2018–19 FA Women's League Cup

The 2018–19 FA Women's League Cup was the eighth edition of the FA Women's Super League and FA Women's Championship's league cup competition. It was sponsored by Continental AG, who sponsored the competition from its creation, and was officially known as the FA Continental Tyres League Cup. All 22 teams of the FA Women's Super League and FA Women's Championship contest the competition - the largest field in its history.

2018–19 FA Women's League Cup

Tournament details
Country	England
Dates	18 August 2018 – 23 February 2019
Teams	22
Defending champions	Arsenal
Final positions
Champions	Manchester City
Runners-up	Arsenal
Tournament statistics
Matches played	57
Goals scored	218 (3.82 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Vivianne Miedema (9)
← 2017–18 2019–20 →

Arsenal were the defending champions; only they and Manchester City had won the cup in the previous seven seasons it was contested in.

Format changes

Katie McCabe of Arsenal celebrating after the first goal in their semi-final victory against Manchester United.

Following the previous season's reversion to a group format in the initial stage, the 2018–19 WSL Cup kept the same format but expanded to accommodate the increase in teams in the top two divisions of women's football to 22. As a result, two of the four groups contained six teams while the others remained at five, with only the top two going through to the quarter-finals from each.^[1]

Group stage

Group One North

Pos	Team	Pld	W	WPEN	LPEN	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		MCI	BIR	BRI	SHU	AST	LEI
1	Manchester City	5	4	1	0	0	17	0	+17	14	Advance to knock-out stage		—	—	—	6–0	—	4–0
2	Birmingham City	5	3	0	2	0	10	0	+10	11			0–0	—	0–0	—	2–0	—
3	Bristol City	5	2	1	1	1	10	8	+2	9			0–3	—	—	3–1	5–2	—
4	Sheffield United	5	2	0	0	3	6	13	−7	6			—	0–2	—	—	—	3–1
5	Aston Villa	5	1	0	0	4	4	13	−9	3			0–4	—	—	1–2	—	—
6	Leicester City Women	5	0	1	0	4	3	16	−13	2			—	0–6	2–2	—	0–1	—

Source: thefa.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

18 August 2018

19:00

Aston Villa	1–2	Sheffield United
Hanssen 54'	Report	Cox 40' Marsden 85'

Trevor Brown Memorial Ground, Boldmere

Attendance: 194

19 August 2018

14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)

Birmingham City	0–0	Manchester City
	Report
Penalties
Mannion Staniforth Harrop Quinn White Mayling Ladd	4–5	Parris Weir Emslie Houghton McManus Walsh Beattie

Damson Park, Solihull

Attendance: 572

Referee: Jack Shepherd

19 August 2018

Leicester City Women	2–2	Bristol City
Johnson 1' Domingo 77'	Report	Graham 55' (pen.), 86'
Penalties
	4–2

Farley Way Stadium, Quorn

Attendance: 294

Referee: Jamie O’Connor

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26 August 2018

Birmingham City	2–0	Aston Villa
Harrop 71' Wellings	Report

Damson Park, Solihull

Attendance: 638

26 August 2018

Bristol City	3–1	Sheffield United
Graham 26' Dykes 58' Woolley 73'	Report	Pennock 12'

Stoke Gifford Stadium, Filton

Referee: Richard Lawrence

26 August 2018

Manchester City	4–0	Leicester City Women
Wullaert 53', 79' McCue 71' (o.g.) Nadim 82'

Academy Stadium, Manchester

Attendance: 1,609

Referee: James Bell

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16 September 2018

Leicester City Women	0–1	Aston Villa
	Report	Welsh 19'

Farley Way Stadium, Quorn

Attendance: 312

16 September 2018

Sheffield United	0–2	Birmingham City
	Report	Staniforth 72' Hayles 84'

Bracken Moor, Stocksbridge

Attendance: 331

Referee: Asaka Matsushita

16 September 2018

Bristol City	0–3	Manchester City
		Emslie 52' Nadim 65' (pen.) Weir 72'

Stoke Gifford Stadium, Filton

Attendance: 451

Referee: Savvas Yianni

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5 December 2018

Manchester City	6–0	Sheffield United
Beckie 8', 25', 49', 79' Park 14' Stanway 53' (pen.)

Academy Stadium, Manchester

Referee: Helen Conley

5 December 2018

Bristol City	5–2	Aston Villa
Graham 7', 19' Kemppi 34', 52' Robinson 85'	Report	Baptiste 60' Hanssen 89'

Stoke Gifford Stadium, Filton

Attendance: 218

Referee: Stacey Pearson

5 December 2018

Leicester City Women	0–6	Birmingham City
	Report	Hayles 3', 60' Staniforth 22' Arthur 31' Wellings 37' Mannion 73' (pen.)

Farley Way Stadium, Quorn

Attendance: 364

Referee: Abigail Marriott

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11 December 2018

Aston Villa	0–4	Manchester City
	Report	Bonner 21' Beckie 25' Park 77' Hemp 84'

Trevor Brown Memorial Ground, Boldmere

Attendance: 458

Referee: Robert Massey Ellis

12 December 2018

Birmingham City	0–0	Bristol City
	Report
Penalties
	1–3

Damson Park, Solihull

Attendance: 363

Referee: Lucy Oliver

12 December 2018

Sheffield United	3–1	Leicester City Women
Jones 7' Dixon 8' Cox 19'	Report	Franklin-Fraiture 33'

Sheffield Olympic Legacy Stadium, Sheffield

Attendance: 234

Referee: Melissa Burgin

Group Two North

Pos	Team	Pld	W	WPEN	LPEN	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		MNU	REA	EVE	DUR	LIV
1	Manchester United	4	3	0	0	1	5	2	+3	9	Advance to knock-out stage		—	0–2	—	1–0	—
2	Reading	4	2	0	1	1	9	5	+4	7			—	—	—	4–1	1–1
3	Everton	4	2	0	0	2	6	7	−1	6			0–3	3–2	—	—	—
4	Durham	4	1	0	1	2	5	8	−3	4			—	—	1–0	—	3–3
5	Liverpool	4	0	2	0	2	5	8	−3	4			0–1	—	1–3	—	—

Source: thefa.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

19 August 2018

Liverpool	0–1	Manchester United
	Report	Arnot 83'

Prenton Park, Birkenhead

Attendance: 829

Referee: Nat Cox

19 August 2018

Reading	4–1	Durham
Pearce 6' Williams 13', 23', 82'	Report	Hepple 79'

Adams Park, High Wycombe

Attendance: 246

Referee: Alex Rayment

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25 August 2018

Manchester United	0–2	Reading
	Report	Chaplen 63' Davison 90+'

Leigh Sports Village, Leigh

Attendance: 4,835

Referee: Anthony Tankard

26 August 2018

Durham	1–0	Everton
Ness 20'	Report

New Ferens Park, Durham

Attendance: 284

Referee: Lewis Sandoe

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16 September 2018

Durham	3–3	Liverpool
Roberts 3', 21' Cottam 57'	Report	Bradley-Auckland 2' Babajide 71' Sweetman-Kirk 86'
Penalties
Hill Wilson Hepple Worthington Johnson Atkinson Christon Gears	4 – 5	Greenwood Coombs Bonner England Harding Stoney Charles Weir

New Ferens Park, Durham

Attendance: 352

Referee: Lucy Oliver

16 September 2018

Everton	3–2	Reading
Walker 14', 27' Kaagman 56'	Report	Finnigan 24' (o.g.) Chaplen 79'

Haig Avenue, Southport

Attendance: 143

Referee: Rebecca Welch

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5 December 2018

Manchester United	1–0	Durham
Green 1'	Report

Leigh Sports Village, Leigh

Attendance: 686

Referee: Samuel Barrott

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12 December 2018

Reading	1–1	Liverpool
Furness 64'	Report	Sweetman-Kirk 66'
Penalties
Allen	4–5	Bradley-Auckland

Adams Park, High Wycombe

Attendance: 323

Referee: Lisa Benn

13 December 2018

Everton	0–3	Manchester United
	Report	James 12' Galton 17' Zelem 37'

Haig Avenue, Southport

Attendance: 267

Referee: Rebecca Walsh

16 December 2018

Liverpool	1–3	Everton
Fahey 14'	Report	Boye-Hlorkah 2' Magill 10' Hughes

Prenton Park, Birkenhead

Attendance: 207

Referee: Jon Kenny

Group One South

Pos	Team	Pld	W	WPEN	LPEN	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		CHE	BHA	CRY	TOT	LON	YEO
1	Chelsea	5	5	0	0	0	25	2	+23	15	Advance to knock-out stage		—	3–1	—	—	—	7–0
2	Brighton & Hove Albion	5	3	0	1	1	15	8	+7	10			—	—	5–1	—	3–1	—
3	Crystal Palace	5	2	1	0	2	10	12	−2	8			0–4	—	—	1–1	7–2	—
4	Tottenham Hotspur	5	1	1	1	2	9	12	−3	6			0–5	2–2	—	—	—	—
5	London Bees	5	1	1	0	3	9	19	−10	5			1–6	—	—	4–2	—	1–1
6	Yeovil Town	5	0	0	1	4	2	17	−15	1			—	1–4	0–1	0–4	—	—

Source: thefa.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

19 August 2018

Chelsea	3–1	Brighton & Hove Albion
Spence 45' Kirby 68' England 87'	Report	Whelan 77'

Kingsmeadow, Kingston Upon Thames

Attendance: 1,095

Referee: Jack Packman

19 August 2018

Crystal Palace	1–1	Tottenham Hotspur
Balfour 64'	Report	Green 37'
Penalties
	5–4

Hayes Lane, Bromley

Attendance: 372

Referee: James Simpson

19 August 2018

London Bees	1–1	Yeovil Town
Wilson 29'	Report	Fergusson 40'
Penalties
	5–3

The Hive Stadium, Canons Park

Attendance: 246

Referee: Ian Stewart

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26 August 2018

Tottenham Hotspur	2–2	Brighton & Hove Albion
Dean 7' Wynne 35'	Report	Williams 51' Umotong 90+1'
Penalties
	10–9

Theobalds Lane, Cheshunt

Attendance: 144

Referee: Andreas Anastasiou

26 August 2018

London Bees	1–6	Chelsea
Pickett 40'	Report	Bachmann 7', 45' Spence 9', 36' Kirby 79' England 81'

The Hive Stadium, Canons Park

Attendance: 374

Referee: Neil Morrison

26 August 2018

Yeovil Town	0–1	Crystal Palace
	Report	Butler 82'

The Avenue Stadium, Dorchester

Attendance: 301

Referee: Scott Robertson

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16 September 2018

Brighton & Hove Albion	3–1	London Bees
Umotong 27' Brazil 36' Whelan 88'	Report	Howells 22'

Broadfield Stadium, Crawley

Attendance: 171

Referee: Stacey Pearson

16 September 2018

Crystal Palace	0–4	Chelsea
	Report	Engman 10' England 56', 64' Spence 59'

Hayes Lane, Bromley

Attendance: 476

Referee: David Spain

16 September 2018

Yeovil Town	0–4	Tottenham Hotspur
	Report	Wiltshire 7' Haines 22', 39', 61'

The Avenue Stadium, Dorchester

Attendance: 415

Referee: Matthew Russell

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5 December 2018

19:30 GMT

Chelsea	7–0	Yeovil Town
Engman 2', 77' Spence 17', 63' England 24' Cousins 37' (o.g) Cuthbert 75'	Report

Kingsmeadow, Kingston Upon Thames

Attendance: 916

Referee: Lisa Benn

5 December 2018

Brighton & Hove Albion	5–1	Crystal Palace
Perry 14' Natkiel 38', 64' Brett 40' Gibbons 72'	Report	Burr 85'

Broadfield Stadium, Crawley

Attendance: 204

Referee: Alex Blake

5 December 2018

London Bees	4–2	Tottenham Hotspur
Davy 45', 46' Wilkinson 60' Forman 84'	Report	Dean 5' Wiltshire 40'

The Hive Stadium, Canons Park

Attendance: 146

Referee: Michael Begley

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12 December 2018

Tottenham Hotspur	0–5	Chelsea
		Cooper 10' Riley 18' Carney 46' England 60', 72'

Theobalds Lane, Cheshunt

Attendance: 358

Referee: Abigail Marriott

12 December 2018

Yeovil Town	1–4	Brighton & Hove Albion
Syme 37'	Report	Brazil 15' Buet 45+2' Green 53' Roe 83'

The Avenue Stadium, Dorchester

Attendance: 224

Referee: James Robinson

13 December 2018

Crystal Palace	7–2	London Bees
Hincks 12', 24', 45+2' (pen.), 67' Burr 52', 70' True 76'	Report	Pickett 15' Davy 21'

Hayes Lane, Bromley

Attendance: 146

Referee: Chris Myers

Group Two South

Pos	Team	Pld	W	WPEN	LPEN	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		ARS	WHU	LEW	CHA	MIL
1	Arsenal	4	4	0	0	0	20	2	+18	12	Advance to knock-out stage		—	3–1	—	5–0	—
2	West Ham United	4	3	0	0	1	11	4	+7	9			—	—	4–1	—	4–0
3	Lewes	4	2	0	0	2	8	13	−5	6			0–9	—	—	5–0	—
4	Charlton Athletic	4	1	0	0	3	4	14	−10	3			—	0–2	—	—	4–2
5	Millwall Lionesses	4	0	0	0	4	3	13	−10	0			1–3	—	0–2	—	—

Source: thefa.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

19 August 2018

Arsenal	3–1	West Ham United
McCabe 12', 80' Mead 44'	Report	Visalli 48'

Meadow Park, Borehamwood

Attendance: 834

Referee: Stephen Bates

19 August 2018

Lewes	5–0	Charlton Athletic
Bergin 11' (pen.), 43' Lane 22' Carter 86', 90+1'	Report

The Dripping Pan, Lewes

Attendance: 205

Referee: Jamie Wells

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26 August 2018

Charlton Athletic	4–2	Millwall Lionesses
Graham 11', 48' Bailes 60' Bryan 83'	Report	Ravenscroft 39' Clarke 45'

The Oakwood, Crayford

Attendance: 204

Referee: Isaac Hearle

26 August 2018

West Ham United	4–1	Lewes
Ross 25', 49' (pen.) Kiernan 29' Simic 32'	Report	Lane 8'

Rush Green Stadium, Romford

Attendance: 255

Referee: Jamie Pope

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16 September 2018

Lewes	0–9	Arsenal
	Report	van de Donk 7' Miedema 21', 47', 62' McCabe 26' Little 37' (pen.), 45' (pen.), 68' Evans 59'

The Dripping Pan, Lewes

Attendance: 945

Referee: Alex Blake

16 September 2018

West Ham United	4–0	Millwall Lionesses
de Graaf 6', 86' Visalli 9' Kmita 12'	Report

Rush Green Stadium, Romford

Attendance: 557

Referee: Tom Bishop

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5 December 2018

Millwall Lionesses	0–2	Lewes
	Report	Carter 68' Quayle 78'

Princes Park, Dartford

Attendance: 143

Referee: Kirsty Dowle

6 December 2018

Arsenal	5–0	Charlton Athletic
Miedema 6', 76' McCabe 30', 81' Ritchie 59' (o.g.)	Report

Meadow Park, Borehamwood

Referee: Lee Brennan

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12 December 2018

Millwall Lionesses	1–3	Arsenal
Ravenscroft 32'	Report	Miedema 55' Grant 56' Williamson 60'

Princes Park, Dartford

Attendance: 463

Referee: Dean Skipper

12 December 2018

Charlton Athletic	0–2	West Ham United
	Report	Kmita 46' Lehmann 56'

The Oakwood, Crayford

Attendance: 202

Referee: Gerry Heron

Knock-out stage

Quarter-finals

The draw for this round was made on 18 December 2018.

9 January 2019 (2019-01-09)

19:00 GMT (UTC+00:00)

Manchester United	2–0	West Ham United
Sigsworth 17', 53'	Report Report

Leigh Sports Village, Leigh

Attendance: 1,029

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9 January 2019 (2019-01-09)

19:30 GMT (UTC+00:00)

Arsenal	2–1	Birmingham City
van de Donk 83' Miedema 90+1'	Report Report	Quinn 61'

Meadow Park, Borehamwood

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9 January 2019 (2019-01-09)

19:30 GMT (UTC+00:00)

Chelsea	4–0	Reading
Kirby 3', 86' Asante 37' Riley 90+1'	Report Report

Kingsmeadow, Kingston upon Thames

Attendance: 973

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10 January 2019 (2019-01-10)

19:00 GMT (UTC+00:00)

Manchester City	7–1	Brighton & Hove Albion
Nikita Parris 6' Hemp 23', 86' Weir 59' Emslie 88' Stanway 90' Beckie 90+2'	Report Report	Buet 9'

Academy Stadium, Manchester

Attendance: 786

Semi-finals

The draw for the semi-finals was made on 12 January 2019.

6 February 2019 (2019-02-06)

19:30 GMT (UTC+00:00)

Chelsea	0–2	Manchester City
	Report	Parris 49', 81'

Kingsmeadow, Kingston upon Thames

Attendance: 1,358

Referee: David Rock

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7 February 2019 (2019-02-07)

19:30 GMT (UTC+00:00)

Arsenal	2–1	Manchester United
Miedema 18', 60'	Report	Green 83'

Meadow Park, Borehamwood

Attendance: 1,836

Referee: Amy Fearn

Final

Main article: 2019 FA Women's League Cup final

23 February 2019

12:15 GMT (UTC+00:00)

Arsenal	0–0 (a.e.t.)	Manchester City
	Report
Penalties
Little Williamson van de Donk Bloodworth	2–4	Stanway Hemp Emslie Houghton Beckie

Bramall Lane, Sheffield

Attendance: 2,424

Referee: Lucy Oliver

See also

• 2018–19 FA WSL
• 2018–19 FA Women's Championship