Chelsea 3-0 Manchester United: Women’s FA Cup final player ratings | OneFootball

Chelsea

Hannah Hampton Calm when called upon but she was rarely tested by Manchester United. Did well when one-on-one with Terland. 6/10

Lucy Bronze Showed great energy down the right flank, caused problems offensively and typified Chelsea’s physical superiority. 7

Nathalie Björn Beaten in the air by Terland for one of Manchester United’s best chances in an otherwise reliable performance. 6

Millie Bright Typically solid and dependable, if not spectacular. Now the mainstay of Chelsea’s decade-long spell of dominance. 6

Naomi Girma Possibly her best Chelsea performance so far. Showed superb anticipation and positional awareness. Had too much pace for Terland. 8

Niamh Charles Played some smart football and was positionally astute, which perhaps more enabled space for others to shine rather than herself. 6

Aggie Beever-Jones Could have done better with a couple of chances but her movement was good and, aged 21, she will get more Wembley chances. 5

Keira Walsh Fairly quiet by her own high standards but the maturity of her tactically influential performance should not be underestimated. 6

Erin Cuthbert Battled impressively, showing typical grit and desire that summed up how Chelsea have completed an unbeaten domestic campaign. 7

Sandy Baltimore Player of the match. Took her goals well and produced an exquisite cross for Macario’s goal. Classy player. 9

Mayra Ramírez A fairly forgettable final for the Colombia forward but her work rate was a marked improvement on the semi-final against Barcelona. 5

Substitutes: Catarina Macario (Ramírez, 62) Lively. Strong impact late in the game and popped up with a fine header for the second goal; 8. Wieke Kaptein (Beever-Jones, 75) Showed plenty of good touches to help contribute to Chelsea’s late flurry of chances; 6. Johanna Rytting Kaneryd (Bronze, 90+4) 5. Guro Reiten 5 (Baltimore, 90+4) 5. Sjoeke Nüsken (Cuthbert, 90+4) 5.

Manchester United

Phallon Tullis-Joyce Made three good first-half saves but her attempt at mind games with Baltimore for the penalty did not work. 5

Aoife Mannion She did well at the back but, in attack, Manchester United missed Jayde Riviere more dangerous crosses. 6

Maya Le Tissier Made a rare mistake early on but recovered to later make two strong blocks. 6

Millie Turner Withdrawn at half-time because of an injury after playing relatively well in the first 45 minutes, but United needed to make a tactical change at the break anyway. 6

Gabby George Almost scored an own goal but also produced two excellent blocks at important moments. 6

Grace Clinton We never really saw the best of the England midfielder. Booked for foul on Cuthbert. Still only 22 – her time will come. 5

Dominique Janssen Spurned a huge chance over the bar. Struggled late on after being switched to centre-back as Chelsea got on top. 4

Hinata Miyazawa Showed some really nice touches of control but ultimately was outmuscled by Cuthbert, as Baltimore bossed the midfield battle. 5

Celin Bizet Gave away the penalty with a slack foul on Cuthbert and was not quite able to reproduce her good league form in attack. 4

Elisabeth Terland Headed a golden chance straight at Hampton. Worked hard but just lacked a bit of quality on the day. 5

Leah Galton Defensively strong, making two vital blocks including one on Ramírez, worked tirelessly, but never really had a chance to shine in the final third. 7

Substitutes: Ella Toone (Turner, ht) Fired a half-volley straight at the keeper but overall didn’t have the impact she will have dreamed of. In hindsight, probably should have started; 6. Melvine Malard (Mannion, 70) Never really had a chance to get into the game as the play became stretched; 5. Anna Sandberg (George, 76) Had a tough time as Chelsea continually broke forward in the closing stages; 5. Lisa Naalsund (Miyazawa, 81) Came on too late to have much of an influence, as her teammates tired; 5. Rachel Williams (Bizet, 81) It felt like her introduction was United’s last throw of the dice but instead Chelsea created all the late chances; 5.

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