Overview
- Chelsea swept past Crystal Palace 5-0 at Kingsmeadow on January 17 to begin their FA Cup defence with a statement win.
- Millie Bright headed the opener from an Erin Cuthbert free kick, Sam Kerr scored twice, Guro Reiten converted a penalty she won, and Alyssa Thompson added a late fifth.
- The match was not televised or streamed live, with Chelsea providing updates on club channels and releasing the full replay on their app and website from 12pm Sunday.
- Chelsea enter the fifth-round draw on Monday, January 19 at 7pm UK time, to be shown on the Adobe Women’s FA Cup YouTube channel, with ties scheduled for February 21–22.
- A high-scoring fourth round also saw Manchester City beat Bournemouth 6-0, Liverpool defeat London Bees 6-0, Manchester United overcome Burnley 5-0 and Arsenal top Aston Villa 2-0.