Chelsea vs Manchester United LIVE: Latest updates on the FA Women’s Cup final

Chelsea boss Emma Hayes on her team selection: “We are in good shape and looking healthy. Everyone who knows me knows that I don’t just pick an 11-man squad, it’s a squad and we like to mix things up in training throughout the week.

“We believe in developing players and developing those combinations, and it’s fair to say that the entire squad is at their best, everyone is ready, and because of that, it’s going to be hard to pick a team.”

Emma Hayes believes that sold-out Wembley for Sunday’s FA Women’s Cup final is “the new norm”.

Defending champions Chelsea will take on Manchester United in front of an expected crowd of 90,000, a record for a women’s domestic club match.

This season has seen many milestones reached in terms of attendance in the Women’s Super League, with teams capitalizing on the interest created by England’s victory in the European Championship.

Hayes is delighted to see her hopes come true, telling a pre-match press conference: “To have a sold-out Wembley is just fantastic for the game.

“As a fan of women’s soccer, it means the world to me. I have sat here for over 10 years lobbying, investigating and advocating for this because I knew that day was not far away.

“With the success of the Lionesses, I knew now there would be no excuses and I believe this is the new norm.”

Draw (after 90 minutes) 5/2

Manchester United win 23/10

Chelsea narrowly take the win. Chelsea 2-1 Manchester United

Chelsea XI: Berger; Perisset, Carter, Eriksson; Charles, Cuthbert, Leupolz, Reiten; James, Kerr, harder.

Manchester United XI: earmuffs; Batlle, Le Tissier, Turner, Blundell; Ladd, Zelem; Parris, Toone, Galton; Russian.

The unfortunate Fran Kirby will miss the rest of the season after further injury problems, but Sam Kerr was fit enough to make the bench against Leicester and should be in contention. Pernille Harder showed that he was back to full match sharpness with a brace in that midweek encounter.

Manchester United will not be able to count on Maria Thorisdottir, like Kirby, ruled out for the remainder of the season. Lisa Naalsund has returned to training this week, while Katie Zelem has returned to captain the team after missing last weekend’s win over Tottenham due to suspension.

When is the FA Women’s Cup final?

Chelsea vs Manchester United kick off at 2:30pm BST on Sunday May 14 at Wembley Stadium in London.

UK viewers will be able to watch the FA Cup final live on BBC One, with coverage on the channel starting at 1:50pm BST. The match will also be available to watch on BBC iPlayer and on the BBC Sport website.

Good morning and welcome to live coverage of the FA Women’s Cup final as Chelsea take on Manchester United in a sold-out Wembley Stadium.

We’ll bring you the live build-up to what will be a historic occasion: it’s the first time in the competition’s history that all tickets to the main game have been sold out, and a crowd of nearly 90,000 will attend.

Serial trophy-winning Chelsea are aiming to lift the FA Cup for the third year running under Emma Hayes, while Marc Skinner’s up-and-coming United are playing in their first FA Women’s Cup final, five years after the launch of the team in 2018. .

Both teams are in contention to win the double this season, with United leading defending champions Chelsea by a point in the Women’s Super League, although the Blues have one game to play.