Evening Standard
·7 May 2024
Evening Standard
·7 May 2024
There will be a new name on the Women’s FA Cup trophy as Manchester United take on Tottenham in the final this weekend.
United were beaten finalists a year ago, when Sam Kerr’s goal was enough to give Chelsea victory, and they now look to go one better as they return to Wembley for the showpiece event.
Marc Skinner’s side got the better of the Blues in the last-four, and now go into the final as favourites for their first FA Cup success.
Spurs, meanwhile, have never previously even made it to this stage, but they are now touching distance of the biggest achievement in the club’s history. It has been a battling run to the final, with Manchester City beaten on penalties in the last-eight, and extra-time needed to edge past Leicester in the semi-finals.
Tottenham sit sixth in the Women’s Super League table, seven points behind United above them, but they do have a game in hand.
Chelsea beat Manchester United in the Women’s FA Cup final last season
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Man United vs Tottenham is scheduled for a 2:30pm BST kick-off time on Sunday, May 12, 2024.
Wembley Stadium in London will host.
TV channel: In the UK, Sunday’s final will be broadcast live and free-to-air on BBC One. Coverage starts at 1:50pm BST ahead of a 2:30pm kick-off.
Live stream: The BBC Sport website and BBC iPlayer (both free with a subscription) will offer a live stream service for fans online.
LIVE coverage: Follow all the action on matchday with Standard Sport’s dedicated match blog.
Jayde Riviere provided an injury boost for Manchester United over the weekend, featuring for the final 30 minutes on her return to the squad.
Gabby George, Emma Watson and Jess Simpson are long-term absentees, but there are not believe to be any fresh injury concerns.
Celin Bizet is available again for Tottenham, having made her return from an ankle injury last time out against Everton. She played 12 minutes off the bench, and will be pushing to be involved from the start at Wembley.
Martha Thomas and Drew Spence are fit again too, while Spurs hope to have Amy James-Turner back after she missed the trip to Everton with a “small issue”.
Celin Bizet is fit again and should feature for Tottenham
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Spurs come into this final on a seven-match unbeaten run and can take confidence from their trip to face United a couple of weeks ago, when they were denied victory only by a 92nd-minute equaliser from Maya Le Tissier.
United have had a fairly frustrating season, unable to kick on from last term’s impressive WSL showing, but they have a chance to end it on a hugely positive note.
It promises to be a tight final, but United’s experience of playing in this match could 12 months ago could give them the edge.
Man United to win, 2-1.
Man United wins: 10
Draws: 2
Tottenham wins: 0
Man United to lift the trophy: 1/6
Tottenham to lift the trophy: 21/5
Odds via Betfair and subject to change.