Chelsea Women and Manchester United Women will lock horns for the third time this season when they clash in the 2022/2023 English Women’s FA Challenge Cup this weekend.
Competition: Women’s FA Challenge Cup
Date: 14/05/2023
Time: 13:30 GMT, 14:30 CET
Stadium: Wembley
Both Manchester United Women and Chelsea Women will cross paths again when they meet this weekend in the 2022/2023 Women’s FA Challenge Cup.
We predict Manchester United Women to beat Chelsea Women 2-1 in the Women’s FA Cup final at the Wembley Stadium and this is why. Although Chelsea W won both WSL legs against United this term, the performance the Red Devils showed at the Kingsmeadow convinced many that they deserved more than the 1-0 defeat they got in the return leg. Marc Skinner’s side finished that game with 64% ball possession with the same number of shots on target [3] as Chelsea W.
We predict both Manchester United Women and Chelsea Women to score at least one goal each. And this is because both teams are superb goalscoring sides plus they both scored when Chelsea won 3-1 at Man United W’s home, Leigh Sport Village last year. It’s vital to know as well that both teams are solid at the back.
Chelsea Women crashed out of the Women’s UEFA Champions League in April after they lost 2-1 across both legs against a very good side, Barcelona Women. Emma Hayes’ side responded swiftly with 7-0 and 6-0 wins in their next two matches against Everton W and Leicester City W respectively in the WSL. They are one point behind Manchester United W in the WSL table with a game in hand and can win their first trophy this season this weekend when they meet Man United W in the FA Cup final at Wembley.
Manchester United Women are at the top of the table with 50 points after 20 matches and could win the competition for the first time if they win their remaining two games against Man City W and Liverpool W and Chelsea W lose one of their remaining three fixtures. However, Marc Skinner’s side could win their first trophy since 2019 before seeing out the remainder of the WSL when they meet Chelsea W in the FA Cup final at Wembley on Sunday.
Predicted Starting Lineups
Chelsea Women: Berger, Perisset, Carter, Erikssen, Charles, Cuthbert, Leupolz, James, Cankovic, Reiten, Kerr
Manchester United Women: Earps, Batlle, Le Tissier, Turner, Blundell, Ladd, Zelem, Parris, Toone, Galton, Russo