Chelsea to Face Manchester City in FA Cup Semi-Finals After Beating Tottenham

Defending champions Chelsea will face Women's Super League leaders Manchester City in the semi-finals of the Women's FA Cup. Chelsea secured their spot in the last four with a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Tottenham at Kingsmeadow. Manchester City then joined them in the semi-finals, earning a narrow 1-0 win against Birmingham City in the Championship, thanks to a goal from Khadija Shaw. The other semi-final match will see Liverpool host Brighton, following their respective quarter-final wins on Sunday. The semi-final matches are scheduled to take place on the weekend of May 9/10, with the final set for May 31. Chelsea's win over Tottenham was sealed by a stunning late strike from 19-year-old Veerle Buurman, who scored with a fierce effort in the 86th minute. The visitors had earlier equalized through Eveliina Summanen's cross, which deceived goalkeeper Hannah Hampton, after Sam Kerr had put Chelsea ahead before the interval. Manchester City's victory over Birmingham was courtesy of Shaw's goal, which came after just eight minutes, following a fine ball played in behind the defense by Iman Beney.