Soccer-Manchester City thrash Brighton 4-0 to win women's FA Cup


Soccer Football - Women's FA Cup - Final - Brighton & Hove Albion v Manchester City - Wembley Stadium, London, Britain - May 31, 2026 Manchester City's Alex Greenwood scores their second goal from a free-kick Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Couldridge

May 31 (Reuters) - Manchester ⁠City hammered Brighton & Hove Albion to win ⁠the Women's FA Cup final at ‌Wembley on Sunday, securing the trophy for the first time since 2020 and completing a domestic double in the ​process.

After bulldozing their way to ⁠the Women's Super ⁠League title on the back of Bunny Shaw's 21 ⁠goals, ‌the Jamaican international was instrumental again and, after rumours that she might ⁠depart, she celebrated signing a new ​contract with ‌City by opening the scoring in the 38th ⁠minute.

Brighton, ​who beat City in the league run-in but could not prevent them from being crowned champions, ⁠started well in their first ​trip to the final but the wheels came off when Alex Greenwood added a second goal ⁠deep into first-half stoppage time to send City in 2-0 up at the break.

Aoba Fujino netted the third in the 66th minute, ghosting ​past two Brighton defenders and ⁠firing home with her left foot, and Dutch ​striker Vivianne Miedema headed ‌the fourth three minutes before ​full time to complete the rout.

(Reporting by Philip O'Connor; editing by Clare Fallon)

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