Chelsea to Face Manchester City in Semi-Finals of Women's FA Cup

Defending Women's FA Cup champions Chelsea have secured a semi-final matchup against Women's Super League leaders Manchester City. The Blues earned their spot in the last four by defeating Tottenham 2-1 at Kingsmeadow. Manchester City then advanced to the semi-finals with a narrow 1-0 win over Birmingham, courtesy of Khadija Shaw's goal. Liverpool will host Brighton in the other semi-final after both teams emerged victorious in their quarter-final matches on Sunday. The semi-final contests are scheduled to take place on the weekend of May 9/10, preceding the final on May 31. Chelsea overcame Tottenham on Monday, thanks to Veerle Buurman's impressive late goal in the 86th minute. The 19-year-old's powerful strike beat Tottenham's goalkeeper, Lize Kop, and ensured Chelsea remains in contention to salvage a disappointing season. Earlier, Eveliina Summanen's cross had leveled the score for the visitors in the second half, following Sam Kerr's header that put Chelsea ahead before the interval. Manchester City edged past second-tier Birmingham with Shaw's goal in the eighth minute, assisted by Iman Beney's well-placed ball. Birmingham fought valiantly to stay in the game, but Manchester City came closest to scoring a second goal when Yui Hasegawa's shot was brilliantly deflected against the bar by goalkeeper Lucy Thomas in the second half.