Manchester City beat Brighton & Hove Albion 4-0 in the Women's FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium on Sunday, May 31, 2026, securing their first FA Cup trophy since 2020 and completing a domestic double after winning the Women's Super League earlier this month [1, 2, 3].

Jamaican striker Khadija "Bunny" Shaw opened the scoring in the 38th minute and celebrated a new four-year contract with the club. Shaw said, "To get the double is a good feeling. I've always said that Manchester is my home. It took a while, but we finally got [the contract agreement] done" [1, 4, 2, 3, 5].

Alex Greenwood doubled the lead with a free kick deep into first-half stoppage time. Aoba Fujino scored the third goal in the 66th minute off a Shaw assist. Vivianne Miedema added a fourth with a header three minutes before full time [1, 4, 2, 3].

Brighton, appearing in their first Wembley final and aiming for their first major trophy, had more possession and 12 attempts at goal compared to City's 14, but lacked clinical finishing [6, 2, 5]. Brighton defender Rebecca Knaak praised Shaw’s focus amid transfer speculation, saying, "It's quite hard as a player to still focus then, and that's exactly what she did" [5].

Manchester City head coach Andrée Jeglertz praised Shaw's professionalism despite weeks of Chelsea transfer rumors. He said, "First of all, it's amazing that she thinks our programme is the best way to become a better football player... She's staying and that is what we want to keep doing with her." He added that Shaw "has been so professional all the time, always performed and always been a positive person" [4, 5].

Shaw finished the season with 21 goals, winning the WSL Player of the Year and Golden Boot awards [1, 4].

Brighton head coach Dario Vidosic praised his team’s bravery and said he plans to review the season for future squad improvements, stating, "I'll review the whole season and hopefully, we'll see how we go in the summer, in terms of players that could potentially be coming to the club." [5]

The final marked the first Women's FA Cup final played with spectators at Wembley in seven years, following behind-closed-doors finals in 2020 [2].