2024–25 Women's League Cup
{{Infobox football tournament season
| title = Women's League Cup
| year = 2024–25
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| country = England
| dates = 2 October 2024 – 15 March 2025
| num_teams = 23
| defending_champions = Arsenal
| champions = Chelsea
| count = 3
| runner-up = Manchester City
| matches = 37
| goals = 135
| attendance =
| scoring_leader = Maria Edwards
(5 goals)
| award =
| updated =
| prev_season = 2023–24
| next_season = 2025–26
}}
The 2024–25 Women's League Cup was the 14th edition of the Women's Super League and Women's Championship's league cup competition. All 23 teams from the WSL and Championship took part in the competition. Arsenal were the defending champions.{{cite web|title=Arsenal beat Chelsea to win Women's League Cup - as it happened|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/live/football/67811890|website=BBC|date=31 March 2024|access-date=17 August 2024|archive-date=17 August 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240817101750/https://www.bbc.com/sport/live/football/67811890|url-status=live}} It marked the first time since the competition's inception in 2011 that the cup would not be played under the named sponsorship of Continental AG{{cite web |title=Continental Tyres Celebrates 13th Year of Sponsoring Women's League Cup |url=https://tyretradenews.co.uk/news/continental-tyres-celebrates-13th-year-of-sponsoring-womens-league-cup/ |website=Tyre Trade News |date=9 October 2023 |access-date=21 August 2024 |archive-date=21 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240821002342/https://tyretradenews.co.uk/news/continental-tyres-celebrates-13th-year-of-sponsoring-womens-league-cup/ |url-status=live }} or under the branding of The Football Association following the completed takeover by Women's Professional Leagues Limited (WPLL).{{cite web |title=WSL and Women's Championship takeover: Deal complete for club-owned body to replace FA |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cq5dz0w549go |website=BBC Sport |date=15 August 2024 |access-date=21 August 2024 |archive-date=21 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240821000630/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cq5dz0w549go |url-status=live }} On 16 December 2024, the WPLL announced a partnership with Subway, with the competition officially known as the Subway Women’s League Cup for sponsorship reasons.{{cite web|url=https://womensleagues.thefa.com/subway-partners-with-womens-professional-leagues-limited-to-become-the-womens-league-cup-title-partner/|title=Subway Partners with Women’s Professional Leagues Limited to become the Women’s League Cup Title Partner|publisher=The Football Association|date=16 December 2024|access-date=16 December 2024|archive-date=16 December 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241216120243/https://womensleagues.thefa.com/subway-partners-with-womens-professional-leagues-limited-to-become-the-womens-league-cup-title-partner|url-status=live}}
Format
The competition kept the same format as the previous season, starting with a group stage split regionally. However, the competition ran with 23 teams, one fewer than previous season, after Reading withdrew from the Championship in June 2024.{{cite web |title=Reading withdraw women's team from Championship |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/czk0m4l87l9o |website=BBC Sport |date=30 June 2024 |access-date=20 August 2024 |archive-date=9 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240809172645/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/czk0m4l87l9o |url-status=live }} Teams competing in the UEFA Women's Champions League group stage are exempt from the League Cup group stage, earning a provisional bye to the quarter-finals. As a result, the initial group stage draw made on 19 August 2024 featured 20 of the 23 teams, with all groups featuring four teams each. The three teams excluded from the draw were Chelsea, who automatically entered the Champions League group stage, and Manchester City and Arsenal who advanced in the Champions League qualifying rounds, and will all enter the League Cup at the quarter-final stage.
The first place team in each of the five groups qualifies for the knock-out stage.
Group stage
=Group A=
|section=Group A
|source=[https://womensleagues.thefa.com/womens-league-cup-group-stage-draw-confirmed/ Women's League Cup]
|update=24 November 2024
|OTwin_header={{Abbr|PW|Won after penalty shootout}}|OTloss_header={{Abbr|PL|Lost after penalty shootout}}
|team_order= MUN, LIV, EVE, NUN
|result1=KO
|win_EVE=0 |OTwin_EVE=1 |OTloss_EVE=0 |loss_EVE=2 |gf_EVE=1 |ga_EVE=7
|win_LIV=2 |OTwin_LIV=0 |OTloss_LIV=0 |loss_LIV=1 |gf_LIV=10 |ga_LIV=3
|win_MUN=3 |OTwin_MUN=0 |OTloss_MUN=0 |loss_MUN=0 |gf_MUN=9 |ga_MUN=3
|win_NUN=0 |OTwin_NUN=0 |OTloss_NUN=1 |loss_NUN=2 |gf_NUN=5 |ga_NUN=12
|name_EVE = Everton
|name_LIV = Liverpool
|name_MUN = Manchester United
|name_NUN = Newcastle United
|class_rules = 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of wins; 5) Head-to-head record
|res_col_header=Q
|col_KO=green1 |text_KO=Advanced to knock-out stage
}}
{{Football box
|id = Manchester United v Liverpool
|date = 2 October 2024
|time = 19:00
|team1 = Manchester United
|score = 2–0
|report = https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/live/cj31rk4nnmkt
|team2 = Liverpool
|goals1 =
- Malard {{goal|9}}
- R. Williams {{goal|67}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Leigh Sports Village
|location = Leigh
|attendance = 2,568
|referee = Elizabeth Simms
}}
{{Football box
|id = Newcastle United v Everton
|date = 2 October 2024
|time = 19:45
|team1 = Newcastle United
|score = 1–1
|report = https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/live/c87039z11jvt
|team2 = Everton
|goals1 =
- Stokes {{goal|5}}
|goals2 =
- Bissell {{goal|50}}
|penalties1 =
|penaltyscore = 0–3
|penalties2 =
- {{pengoal}} Vanhaevermaet
- {{pengoal}} Snoeijs
- {{pengoal}} Finnigan
|stadium = Kingston Park Stadium
|location = Kingston Park
|attendance = 1,379
|referee = Grace Lowe
}}
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{{Football box
|id = Everton v Manchester United
|date = 20 November 2024
|time = 19:00
|team1 = Everton
|score = 0–2
|report = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/c0j85e53852t
|team2 = Manchester United
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
- Brosnan {{goal|15|o.g.}}
- Le Tissier {{goal|77}}
|stadium = Walton Hall Park
|location = Walton Hall Park
|attendance = 789
|referee = Phoebe Cross
}}
{{Football box
|id = Newcastle United v Liverpool
|date = 24 November 2024
|time = 14:00
|team1 = Newcastle United
|score = 1–6
|report = https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/live/crmzpykrrp3t
|team2 = Liverpool
|goals1 =
- Andrews {{goal|88}}
|goals2 =
- Shaw {{goal|10}}
- Enderby {{goal|12||55}}
- Smith {{goal|35}}
- Kapocs {{goal|45+1}}
- Kiernan {{goal|90+3}}
|stadium = Kingston Park Stadium
|location = Kingston Park
|attendance = 3,013
|referee = Hannah Gardner
}}
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{{Football box
|id = Liverpool v Everton
|date = 11 December 2024
|time = 18:00
|team1 = Liverpool
|score = 4–0
|report = https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/live/c7866g31yznt
|team2 = Everton
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Totally Wicked Stadium
|location = St Helens
|attendance = 3,219
|referee = Adewunmi Soneye
}}
{{Football box
|id = Manchester United v Newcastle United
|date = 11 December 2024
|time = 19:00
|team1 = Manchester United
|score = 5–3
|report = https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/live/c0rnnd9pxl9t
|team2 = Newcastle United
|goals1 =
- Greenwood {{goal|9|o.g.}}
- Watson {{goal|24}}
- Williams {{goal|68}}
- George {{goal|83}}
- Terland {{goal|88}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Leigh Sports Village
|location = Leigh
|attendance = 1,745
|referee = Elizabeth Simms
}}
=Group B=
|section=Group B
|source=[https://womensleagues.thefa.com/womens-league-cup-group-stage-draw-confirmed/ Women's League Cup]
|update=3 October 2024
|OTwin_header={{Abbr|WPEN|Won after penalty shootout}}|OTloss_header={{Abbr|LPEN|Lost after penalty shootout}}
|team_order= DUR, BLB, SUN, SHU
|result1=KO
|win_BLB=2 |OTwin_BLB=0 |OTloss_BLB=0 |loss_BLB=1 |gf_BLB=8 |ga_BLB=5
|win_DUR=2 |OTwin_DUR=1 |OTloss_DUR=0 |loss_DUR=0 |gf_DUR=5 |ga_DUR=3
|win_SHU=0 |OTwin_SHU=0 |OTloss_SHU=1 |loss_SHU=2 |gf_SHU=4 |ga_SHU=7
|win_SUN=1 |OTwin_SUN=0 |OTloss_SUN=0 |loss_SUN=2 |gf_SUN=4 |ga_SUN=6
|name_BLB = Blackburn Rovers
|name_DUR = Durham
|name_SHU = Sheffield United
|name_SUN = Sunderland
|class_rules = 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of wins; 5) Head-to-head record
|res_col_header=Q
|col_KO=green1 |text_KO=Advanced to knock-out stage
}}
{{Football box
|id = Blackburn Rovers v Durham
|date = 2 October 2024
|time = 19:00
|team1 = Blackburn Rovers
|score = 1–2
|report = https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/live/cevy0r3xe8rt
|team2 = Durham
|goals1 =
- Riglar {{goal|17}}
|goals2 =
- Novak {{goal|80}}
- Ryan-Doyle {{goal|87}}
|stadium = Lancashire FA County Ground
|location = Lancashire
|attendance = 159
|referee = Hannah Gardner
}}
{{Football box
|id = Sheffield United v Sunderland
|date = 3 October 2024
|time = 19:00
|team1 = Sheffield United
|score = 1–2
|report = https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/live/c1l4ermlemnt
|team2 = Sunderland
|goals1 =
- Farrugia {{goal|51}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = North Street
|location = Alfreton
|attendance = 202
|referee = Lauren Whiteman
}}
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{{Football box
|id = Durham v Sheffield United
|date = 24 November 2024
|time = 12:00
|team1 = Durham
|score = 1–1
|report = https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/live/c1lg23d119gt
|team2 = Sheffield United
|goals1 =
- Ryan-Doyle {{goal|61}}
|goals2 =
- Robinson {{goal|55}}
|penalties1 =
- Hepple {{pengoal}}
- Ryan-Doyle {{pengoal}}
- Johns {{penmiss}}
- Foster {{pengoal}}
- Salicki {{pengoal}}
|penaltyscore = 4–3
|penalties2 =
- {{pengoal}} Kinzett
- {{penmiss}} Butler
- {{pengoal}} Phillips
- {{penmiss}} Robinson
- {{pengoal}} Farrugia
|stadium = Maiden Castle
|location = Durham
|attendance = 582
|referee = Melissa Burgin
}}
{{Football box
|id = Sunderland v Blackburn Rovers
|date = 24 November 2024
|time = 14:00
|team1 = Sunderland
|score = 1–3
|report = https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/live/ce31px9qq57t
|team2 = Blackburn Rovers
|goals1 =
- Kitching {{goal|61}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Eppleton CW
|location = Hetton-le-Hole
|attendance = 376
|referee = Lucy May
}}
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{{Football box
|id = Blackburn Rovers v Sheffield United
|date = 11 December 2024
|time = 19:00
|team1 = Blackburn Rovers
|score = 4–2
|report = https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/live/crk0057lp22t
|team2 = Sheffield United
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Lancashire FA County Ground
|location = Lancashire
|attendance = 180
|referee = Aimee Keir
}}
{{Football box
|id = Sunderland v Durham
|date = 11 December 2024
|time = 19:30
|team1 = Sunderland
|score = 1–2
|report = https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/live/c1lnn1rq95yt
|team2 = Durham
|goals1 =
- Watson {{goal|6}}
|goals2 =
- Ryan-Doyle {{goal|1}}
- Novak {{goal|58}}
|stadium = Eppleton CW
|location = Hetton-le-Hole
|attendance = 450
|referee = Grace Lowe
}}
=Group C=
|section=Group C
|source=[https://womensleagues.thefa.com/womens-league-cup-group-stage-draw-confirmed/ Women's League Cup]
|update=24 November 2024
|OTwin_header={{Abbr|WPEN|Won after penalty shootout}}|OTloss_header={{Abbr|LPEN|Lost after penalty shootout}}
|team_order= WHU, LCL, SOU, POR
|result1=KO
|win_LCL=2 |OTwin_LCL=0 |OTloss_LCL=0 |loss_LCL=1 |gf_LCL=7 |ga_LCL=6
|win_POR=0 |OTwin_POR=0 |OTloss_POR=0 |loss_POR=3 |gf_POR=3 |ga_POR=15
|win_SOU=1 |OTwin_SOU=0 |OTloss_SOU=0 |loss_SOU=2 |gf_SOU=4 |ga_SOU=4
|win_WHU=3 |OTwin_WHU=0 |OTloss_WHU=0 |loss_WHU=0 |gf_WHU=13 |ga_WHU=2
|name_LCL = London City Lionesses
|name_POR = Portsmouth
|name_SOU = Southampton
|name_WHU = West Ham United
|class_rules = 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of wins; 5) Head-to-head record
|res_col_header=Q
|col_KO=green1 |text_KO=Advanced to knock-out stage
}}
{{Football box
|id = West Ham United v Portsmouth
|date = 2 October 2024
|time = 19:00
|team1 = West Ham United
|score = 6–1
|report = https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/live/ce8dz7ry20wt
|team2 = Portsmouth
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
- Hornby {{goal|25|pen.}}
|stadium = Victoria Road
|location = Dagenham
|attendance = 256
|referee = Kirsty Dowle
}}
{{Football box
|id = Southampton v London City Lionesses
|date = 3 October 2024
|time = 19:00
|team1 = Southampton
|score = 0–1
|report = https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/live/ckg0l92gxpkt
|team2 = London City Lionesses
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
- Wilde {{goal|86}}
|stadium = Ten Acres
|location = Eastleigh
|attendance = 753
|referee = Levi Gray
}}
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{{Football box
|id = London City Lionesses v West Ham United
|date = 24 November 2024
|time = 14:00
|team1 = London City Lionesses
|score = 1–4
|report = https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/live/cx2n18j552et
|team2 = West Ham United
|goals1 =
- Jakobsson {{goal|45+1}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Hayes Lane
|location = Bromley
|attendance = 931
|referee = Jade Wardle
}}
{{Football box
|id = Portsmouth v Southampton
|date = 24 November 2024
|time = 14:00
|team1 = Portsmouth
|score = 0–4
|report = https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/live/c9dl3zq88w8t
|team2 = Southampton
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Westleigh Park
|location = Havant
|attendance = 380
|referee = Aaron Ford
}}
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{{Football box
|id = Portsmouth v London City Lionesses
|date = 11 December 2024
|time = 19:00
|team1 = Portsmouth
|score = 2–5
|report = https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/live/clykk91gp8dt
|team2 = London City Lionesses
|goals1 =
- Hornby {{goal|66||84}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Westleigh Park
|location = Havant
|attendance = 201
|referee = Sophie Dennington
}}
{{Football box
|id = West Ham United v Southampton
|date = 11 December 2024
|time = 19:00
|team1 = West Ham United
|score = 3–0
|report = https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/live/crmnnrdxpp2t
|team2 = Southampton
|goals1 =
- Zadorsky {{goal|60}}
- Peake {{goal|76|o.g.}}
- Brynjarsdóttir {{goal|90+3}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Victoria Road
|location = Dagenham
|attendance = 468
|referee = Amy Fearns
}}
=Group D=
|section=Group D
|source=[https://womensleagues.thefa.com/womens-league-cup-group-stage-draw-confirmed/ Women's League Cup]
|update=11 December 2024
|OTwin_header={{Abbr|WPEN|Won after penalty shootout}}|OTloss_header={{Abbr|LPEN|Lost after penalty shootout}}
|team_order= BHA, LEI, BIR, BRI
|result1=KO
|win_BIR=1 |OTwin_BIR=0 |OTloss_BIR=0 |loss_BIR=2 |gf_BIR=5 |ga_BIR=9
|win_BHA=2 |OTwin_BHA=0 |OTloss_BHA=1 |loss_BHA=0 |gf_BHA=9 |ga_BHA=2
|win_BRI=0 |OTwin_BRI=1 |OTloss_BRI=0 |loss_BRI=2 |gf_BRI=4 |ga_BRI=10
|win_LEI=1 |OTwin_LEI=1 |OTloss_LEI=1 |loss_LEI=0 |gf_LEI=6 |ga_LEI=3
|name_BIR = Birmingham City
|name_BHA = Brighton & Hove Albion
|name_BRI = Bristol City
|name_LEI = Leicester City
|class_rules = 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of wins; 5) Head-to-head record
|res_col_header=Q
|col_KO=green1 |text_KO=Advanced to knock-out stage
}}
{{Football box
|id = Birmingham City v Brighton & Hove Albion
|date = 2 October 2024
|time = 19:00
|team1 = Birmingham City
|score = 0–3
|report = https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/live/c5y3g1n221xt
|team2 = Brighton & Hove Albion
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = St Andrew's
|location = Birmingham
|attendance = 842
|referee = Amy Fearns
}}
{{Football box
|id = Leicester City v Bristol City
|date = 2 October 2024
|time = 19:00
|team1 = Leicester City
|score = 1–1
|report = https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/live/c70wr2pee20t
|team2 = Bristol City
|goals1 =
- Chossenotte {{goal|67}}
|goals2 =
- Lloyd-Smith {{goal|80}}
|penalties1 =
- Thibaud {{pengoal}}
- Mouchon {{penmiss}}
- Pelgander {{penmiss}}
- Rantala {{penmiss}}
- Chossenotte {{penmiss}}
|penaltyscore = 1–2
|penalties2 =
- {{pengoal}} Harrison
- {{penmiss}} Lloyd-Smith
- {{penmiss}} Ward
- {{pengoal}} Woolley
- {{penmiss}} Rodgers
|stadium = Pirelli Stadium
|location = Burton upon Trent
|attendance = 250
|referee = Lucy May
}}
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{{Football box
|id = Brighton & Hove Albion v Leicester City
|date = 24 November 2024
|time = 14:00
|team1 = Brighton & Hove Albion
|score = 0–0
|report = https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/live/cq6lpn9ddnnt
|team2 = Leicester City
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|penalties1 =
|penaltyscore = 3–4
|penalties2 =
|stadium = Broadfield Stadium
|location = Crawley
|attendance = 1,069
|referee = Joanne Horwood
}}
{{Football box
|id = Bristol City v Birmingham City
|date = 24 November 2024
|time = 15:00
|team1 = Bristol City
|score = 1–3
|report = https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/live/cjw0peqx582t
|team2 = Birmingham City
|goals1 =
- Harrison {{goal|15}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Robins HPC
|location = Failand
|attendance = 272
|referee = Kirsty Dowle
}}
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{{Football box
|id = Brighton & Hove Albion v Bristol City
|date = 11 December 2024
|time = 19:00
|team1 = Brighton & Hove Albion
|score = 6–2
|report = https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/live/c75wwgv1e94t
|team2 = Bristol City
|goals1 =
- Vilamala {{goal|7}}
- McLauchlan {{goal|28}}
- Bremer {{goal|42}}
- Agyemang {{goal|48}}
- Parris {{goal|69||86}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Broadfield Stadium
|location = Crawley
|attendance = 710
|referee = Joanne Horwood
}}
{{Football box
|id = Leicester City v Birmingham City
|date = 11 December 2024
|time = 19:00
|team1 = Leicester City
|score = 5–2
|report = https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/live/c07ggr5m27dt
|team2 = Birmingham City
|goals1 =
- Herron {{goal|34|o.g.}}
- Momiki {{goal|37|pen.}}
- Bott {{goal|39}}
- Sherwood {{goal|42}}
- Cain {{goal|67}}
|goals2 =
- Baker {{goal|13}}
- Harrison-Murray {{goal|90+8}}
|stadium = Meadow Lane
|location = Nottingham
|attendance = 289
|referee = Phoebe Cross
}}
=Group E=
|section=Group E
|source=[https://womensleagues.thefa.com/womens-league-cup-group-stage-draw-confirmed/ Women's League Cup]
|update=23 November 2024
|OTwin_header={{Abbr|WPEN|Won after penalty shootout}}|OTloss_header={{Abbr|LPEN|Lost after penalty shootout}}
|team_order= TOT, AST, CRY, CHA
|result1=KO
|win_AST=2 |OTwin_AST=0 |OTloss_AST=0 |loss_AST=1 |gf_AST=6 |ga_AST=2
|win_CHA=0 |OTwin_CHA=0 |OTloss_CHA=0 |loss_CHA=3 |gf_CHA=2 |ga_CHA=8
|win_CRY=1 |OTwin_CRY=0 |OTloss_CRY=0 |loss_CRY=2 |gf_CRY=2 |ga_CRY=4
|win_TOT=3 |OTwin_TOT=0 |OTloss_TOT=0 |loss_TOT=0 |gf_TOT=5 |ga_TOT=1
|name_AST = Aston Villa
|name_CHA = Charlton Athletic
|name_CRY = Crystal Palace
|name_TOT = Tottenham Hotspur
|class_rules = 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of wins; 5) Head-to-head record
|res_col_header=Q
|col_KO=green1 |text_KO=Advanced to knock-out stage
}}
{{Football box
|id = Aston Villa v Crystal Palace
|date = 2 October 2024
|time = 19:15
|team1 = Aston Villa
|score = 2–0
|report = https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/live/ce3wndx49lxt
|team2 = Crystal Palace
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Bescot Stadium
|location = Walsall
|attendance = 422
|referee = Adewunmi Soneye
}}
{{Football box
|id = Charlton Athletic v Tottenham Hotspur
|date = 2 October 2024
|time = 19:15
|team1 = Charlton Athletic
|score = 1–2
|report = https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/live/cjr3lewylevt
|team2 = Tottenham Hotspur
|goals1 =
- Bradley {{goal|45}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = The Valley
|location = Charlton
|attendance = 664
|referee = Lisa Benn
}}
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{{Football box
|id = Tottenham Hotspur v Aston Villa
|date = 23 November 2024
|time = 12:15
|team1 = Tottenham Hotspur
|score = 1–0
|report = https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/live/cp3np4en5xet
|team2 = Aston Villa
|goals1 =
- Summanen {{goal|60}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Brisbane Road
|location = Leyton
|attendance = 820
|referee = Stacey Fullicks
}}
{{Football box
|id = Crystal Palace v Charlton Athletic
|date = 24 November 2024
|time = 14:00
|team1 = Crystal Palace
|score = 2–0
|report = https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/live/c5yr9ng479jt
|team2 = Charlton Athletic
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Gander Green Lane
|location = Sutton
|attendance = 172
|referee = Adewunmi Soneye
}}
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{{Football box
|id = Crystal Palace v Tottenham Hotspur
|date = 11 December 2024
|time = 19:00
|team1 = Crystal Palace
|score = 0–2
|report = https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/live/cr4rr9d37l1t
|team2 = Tottenham Hotspur
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Gander Green Lane
|location = Sutton
|attendance = 257
|referee = Emily Heaslip
}}
{{Football box
|id = Aston Villa v Charlton Athletic
|date = 11 December 2024
|time = 19:15
|team1 = Aston Villa
|score = 4–1
|report = https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/live/cd6009x7p9vt
|team2 = Charlton Athletic
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
- Newsham {{goal|10}}
|stadium = Bescot Stadium
|location = Walsall
|attendance = 659
|referee = Stacey Fullicks
}}
Knockout stage
{{8TeamBracket-info
|RD1=Quarter-finals|RD2=Semi-finals|boldwinner=high
|RD1-team1=Chelsea
|RD1-score1=5
|RD1-team2=Durham
|RD1-score2=0
|RD1-team3=Tottenham Hotspur
|RD1-score3=1
|RD1-team4=West Ham United
|RD1-score4=2
|RD1-team5=Brighton & Hove Albion
|RD1-score5=0
|RD1-team6=Arsenal
|RD1-score6=4
|RD1-team7=Manchester United
|RD1-score7=1
|RD1-team8=Manchester City
|RD1-score8=2
|RD2-team1=Chelsea
|RD2-score1=2
|RD2-team2=West Ham United
|RD2-score2=0
|RD2-team3=Arsenal
|RD2-score3=1
|RD2-team4=Manchester City
|RD2-score4=2
|RD3-text1=15 March – Derby
|RD3-team1=Chelsea
|RD3-score1=2
|RD3-team2=Manchester City
|RD3-score2=1
}}
=Quarter-finals=
Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester City entered the League Cup at the quarter-final stage, having been exempt from the group stage due to their participation in the Champions League group stage. The draw for the quarter-final and semi-final took place on 16 December 2024.{{cite web|url=https://womensleagues.thefa.com/2024-2025-womens-league-cup-quarter-and-semi-final-draw/|title=2024/2025 Women’s League Cup – Quarter and Semi-Final Draw|publisher=The Football Association|date=13 December 2024|access-date=13 December 2024|archive-date=13 December 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241213213905/https://womensleagues.thefa.com/2024-2025-womens-league-cup-quarter-and-semi-final-draw/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cj6z1gl708lo|title=Man Utd to face Man City in Women's League Cup quarters|publisher=BBC|date=16 December 2024|access-date=14 February 2024}}
{{football box
|date = 22 January 2025
|time = 18:45
|team1 = Chelsea
|team2 = Durham
|score = 5–0
|report = https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/live/c62eerp4yzmt
|goals1 =
- Beever-Jones {{goal|21}}
- Jean-François {{goal|61}}
- Cuthbert {{goal|73}}
- Reiten {{goal|75}}
- Hamano {{goal|77}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Kingsmeadow
|location = Kingston upon Thames
|attendance = 1,243
|referee = Kirsty Dowle
}}
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{{football box
|date = 22 January 2025
|time = 19:00
|team1 = Manchester United
|team2 = Manchester City
|score = 1–2
|report = https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/live/cj911pmndzzt
|goals1 =
- Turner {{goal|35}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Leigh Sports Village Stadium
|location = Leigh
|attendance = 3,011
|referee = Stacey Fullicks
}}
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{{football box
|date = 22 January 2025
|time = 19:15
|team1 = Brighton & Hove Albion
|team2 = Arsenal
|score = 0–4
|report = https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/live/ckgyypkz5drt
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
- Maanum {{goal|65}}
- McCabe {{goal|68}}
- Cooney-Cross {{goal|70}}
- Caldentey {{goal|83}}
|stadium = Broadfield Stadium
|location = Crawley
|attendance = 2,150 or 2,115
|referee = Lisa Benn
}}
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{{football box
|date = 22 January 2025
|time = 19:30
|team1 = Tottenham Hotspur
|team2 = West Ham United
|score = 1–2
|report = https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/live/cgj22p37exxt
|goals1 =
- Thomas {{goal|10}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Gaughan Group Stadium
|location = Leyton
|attendance = 992
|referee = Ryan Atkin
}}
=Semi-finals=
{{football box
|date = 5 February 2025
|time = 19:00
|team1 = Chelsea
|team2 = West Ham United
|score = 2–0
|report = https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/live/cwywvdz8wlgt
|goals1 =
- Rytting Kaneryd {{goal|20}}
- Nüsken {{goal|29}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Kingsmeadow
|location = Kingston upon Thames
|attendance = 1,455
|referee = Stacey Pearson
}}
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{{football box
|date = 6 February 2025
|time = 19:30
|team1 = Arsenal
|team2 = Manchester City
|score = 1–2
|report = https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/live/cn0ykgw5y9rt
|goals1 =
- Caldentey {{goal|58|pen.}}
|goals2 =
- Fowler {{goal|26||90+5}}
|stadium = Meadow Park
|location = Borehamwood
|attendance = 2,065
|referee = Kirsty Dowle
|note = This match, originally scheduled for a 19:00 kick-off, was delayed for 30 minutes due to a broken down ambulance.{{cite web |last1=Wrack |first1=Suzanne |title=Manchester City into Women’s League Cup final as Fowler strike stuns Arsenal |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/feb/06/arsenal-manchester-city-womens-league-cup-match-report |website=The Guardian |access-date=6 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250206225349/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/feb/06/arsenal-manchester-city-womens-league-cup-match-report |archive-date=6 February 2025 |date=6 February 2025 |url-status=live}}
}}
=Final=
On 16 December 2024, it was announced that the 2025 final would be held at Pride Park Stadium, the home of Derby County, for the first time. It was also announced that VAR and goal-line technology would be returning.{{cite web|url=https://womensleagues.thefa.com/derby-countys-pride-park-chosen-as-womens-league-cup-final-venue/|title=Derby County’s Pride Park Chosen as Women’s League Cup Final Venue|publisher=The Football Association|date=16 December 2024|access-date=16 December 2024|archive-date=19 December 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241219140108/https://womensleagues.thefa.com/derby-countys-pride-park-chosen-as-womens-league-cup-final-venue/|url-status=live}}
{{football box
|date = 15 March 2025
|time = 12:15
|team1 = Chelsea
|team2 = Manchester City
|score = 2–1
|report = https://www.bbc.com/sport/live/cgq9z8xqnj8t
|goals1 =
|goals2 = Fujino {{goal|64}}
|stadium = Pride Park Stadium
|location = Derby
|attendance = 14,187
|referee = Emily Heaslip
}}
Top goalscorers
{{unsourced section|date=March 2025}}
class="wikitable"
!Rank !Player !Club !Goals |
align="center"| 1
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ENG}} Maria Edwards |align="left"| Blackburn Rovers |align="center"| 5 |
align="center" rowspan="2"| 2
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ENG}} Mia Enderby |align="left"| Liverpool |align="center" rowspan="2"| 4 |
align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Viviane Asseyi
|align="left"| West Ham |
align="center" rowspan="3"| 4
|align="left"| {{flagicon|IRL}} Eleanor Ryan-Doyle |align="left"| Durham |align="center" rowspan="3"| 3 |
align="left"| {{flagicon|ENG}} Megan Hornby
|align="left"| Portsmouth |
align="left"| {{flagicon|ENG}} Emma Thompson
|align="left"| Southampton |
align="center"| 7
|align="center" colspan="2"| 16 players |align="center"| 2 |
See also
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- [https://womensleagues.thefa.com Official website]
{{English Women's League Cup}}
{{2024–25 in English women's football}}
{{2024–25 in European women's football (UEFA)}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:2024-25 Women's League Cup}}