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Adobe Women’s FA Cup Final schedule

The running order for the 2026 Adobe Women’s FA Cup Final has been confirmed ahead of Sunday’s match between Brighton & Hove Albion and Manchester City at Wembley Stadium connected by EE.

Running order:

11am – Fan Zone opens

12am – Hospitality doors open

1pm – General admission opens

2pm – Start of player warm-ups

2.30pm – Fan Zone closes

2.40pm – DJ Battle

3pm: Kick-off

Pre-match entertainment will see DJ Jamie Anne and DJ Char Stape go head-to-head in a battle of DJs to energise the crowd before kick off. The performance will also include live electric violinists Naomi Wright, Athena Hawksley-Walker, Rosie Judge and Colette Hazen.

The pre-match show will also feature a bespoke drum and bass track, Dreams of the Final, created specifically for the occasion. Written by Char Stape, the track draws inspiration from her experiences DJ-ing at women’s football matches over the years, and the growth of the game that she has witnessed first hand.

The match ball will be walked out by Leyton Orient’s Sammy Rowland, 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 set to become the first player, on either the women’s or men’s side, to win the award twice, having previously claimed the honour in the 2022-23 campaign whilst playing for Hashtag United.

Before kick off, the iconic Adobe Women’s FA Cup trophy will be placed on the plinth by Staff Sergeant (SSgt) Amber Marsh, who has served with the British Army for almost 17 years as an aircraft technician. A passionate footballer herself, Marsh has participated in 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 ahead of kick off.

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.

Three members of the armed forces are responsible for the trophy and medals presentation on Sunday. Giving out the winners’ medals will be Squadron Leader Lisa Cavill who has been with the Royal Air Force since 1999. Lieutenant Commander of the Royal Navy, Patricia Chatfield, will place the runner-up and match official medals, while SSgt Amber Marsh, who will walk the trophy out before kick-off, will place the trophy in the Royal Box for the celebrations post-match.

The 2026 Adobe Women’s FA Cup Final will kick off at 3pm on Sunday 31 May at Wembley Stadium connected by EE. The match will be broadcast live across both Channel 4 and TNT Sports 1. Tickets are still available to be purchased at wembleystadium.com/tickets.