Manchester City defeat Brighton & Hove Albion to win the Women’s FA Cup final at Wembley on Sunday. The team secured their first domestic double since 2020.
Khadija Shaw opened the scoring in the 38th minute. The Jamaican international celebrated her new contract by striking first for City. Then Alex Greenwood added a second goal deep into first-half stoppage time. This move gave City a strong 2-0 lead at the break. Brighton started the game well and had beaten City earlier in the league, but the visitors lost control after the early goals.
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After halftime, Aoba Fujino scored the third goal in the 66th minute. She slipped past two Brighton defenders and fired the ball home with her left foot. Finally, Vivianne Miedema headed in the fourth goal three minutes before full time. This sealed a convincing 4-0 victory.
This triumph marked Manchester City‘s first Women’s FA Cup win since 2020, when they defeated Everton in the final. To reach the 2026 final, City defeated Bournemouth 6-0 in the fourth round, Sheffield United 4-0 in the fifth round, Birmingham City 1-0 in the quarter-finals, and came from 2-0 down to beat Chelsea 3-2 after extra time in a dramatic semi-final.
Man City boss Andree Jeglertz added of Shaw: “A big credit to her that she thinks our programme will make her better and she can win titles, but also for the club being able to make it happen.
“It’s been a long process and they have been working so hard to get it on paper. It was a great thing they made it before this game, but also before everybody left (for the summer)
They finished as WSL champions under their new coach, Andrée Jeglertz, in his very first season in charge.
