Brighton & Hove Albion and Manchester City will contest the 2026 Adobe Women's FA Cup Final on Sunday 31 May.
The running order for the day can now be confirmed.
Pre-match ceremony
The match ball will be walked out by Sammy Rowland from Leyton Orient, who is on course to win the Mitre Golden Ball award, which honours the top scorer in the Adobe Women’s FA Cup. Rowland has scored fifteen goals in this season’s competition and is the first player to have won this award twice, having been crowned top scorer in the 2022-23 competition when she played for Hashtag United.
Placing the trophy on the plinth ahead of kick-off will be Staff Sergeant (SSgt), Amber Marsh, who has served in the British Army for almost 17 years as an aircraft technician. Marsh continues to enjoy her football journey, having been on a variety of overseas football tours during her military career.
The FA’s Chair, Debbie Hewitt MBE, will lead out the presentation party, which will include Vice President of Business Operations and Chief of Staff of Digital Media of Adobe, Allison Blais, as well as Chair of Women’s Professional Game Committee, Nikki Doucet. Both captains will introduce their teams to the presentation party.
Following the presentation, south-east London singer Duchess, will sing the National Anthem. Duchess is also the vocalist for the bespoke song created alongside DJ Char Stape that will be played earlier in the pre-match build up.
Post-match ceremony
Placing the match officials’ and runner’s-up medals into the Royal Box will be Patricia Chatfield, Lieutenant Commander in the Royal Navy, currently in her 35th year of service, while placing the winner’s medals will be Squadron Leader Lisa Cavill who has been with the Royal Air Force since 1999.
SSgt Amber Marsh, who is walking the trophy out before kick-off, will place the trophy in the Royal Box.
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