Chelsea vs Manchester United live stream, match preview, team news and kick-off time for the Women's FA Cup final

Sam Kerr of Chelsea controls the ball during the FA Women's Super League match between Chelsea and Manchester United at Kingsmeadow on March 12, 23 in Kingston Upon Thames, England.
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Looking for a Chelsea vs Manchester United live stream for the Women's FA Cup final? We've got you covered. Chelsea vs Manchester United is being shown in the UK by the BBC.

Chelsea face Manchester United in the Women's FA Cup final at Wembley on Sunday, with the Blues looking to lift the trophy for the third year running – while United are appearing in the showpiece game for the very first time.

This match could hardly be more perfectly poised: separated by one point at the top of the Women's Super League, both sides are firmly in with a shout of doing the double this season.

In fact, Chelsea have done just that in each of the past two campaigns – and victory under the arch will give Emma Hayes her 12th major honour as Blues manager.

United boss Marc Skinner, meanwhile, is looking to secure the first silverware of his coaching career – and, more significantly, the Red Devils' first ever top-level trophy.

Kick-off is at 2:30pm BST.

Team news

Chelsea's star forward Sam Kerr was a doubt after twisting her ankle in Wednesday's WSL win over Leicester, but the Australian starts against Manchester United. Fran Kirby has been ruled out for the season. Fellow midfielder Pernille Harder is fit again but starts on the bench.

United, meanwhile, have centre-back Maria Thorisdottir out for the season. Midfielder Lisa Naalsund is on the bench after injury.

Manchester United XI: Earps; Batlle, Turner, Le Tissier, Blundell; Zelem, Ladd, Toone; Parris, Russo, Galton.

Chelsea XI: Berger; Perisset, Mjelde, Eriksson, Charles; Leupolz, Cuthbert; James, Fleming, Reiten; Kerr.

Form

While they were knocked out of the Champions League semi-finals 2-1 on aggregate by Barcelona, Chelsea have been in fine nick of late. Emme Hayes' side thrashed Everton 7-0 then Leicester 6-0 in their last two WSL outings, having beaten Aston Villa 1-0 in the last four of the FA Cup and 3-0 in the league.

As for United, they've won their last six games in all competitions – including a 4-0 thumping of Brighton, who they then defeated 3-2 to reach the FA Cup final. Skinner's team swept aside Tottenham 3-0 last time out to stay a point clear of Chelsea at the top of the WSL – albeit having played one match more.

Referee

Emily Heaslip will be the referee for Chelsea vs Manchester United.

Stadium

Chelsea vs Manchester United will be played at the 90,000-capacity Wembley Stadium in London.

Kick-off and channel

Chelsea vs Manchester United kick-off is at 2:30pm BST in the UK. The game is live on BBC One, BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website.

Tom Hancock

Tom Hancock started freelancing for FourFourTwo in April 2019 and has also written for the Premier League and Opta Analyst, among others. He supports Wycombe Wanderers and has a soft spot for Wealdstone. A self-confessed statto, he has been known to watch football with a spreadsheet (or several) open...