The 2026 Women's League Cup final was the fifteenth final of the Women's League Cup, England's secondary cup competition for women's football teams and its primary league cup tournament. It took place on 15 March 2026, at Ashton Gate, and was contested by Chelsea and Manchester United. Chelsea made their seventh consecutive (and seventh overall) appearance in a League Cup final, having won the previous edition. Manchester United contested their first League Cup final.
Chelsea won the match 2–0 and clinched their fourth title.
Route to the final
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first.
ChelseaRoundOppositionScoreGSByeQFLiverpool (A)9–1SFManchester City (A)1–0Key: (H) = Home; (A) = Away Manchester UnitedRoundOppositionScoreGSByeQFTottenham Hotspur (H)2–1SFArsenal (A)1–0Key: (H) = Home; (A) = Away Chelsea Chelsea entered the competition in the knockout stage due to their participation in the UEFA Women's Champions League.
In the quarter-final, they were drawn away to Liverpool.
Manchester United Manchester United entered the competition in the knockout stage due to their participation in the UEFA Women's Champions League.
In the quarter-final, they were drawn at home to Tottenham Hotspur.
Match
Details
GK 24 Hannah HamptonLB 17 Sandy BaltimoreLCB 5 Veerle BuurmanRCB 26 Kadeisha Buchanan RB 22 Lucy BronzeLCM 6 Sjoeke NüskenCM 30 Keira WalshRCM 8 Erin Cuthbert (c)LW 12 Alyssa Thompson FW 10 Lauren James RW 19 Johanna Rytting KanerydSubstitutes:GK 38 Becky SpencerLCB 14 Nathalie Björn MF 18 Wieke Kaptein GK 1 Livia PengMF 32 Lexi Potter DF 42 Chloe SarwieFW 33 Aggie Beever-Jones Manager: Sonia Bompastor GK 91 Phallon Tullis-JoyceLB 5 Hanna LundkvistLCB 17 Dominique JanssenRCB 4 Maya Le Tissier (c)RB 14 Jayde Riviere LCM 10 Elisabeth TerlandRCM 18 Julia Zigiotti Olme LW 9 Melvine MalardCAM 16 Lisa NaalsundRW 8 Jess ParkFW 19 Ellen Wangerheim Substitutes:GK 1 Kayla RendellGK 39 Safia Middleton-PatelDF 3 Gabby GeorgeMF 47 Jessica AndersonMF 13 Simi Awujo FW 57 Layla DruryFW 12 Fridolina Rolfö FW 24 Lea Schüller DF 21 Millie TurnerManager: Marc Skinner
Player of the Match: Lauren James (Chelsea)
Assistant referees: Isabel Chaplin Jon Ashworth-Sears Fourth official: Ross Martin Video assistant referee: Timothy Wood Assistant video assistant referee: Nick HoptonMatch rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Nine named substitutes. Maximum of five substitutions in three stoppages.
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