Chelsea Women vs Man City Women: Preview, predictions and lineups

Preview

The 2023 Women's FA Cup final brings together two of the most successful teams in English women's football as Chelsea Women take on Manchester City Women at Wembley Stadium.

Chelsea are the defending champions, having beaten Manchester City 3-2 in the 2022 final, and will be looking to lift the trophy for a fourth time in five years.

Manchester City have won the FA Cup three times, but their last triumph came in 2020. They will be determined to end their recent dominance of Chelsea in this competition.

Predictions

Chelsea are the slight favorites to win the match, but Manchester City are a dangerous team and will be confident of causing an upset.

Here are some predictions for the match:

• Chelsea to win 2-1
• Sam Kerr to score the winning goal
• Manchester City to have the majority of possession

Lineups

Here are the expected lineups for the match:

Chelsea Women

• GK: Ann-Katrin Berger
• RB: Niamh Charles
• CB: Millie Bright
• CB: Magdalena Eriksson
• LB: Jess Carter
• CM: Sophie Ingle
• CM: Guro Reiten
• RW: Fran Kirby
• CAM: Erin Cuthbert
• LW: Sam Kerr
• ST: Beth England

Manchester City Women

• GK: Ellie Roebuck
• RB: Lucy Bronze
• CB: Alex Greenwood
• CB: Laia Aleixandri
• LB: Esme Morgan
• CM: Keira Walsh
• CM: Caroline Weir
• RW: Lauren James
• CAM: Georgia Stanway
• LW: Hayley Raso
• ST: Khadija 'Bunny' Shaw