Manchester United gets the chance to defend their FA Cup-Kroon after they are relaxed 2-0 in the semi-final on Sunday beyond Rivals Manchester City.
2024/2025 FA Women's Cup
0-2
- Celin Bizet Ildhusøy (6 ')
- Grace Clinton (22 ')
Match report
Ladies Super League leaders Chelsea are waiting for the showpiece for United, whose boss Marc Skinner celebrated his first match since he had signed a two-year contract extension with an impressive victory.
City went in this collision without injured stars Vivianne Miedema and Khadija Shaw, along with other long -term absent Lauren Hemp and Alex Greenwood, and their plight hardly deteriorated after six minutes.
The title defender tore their local rivals apart as a nice piece of skill by Ella Toone Teen on Celin Bizet to shoot in the right corner for the opener.
That United Joy only increased 16 minutes later when Gabby George's Corner found Grace Clinton, who lost her marker to go home for a second.
Phallon Tullis-Joyce was still required before the hour, making an incredible stop when stretching to push Yui Hasegawa's free kick on the crossbar before he denied Lily Murphy's rebound with her legs.
United, however, remained a threat on the counter, with Bizet forced a Khiara Keating Save after Naomi Layzell Clinton's square delivery had made it clear.
Nick Cushing's side offered little to suggest every hope for a comeback, because United did the work on their neighbors to see a comfortable victory in Joie Stadium.
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Data Debrief: United shows finish quality
United will dispute their third FA Cup final in the same number of seasons, after he has hit Tottenham 4-0 in the showpiece of Last Campaign.
Skinner might have expected a more difficult test in the last four, although the score may have flattered his side given the quality of the opportunities of each team.
City has indeed built up 1.12 expected goals into the 1.43 of United, although that narrow margin was not reflected in the score, because smart finish of Bizet and Clinton insured the victory.
Bizet was a star artist, with five shots and got four on goal, while Toone proved a thorn in the side of the city, including three opportunities, including her assist for the opener of United.
Line-ups
Manchester City XI: Leila Ouahabi, Y. Hasegawa, M. Fowler, Laia Aleixri, L. Coombs, K. Casparij, Kerolin, Khiara Keating, Jessica Park, Gracie Prior, Lily Murphy
Subs: A. Yamashita, L. Wienro Recher, Naomi Layzell, Katie Startup, Aemu Oyama, Sacha Lewis
Manchester United XI: G. George, J. Riviere, H. Miyazawa, L. Galton, M. Turner, P. Tullis-Joyce, E. Terland, Ella Toone, Maya Le Tissier, Grace Clinton, Celin Bizet Ildhusøy
Subs: R. Williams, D. Janssen, M. Malard, L. Nalistund, A. Mannion, Anna Linnea Sandberg, Safia Middleton-Patel, Simi Awujo, Kayla Rendell
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