Summary

  • Ji So-Yun goal wins it for Chelsea

  • Chelsea win Women's FA Cup for the first time

  • A Women's FA Cup record crowd of 30,710 at Wembley

  • Chelsea & England striker Eniola Aluko named player of the match

  1. Biggest game in Chelsea Ladies historypublished at 14:54 British Summer Time 1 August 2015

    England striker Eniola Aluko knows what it takes to win an FA Cup final, having picked up the famous bit of silverware with Charlton and Birmingham City.

    She now hopes to shine for Chelsea Ladies on what she has described the biggest day in their history.

    Eniola Aluko Chelsea LadiesImage source, BBC Sport
  2. Reluctant icon ready to make historypublished at 14:52 British Summer Time 1 August 2015

    Laura BassettImage source, The FA

    Laura Bassett leads Notts County onto the Wembley turf intent on making history.

    After scoring the own goal that ended England's hopes of winning the Women's World Cup, she said she would "prefer no-one to know my name".

    But she is back on centre stage and admits that being the first woman to lift the FA Cup trophy at Wembley would be a seminal moment in the women's game.

    "It would be an iconic picture, but that is not my motivation," the 31-year-old told BBC Sport.

    Her team-mates might say otherwise, with goalkeeper Carly Telford wanting to bring "gold" back for Bass.

    Oh, and if the weekend was not already big enough, Bassett celebrates her 32nd birthday on Sunday.

  3. Join the debate at #bbcfootballpublished at 14:50 British Summer Time 1 August 2015

    Twin sisters Isobella and Sofia with father SteveImage source, Owen Phillips

    Twin sisters Isobella and Sofia with father Steve. Favourite player they say is Eniola Aluko and they pick Chelsea to win 3-1 after quickly changing their minds from 100-0.

  4. Postpublished at 14:47 British Summer Time 1 August 2015

    BBC Sport's Tom Garry at Wembley: "Aside from the historic nature of this first Wembley final, this a massive day for both these clubs, both of whom have never won a major trophy before.

    "Arguably, there is more pressure on Chelsea, especially considering how close they were to winning the league title last season.

    "Emma Hayes' side are absolutely desperate for silverware, and with the calibre of their squad, they are expected to start delivering soon."

  5. Watch the game livepublished at 14:45 British Summer Time 1 August 2015

    BBC Coverage

    As well as following our live text coverage this afternoon, you can also watch the game unfold here by clicking on the live coverage tab or on BBC One. The television coverage, presented by Jacqui Oatley, is starting right now.

    You can also listen to the game on BBC Radio 5 live, BBC Radio Nottingham, BBC London 94.9 and BBC World Service.

  6. Firing for every roundpublished at 14:42 British Summer Time 1 August 2015

    Ellen White Notts CountyImage source, BBC Sport

    England striker Ellen White has scored for Notts County in every round of the Women's FA Cup on the way to Wembley.

    Her effort against Tottenham in the fifth round was particularly special as it marked her return after an 11-month injury lay-off.

    From there, White quickly rejoined the England ranks and was part of the Lionesses bronze-medal-winning side. Now that is how you do a comeback.

  7. Chelsea's 'little magician'published at 14:39 British Summer Time 1 August 2015

    Doncaster Rovers Belles forward Sue Smith on one to watch from Chelsea:

    "For Chelsea, I think Ji So-Yun. I just think she's class, she's a great player.

    "If you give her time and space on the ball she's going to make something happen, she's so dangerous going forward."

    Ji So YunImage source, BBC Sport
  8. Greenwood driven by final despairpublished at 14:37 British Summer Time 1 August 2015

    Alex Greenwood up against Everton in the Women's FA CupImage source, The FA

    Notts County and England defender Alex Greenwood made it to this stage last season, losing to Arsenal with an Everton side that was eventually relegated from the top flight.

    The 21-year-old does not recall the experience fondly and it has certainly added fuel to an already emotion-charged occasion.

    Greenwood told BBC Sport: "It was devastating. I don't think I turned up to the game. For me personally, it is probably one the of the worst games that I've played.

    "As a team I don't think we were ready for an FA Cup final, in the WSL we were struggling and hadn't won a game. Ultimately that shattered Everton and that sent us down. Confidence-wise, it knocked a lot of players.

    "That is a memory and something I look back on and it motivates me. It makes me a better player. Even though it was a bad time and hard time it has made me better for the future."

    Greenwood's first meeting with Everton since her move was the Women's FA Cup semi-final, where she got to play at Goodison Park for the first time.

  9. From Bermondsey to Wembleypublished at 14:34 British Summer Time 1 August 2015

    Katie ChapmanImage source, The FA

    School run... Check. World Cup bronze, eight Women's FA Cup winners medals... check... History maker at Wembley... check.

    Chelsea captain Katie Chapman has enjoyed a fantastic career to date. She gave BBC Sport exclusive insight it what it takes to juggle motherhood and football.

  10. Join the debate at #bbcfootballpublished at 14:32 British Summer Time 1 August 2015

    BBC Sport's Tom Garry at Wembley: The England fans band are at Wembley for the #WomensFACup final.

    England bandImage source, Tom Garry
  11. Catch us if you canpublished at 14:30 British Summer Time 1 August 2015

    Today's winners will be collecting the Women's FA Cup for the very first time.

    But they've got some catching up to do to match the competition's most successful club...

    Arsenal Ladies Women's FA Cup winners 2014Image source, BBC Sport
  12. 'Primitive' football to world-class stagepublished at 14:27 British Summer Time 1 August 2015

    Southampton team after winning the first ever Women's FA CupImage source, BBC Radio Solent

    With history being made at Wembley today, it is hard not to get nostalgic about the old days of no nets and sheds.

    BBC Radio Solent and Tom Garry took a trip down memory lane with the side that reached 10 of the first 11 Women's FA Cup finals.

    And if they were not already engrained enough in the fabric of this competition, they recorded the biggest win in the final - 8-2 over QPR at Slough Town in 1978.

    Oh, and if anyone sees the original Women's FA Cup be sure to contact the National Football Museum as there is a bit of a treasure hunt going on there.

  13. 13 and definitely outpublished at 14:24 British Summer Time 1 August 2015

    Let's rewind the clock to the very early stages of the competition.

    Going all the way back to 7 September, we had the biggest win in this season's competition. And it was Nettleham that got the better of 13-0 Arnold Town in the preliminary round.

    We will be coming at you with a nice selection of random Women's FA Cup facts today.

  14. How Chelsea reached the finalpublished at 14:21 British Summer Time 1 August 2015

    Katie Chapman celebrates scoring against ArsenalImage source, The FA

    Chelsea Ladies started their campaign with a thumping 6-0 win over WSL 2 side Watford in front of just 264 fans at Staines Town.

    Next up they knocked defending champions and 13-time winners Arsenal out at the quarter-final stage. A 1-0 home win against Manchester City earned them a spot in their second Women's FA Cup decider.

  15. How Notts County reached the finalpublished at 14:19 British Summer Time 1 August 2015

    Notts County players celebrate goal against Everton in Women's FA Cup semi-finalImage source, The FA

    Notts County really have eased through to this year's Women's FA Cup final, bagging 12 goals against three sides from outside the top flight.

    Chelsea are the first Women's Super League One outfit that the Lady Magpies face, having got past third-tier side Tottenham 4-0 in the fifth round before thumping WSL 2 outfit Aston Villa 5-1 in the quarter-finals.

    They earned a trip to Goodison Park for the last four where they were comfortable 3-0 winners against Everton - the side that had denied them a spot in the decider a year earlier.

  16. LINE-UPSpublished at 14:17 British Summer Time 1 August 2015

    No surprise in Chelsea's line-up for this final as boss Emma Hayes sticks with the same starting XI and bench from their 2-1 home loss to Manchester City in the league six days ago.

    Chelsea lost that one late on and definitely grew throughout the match. It was their first home defeat since September 2013 and second loss on the spin in the league, but certainly there was no reason to change the world for this game.

    Chelsea Ladies: Lindahl; Blundell, Flaherty, Fahey, C Rafferty; Chapman (c), Bright, Spence; Davison, Ji So-Yun, Aluko.

    Substitutes: Hourihan, Borges, Coombs, Brett, Banusic.

  17. LINE-UPSpublished at 14:14 British Summer Time 1 August 2015

    The first of this afternoon's team news is in. Carly Telford starts and is Notts County's only eligible goalkeeper for the Magpies today.

    The England keeper says she is "fit and ready" after returning from a dislocated shoulder, but Notts have had outfield players practicing in goal this week. If the worst does happen and Telford does hurt herself again then maybe we will see Rachel Williams take on the gloves. Yep, she would certainly love to play the hero by all accounts.

    Notts County Ladies: Telford, Greenwood, Buet, Clarke, Williams, White, Scott, Walton, Turner, Crichton, Bassett.

    Substitutes: Susi, O'Sullivan, Plumptre, A. Whelan, O'Neill

  18. Join the debate at #bbcfootballpublished at 14:12 British Summer Time 1 August 2015

    Kick-off is just over 45 minutes away. Nervous Notts and Chelsea fans? Or are you new to women's football off the back of the World Cup?

    Wherever and however you're following this afternoon's final we would love to hear from you.

    Join in by using #bbcfootball on Twitter.

  19. Postpublished at 14:10 British Summer Time 1 August 2015

    BBC Sport's Tom Garry at Wembley: "'Wembley Way' might differ significantly from the approach to Women's Super League grounds, but the atmosphere here remains the same, with absolutely no hostility. Thousands of families are enjoying a day out.

    "It has to be said that, as well as Notts and Chelsea fans, there are many fans here of other clubs too, proudly wearing their shirts, including some Arsenal, Barcelona and Doncaster Rovers Belles supporters.

    "28,500 tickets were sold before the day, and with tickets still on sale this afternoon, the Football Association are hoping to break the 30,000 mark."

  20. A milestone for women's footballpublished at 14:06 British Summer Time 1 August 2015

    Wembley StadiumImage source, Getty Images

    Rachel Brown-Finnis, the former England goalkeeper and FA Cup winner with Everton, on the first Wembley final:

    "It's massive and it just shows how far women's football is evolving in this country, especially off the back of such a successful World Cup.

    "I think the women's game needed something like this to come around so quickly to keep the fans onside."