Everton beat Birmingham to reach final
Everton produced another strong performance and continued their winning run by overcoming Birmingham City to reach the Women’s FA Cup final.
Northern Ireland forward Simone Magill lashed in just before half-time and Denmark’s Nicoline Sorensen doubled the visitors’ lead after the break.
France striker Valerie Gauvin added a third late on for the dominant Toffees.
Everton will face either holders Manchester City or 14-time winners Arsenal at Wembley on 1 November.
More to follow.
Line-ups
B’ham City Women
- 1Hampton
- 3ScottBooked at 29mins
- 30Lawley
- 4Corsie
- 25Holloway
- 19WhippSubstituted forScofieldat 64′minutes
- 8Green
- 10MurrayBooked at 69mins
- 2Mayling
- 18Walker
- 14KellySubstituted forGrantat 64′minutes
Substitutes
- 7Napier
- 11Grant
- 20McCarron
- 22Scofield
- 23Toussaint
Everton Women
- 1MacIver
- 2Wold
- 20Finnigan
- 22Sevecke
- 3Turner
- 21ClemaronSubstituted forGauvinat 74′minutes
- 17GrahamSubstituted forEgurrolaat 90+1′minutes
- 8ChristiansenSubstituted forStringerat 90+1′minutes
- 7Boye-Hlorkah
- 10MagillSubstituted forPikeat 74′minutes
- 14SørensenSubstituted forRasoat 66′minutes
Substitutes
- 12Egurrola
- 13Stringer
- 15Pike
- 16Raso
- 19Gauvin
- 23Korpela
- 30Pattinson
Live Text
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Match ends, Birmingham City Women 0, Everton Women 3.
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Second Half ends, Birmingham City Women 0, Everton Women 3.
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Substitution, Everton Women. Abbey-Leigh Stringer replaces Izzy Christiansen.
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Substitution, Everton Women. Damaris Egurrola replaces Lucy Graham.
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Attempt saved. Abbi Grant (Birmingham City Women) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
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Abbi Grant (Birmingham City Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Lucy Graham (Everton Women).
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Goal! Birmingham City Women 0, Everton Women 3. Valérie Gauvin (Everton Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Molly Pike.
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Attempt missed. Hayley Raso (Everton Women) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
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Hand ball by Molly Pike (Everton Women).
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Corner, Birmingham City Women. Conceded by Sandy MacIver.
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Connie Scofield (Birmingham City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Molly Pike (Everton Women).
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Foul by Harriet Scott (Birmingham City Women).
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Izzy Christiansen (Everton Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Rachel Corsie (Birmingham City Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by Molly Pike (Everton Women).
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Substitution, Everton Women. Molly Pike replaces Simone Magill.
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Substitution, Everton Women. Valérie Gauvin replaces Maéva Clemaron.
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Foul by Claudia Walker (Birmingham City Women).
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