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·29 January 2025
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Kelly Gago of Everton scores her team’s first goal past Eleanor Heeps in the Tottenham Hotspur goal. (Photo by Ben Roberts/Getty Images)
Everton and Liverpool won through to the Adobe Women’s FA Cup Fifth Round, as well as Arsenal and Brighton who both beat Championship visitors.
Brighton & Hove Albion 4-1 Durham Everton 2-0 Tottenham Hotspur Arsenal 5-0 Bristol City West Ham United 0-5 Liverpool
Everton saw off last season’s beaten finalists Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 to set up a trip to Chelsea in the next round.
Kelly Gago made the breakthrough for the Toffees three minutes after the restart, assisted by Sara Holmgaard.
The win was secured in stoppage time, when Heather Payne found the net from outside the area.
Third-tier Rugby Borough will host Liverpool, after the Reds overcame ten-player West Ham.
The Reds went ahead from a third-minute corner, Yana Daniels flick on going in off Hammers defender Camila Sáez.
West Ham soon had the ball in the other net but it was ruled out for offside, then found themselves two down from an Olivia Smith-led break that saw Leanne Kiernan round Megan Walsh to finish.
The hosts were down to ten players before the break, with a straight red for Amber Tysiak after she took out Taylor Hinds.
Walsh made a very sharp save to keep out a diving header from Marie Höbinger, whose corner early in the second half was directed into the net by Grace Fisk.
Sophie Roman Haug sent Lucy Parry through on goal to score, it was 5-0 with Samantha Kerr’s header from a Júlia Bartel corner.
Arsenal’s Frida Leonhardsen Maanum shoots from distance against Bristol City. (Jay Patel/SPP)
Arsenal beat Bristol City comfortably to set up a home tie with another Championship title-chasing team in London City Lionesses.
The Gunners were three up in little over quarter-of-an-hour, Stina Blackstenius striking twice including one from outside the box, Frida Leonhardsen Maanum on target in-between.
Beth Mead headed home the fourth in the first half, the found the net from distance in the second period.
Brighton’s Bruna Vilamala opens the scoring past Tatiana Saunders of Durham. (Photo by Bryn Lennon/Getty Images)
Brighton head to Aston Villa in the last 16 of the competition, following a 4-1 result against Durham.
Bruna Vilamala gave Albion an early lead, Michelle Agyemang scored from the spot after a Sarah Wilson handball and a Guro Bergsvand header made it 3-0 after 21 minutes.
Durham got one back on a breakaway in the last 20 minutes, Kaila Novak playing in Hannah Blake to score.
Nikita Parris scored Brighton’s fourth in added time from close range.
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