Lewes will be hoping to enjoy a Vitality Women’s FA Cup fairytale when they host Manchester United in the quarter-finals on Sunday afternoon.
The lowest-ranked side left in the competition take on one of the highest-ranked sides in a real ‘David and Goliath’ battle.
Ahead of the tie, FAWSL Full-Time have taken a look at the match facts and figures. Here are the numbers behind Lewes’ Vitality Women’s FA Cup quarter-final tie against Manchester United.
0 – Neither club has ever won the Vitality Women’s FA Cup or contested a final.
2 – Manchester United won both of their fixtures against Lewes in the 2018/2019 Barclays Women’s Championship season. The Red Devils won 2-0 in boggy conditions at The Dripping Pan before defeating The Rookettes 5-0 on home soil later that season.
16 – There are 16 places in the footballing pyramid between Lewes and Manchester United.
5 – Five of the seven goals that Manchester United have scored against Lewes have come in the second half of matches.
6 – Lewes captain Ellie Mason has bagged six goals in her last four matches in all competitions. That tally includes four goals against Cardiff City LFC in the Vitality Women’s FA Cup fifth round.
19 – Lewes and Manchester United have scored 19 goals between them in this season’s Vitality Women’s FA Cup.
263 – A whopping 263 miles separate The Dripping Pan in Lewes and the Leigh Sports Village where Manchester United stage their home fixtures.
18 – The total number when adding the shirts of Ella Toone and Leah Galton. The pair are the only players left at Manchester United to have scored in games against Lewes back in 2018/2019. Coincidentally, Toone and Galton also netted in a 2-0 victory for Manchester United over Birmingham City back in October 2021. The Blues were managed by current Lewes head coach Scott Booth that day.
The Vitality Women’s FA Cup quarter-final tie between Lewes and Manchester United kicks-off at 12.30pm on Sunday afternoon.
About The Author
