The draw was conducted on ‘The talkSPORT 2 Social’ by former Crystal Palace goalkeeper, Chloe Morgan.

The full draw is as follows:

• Winner of Group D (Bristol City / Charlton Athletic / Lewes) v Winner of Group B (Manchester City / Leicester City / Liverpool)
• Arsenal v Aston Villa
• Tottenham Hotspur v Chelsea
• Best Second Placed Team (Manchester City / Leicester City / Liverpool) v Winner of Group C (Brighton & Hove Albion / West Ham United)

All Quarter-Final ties are scheduled to be played on 25-26 January.

The Semi-Finals will be played the 8-9 February, with the Final at Selhurst Park taking place live on the BBC on Sunday 5 March at 3pm.

Tickets for the Final are now on sale and are priced as follows:

• Adult – £15 (Cat 1), £10 (Cat 2)
  • Under-16s – £2.50
  • Student / OAP – £5
  • Groups, adult tickets (9+) – £7.50 (Cat 1), £5 (Cat 2)

Tickets can be purchased here.

A number of Group Stage ties are still to be played in January due to postponements caused by the cold weather, which means three groups are still to be finalised.

Remaining ties will be played on the 11^th and 18^th January 2023 and are as follows:

• • Sunderland v Leicester City
  • Blackburn Rovers v Sunderland
  • Leicester City v Manchester City
  • Lewes v Bristol City
  • Charlton Athletic v Crystal Palace
  • Brighton & Hove Albion v West Ham United

Group standings can be viewed here.

The Final will be broadcast live on BT Sport 1 and will be the tenth in the competition’s history, with the first taking place in 2011.

Kick-off time for this year’s Final will be announced in due course.

Holders Chelsea will be looking to reach their second League Cup Final in a row, while West Ham United, Bristol City and Leicester City will be looking to reach their first.

The two semi-finals of the competition will make up a mid-week double header next Wednesday 3 February, when Chelsea host West Ham United at Kingsmeadow, scheduled for 5pm, while Championship leaders Leicester City will travel to Twerton Park to face Bristol City at 7.30pm. Both matches will be streamed live on The FA Player.

Kelly Simmons, FA Director of The Women’s Professional Game, said: “We are delighted to confirm Vicarage Road as the host of the FA Women’s Continental Tyres League Cup Final.

“Watford are a club known for being at the heart of their community and we are really looking forward to working with their staff to put on a memorable match. The Final is one of the showpiece fixtures in the women’s football calendar and we hope fans across the country will tune in and help us mark the occasion.”

Scott Duxbury, Watford FC Chairman & CEO, said: “It’s a great privilege to accept The FA’s invitation to host a significant women’s Cup Final at our ground.

“We’re sure our well-appointed ground and award-winning playing surface will help add the finishing touches to a prestigious occasion and we look forward to welcoming the finalists to Vicarage Road Stadium.”

He added: “We’ve made no secret of our ambitions for our women’s team, so it’ll be great for us to host a standard of match which, over time, we hope we might be able to compete in ourselves.”

The groups are as follows:

Group One North
Birmingham City
Sheffield United
Leicester City
Aston Villa
Bristol City
Manchester City

Group Two North
Liverpool
Everton
Manchester United
Reading
Durham

Group One South
Chelsea
Crystal Palace
Tottenham Hotspur
Brighton & Hove Albion
London Bees
Yeovil

Group Two South
Lewes
Arsenal
West Ham
Millwall Lionesses
Charlton Athletic

Opening weekend fixtures:

All the fixtures for the FA Continental Tyres Cup:

Group One North

Sat 18 Aug Aston Villa v Sheffield United (7pm) at Boldmere St Michaels
Sun 19 Aug Birmingham City v Manchester City (2pm) at Solihull Moors FC
Sun 19 Aug Leicester City v Bristol City (2pm) at Quorn FC
Sun 26 Aug Birmingham City v Aston Villa (2pm), venue TBC
Sun 26 Aug Bristol City v Sheffield United (3pm) at Stoke Gifford
Sun 26 Aug Manchester City v Leicester City (3pm) at Academy Stadium
Sun 16 Sep Bristol City v Manchester City (3pm) at Stoke Gifford
Sun 16 Sep Leicester City v Aston Villa (2pm) at Quorn FC
Sun 16 Sep Sheffield United v Birmingham City (2pm), venue TBC
Weds 5 Dec Bristol City v Aston Villa (7pm) at Stoke Gifford
Weds 5 Dec Manchester City v Sheffield United (7pm) at Academy Stadium
Weds 5 Dec Leicester City v Birmingham City (7.45pm) at Quorn FC
Tues 11 Dec Aston Villa v Manchester City (7.30pm) at Boldmere St Michaels
Weds 12 Dec Birmingham City v Bristol City (7.30pm) at Solihull Moors FC
Weds 12 Dec Sheffield United v Leicester City (7.45pm), venue TBC

Group Two North

Sun 19 Aug Liverpool v Manchester United (2pm), venue TBC
Sun 19 Aug Reading v Durham (2pm) at Adams Park
Sat 25 Aug Manchester United v Reading (Midday) at Leigh Sports Village
Sun 26 Aug Durham v Everton (Midday) at New Ferens Park
Sun 16 Sep Durham v Liverpool (Midday) at New Ferens Park
Sun 16 Sep Everton v Reading (2pm), venue TBC
Weds 5 Dec Liverpool v Everton (7pm), venue TBC
Weds 5 Dec Manchester United v Durham (7pm) at Leigh Sports Village
Thurs 13 Dec Everton v Manchester United (7pm) venue TBC
Thurs 13 Dec Reading v Liverpool (7.30pm) at Adams Park

Group One South

Sun 19 Aug Chelsea v Brighton & Hove Albion (2pm) at Kingsmeadow
Sun 19 Aug Crystal Palace v Tottenham Hotspur (2pm) at Beckenham Town FC
Sun 19 Aug London Bees v Yeovil Town (2pm) at The Hive
Sun 26 Aug London Bees v Chelsea (2pm) at The Hive
Sun 26 Aug Tottenham Hotspur v Brighton & Hove Albion (1pm) at Cheshunt FC
Sun 26 Aug Yeovil Town v Crystal Palace (3pm) at Dorchester Town FC
Sun 16 Sep Brighton & Hove Albion v London Bees (2pm) at Crawley Town FC
Sun 16 Sep Crystal Palace v Chelsea (2pm) at Bromley FC
Sun 16 Sep Yeovil Town v Tottenham Hotspur (3pm) at Dorchester Town FC
Weds 5 Dec Chelsea v Yeovil Town (7.30pm) at Kingsmeadow
Weds 5 Dec Brighton & Hove Albion v Crystal Palace (7.45pm) at Crawley Town FC
Weds 5 Dec London Bees v Tottenham Hotspur (8pm), at The Hive
Weds 12 Dec Tottenham Hotspur v Chelsea (7.30pm) at Cheshunt FC
Weds 12 Dec Yeovil Town v Brighton & Hove Albion (7.45pm) at Dorchester Town FC
Thurs 13 Dec Crystal Palace v London Bees (7.45pm) at Bromley FC

Group Two South

Sun 19 Aug Arsenal v West Ham United (2pm), Borehamwood FC
Sun 19 Aug Lewes v Charlton Athletic (2pm) at Lewes FC
Sun 26 Aug Charlton Athletic v Millwall Lionesses (2pm) at VCD Athletic
Sun 26 Aug West Ham United v Lewes (3pm) at Rush Green Stadium
Sun 16 Sep Lewes v Arsenal (2pm) at Lewes FC
Sun 16 Sep West Ham United v Millwall Lionesses (3pm) at Rush Green Stadium
Weds 5 Dec Millwall Lionesses v Lewes (7.30pm) at Dartford FC
Thurs 6 Dec Arsenal v Charlton Athletic (7.30pm) at Borehamwood FC
Weds 12 Dec Charlton Athletic v West Ham United (7.45pm) at VCD Athletic
Weds 12 Dec Millwall Lionesses v Arsenal (7.30pm) at Dartford FC

Courtesy of The FA