Chelsea Women vs Charlton Athletic Women. The Women's FA Cup Fourth Round.
Kingsmeadow Stadium.
Chelsea Women 4
- M Ramírez (40th minute)
- G Reiten (48th minute pen)
- A Beever-Jones (48th minute)
- N Charles (73rd minute)
Charlton Athletic Women 0
Women's FA Cup: Chelsea and Man City advance to fifth round as London City Lionesses thrash Fulham
Chelsea extended their unbeaten run to 17 games in all competitions under manager Sonia Bompastor after a 4-0 win over Charlton; Vivianne Miedema marked her return from a long-term knee injury with a goal as Man City cruised to a 3-0 win over Ipswich
Monday 13 January 2025 10:03, UK
Chelsea cruised into the fifth round of the Women's FA Cup with a 4-0 triumph over Charlton at Kingsmeadow.
Mayra Ramirez and Guro Reiten struck in the first half to put the Blues in control before further goals from Aggie Beever-Jones and Niamh Charles eased them to victory.
Chelsea, winners of this competition in three of the last four seasons, extended their unbeaten run to 17 games in all competitions under manager Sonia Bompastor.
Vivianne Miedema marked her return from a long-term knee injury with a goal as three-time winners Manchester City cruised to a 3-0 home victory against National League South leaders Ipswich.
Jill Roord gave City a first-half lead and, after Laura Coombs had notched her first goal of the season in the second period, Miedema completed the scoring in the 76th minute.
The Netherlands forward, the Women's Super League's all-time leading goalscorer, had been sidelined since October after knee surgery.
Chantelle Boye-Hlorkah fired a first-half hat-trick as Championship side London City Lionesses comfortably avoided an upset by beating fifth-tier Fulham 5-0 at Craven Cottage.
Boye-Hlorkah struck three times in the space of eight minutes before Kosovare Asllani and Izzy Goodwin added further goals in the second period.
Eleanor Dale scored four goals and Ellen Jones struck a hat-trick as Championship side Sunderland thrashed National League South opponents Exeter 7-1 in Devon. Sarah Stacey converted a first-half penalty for the hosts.
Jasmine McQuade's stunning second-half strike sealed a 1-0 win for Newcastle against Northern Premier Division leaders Nottingham Forest at Kingston Park and second-half goals from Amber Hughes and Beth Merrick clinched Wolves a 2-0 win at Cheltenham.
Rugby Borough thrashed fourth-tier side London Bees 6-0 at the Hive Stadium to progress.
First-half goals from Nicky Potts, captain Ebony Wiseman, Mai Moncaster and Angelina Nixon put the visitors in control at half-time before Rhianne Rush and Nixon's second completed the scoring.
