Chelsea Beats Tottenham, Advances to FA Cup Semi-Finals Against Manchester City

Reigning Women's FA Cup champions Chelsea secured a semi-final spot against Women's Super League leaders Manchester City after edging out Tottenham 2-1 at Kingsmeadow. Manchester City booked their place in 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, with both teams emerging victorious from their quarter-final matches on Sunday. The semi-finals are set to take place on the weekend of May 9/10, with the final scheduled for May 31. Chelsea's win was sealed by Veerle Buurman's stunning late goal, which came in the 86th minute. Earlier, Eveliina Summanen's cross had leveled the score for Tottenham after Sam Kerr's header put Chelsea ahead. Manchester City's victory was sealed by Shaw's early goal, assisted by Iman Beney. Despite a spirited effort from Birmingham, Manchester City held on to their lead, with goalkeeper Lucy Thomas making a crucial save to deny Yui Hasegawa a second goal.