Brighton substitute Nadine Noordam completed a stunning comeback deep into stoppage time as the Seagulls reached a first Women's FA Cup final and left Liverpool wondering what might have been.

From 2-0 down early on in St Helens, Brighton hauled themselves level by the 54th minute.

The semi-final was on a knife edge and Brighton survived a late scare before Noordam struck a powerful winner from 10 yards in the fifth added minute.

Dario Vidosic's Brighton made a nightmare start to their first semi-final since 1976, with Liverpool's Denise O'Sullivan heading an opener and Beata Olsson driving in a second goal from close range inside 22 minutes.

Brighton left-back Manuela Vanegas swiftly halved the deficit and the comeback was on.

Fran Kirby, a four-time FA Cup winner with Chelsea, missed a golden opportunity to pull Brighton level early in the second half, but it did not take long for Madison Haley to nod in her fourth goal of the competition and square up the contest.

After pulling level, it was Brighton who pushed hardest for the winner as Kiko Seike forced a fine save out of Jennifer Falk.

Against the run of play, with less than 10 minutes on the clock, the home side had a huge chance to win the tie.

Chiamaka Nnadozie kept Brighton in it, though, when she parried the strike from Liverpool substitute Aurelie Csillag.

With time running out it was Norwegian midfielder Noordam, introduced in place of Kirby in the 89th minute, who had the final say, taking a touch before lashing the ball high into Liverpool's net.

The Seagulls will take on Manchester City at Wembley on 31 May.

After 22 minutes, Brighton were shellshocked at BrewDog Stadium.

The Seagulls found themselves 2-0 down and staring at a missed opportunity to reach their first FA Cup final.

But after conceding their second goal, Vidosic's side quickly responded and grew confident they could turn the tie around.

Three minutes into the second half, Brighton should have levelled through Kirby but she struck the post from close range. The missed chance only resulted in belief growing further.

Belief was quickly turned into reality as Haley nodded beyond Falk to bring the tie level.

With extra time and a potential penalty shootout looming, Brighton's Noordam hammered home with almost the last kick of the game to create history for the Seagulls.

Brighton won't feel overawed with Manchester City standing at the opposite end of Wembley, having recently beaten the newly crowned WSL champions.

But for Liverpool, this was the second successive FA Cup semi-final in which they have had their hearts broken at the last.

Aggie Beaver Jones' goal four minutes into stoppage time sent Chelsea to the final at Liverpool's expense last year, and now the Reds have seen a two-goal lead overturned.

Liverpool looked far stronger than a side who have won just four of 21 WSL matches this season as they began brightly. They will rue letting Brighton back in so soon after finding their second goal.

The Reds were dominated in the second half, with Brighton's superior physicality proving too much.

Liverpool managed just three shots on goal in the second period to Brighton's 10 as for large stretches of play there only looked to be one winner.

Despite the heartbreak, manager Gareth Taylor can take encouragement that his side appear to be on track for a better 2026-27 season, even if that will feel like small consolation.

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