonetheless combating on 4 fronts, the prospect of Sonia Bompastor’s aspect successful one other treble is not on the playing cards after again to again defeats towards Arsenal and Manchester City within the league. But they bounced again with wins towards Spurs and Liverpool to put them inside some extent of Manchester United within the WSL.
Meanwhile, Manchester United are buoyant. They haven’t misplaced a sport since November and Marc Skinner registered his a centesimal win with the membership once they beat Atletico Madrid 2-0 to full a 5-0 mixture victory over them within the Champions League on Wednesday. Today’s sport might be preparation for when each golf equipment meet once more subsequent month within the League Cup Final.
Kick off is at 1:30pm. Join me for updates.
