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Revision as of 16:27, 4 June 2017

2017 FA Cup Final
2017 Emirates FA Cup Final
File:The Emirates FA Cup Final 2017 Match Programme Cover.jpg
The match programme cover
Event2016–17 FA Cup
Arsenal Chelsea
2 1
Date27 May 2017 (2017-05-27)
VenueWembley Stadium, London
Man of the MatchAlexis Sánchez (Arsenal)
RefereeAnthony Taylor
Attendance89,472
WeatherScattered clouds
20 °C (68 °F)[1]
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The 2017 FA Cup Final was the 136th final of the FA Cup, the world's oldest football cup competition. It took place on 27 May 2017 at Wembley Stadium in London, England and was contested between London rivals Arsenal and Chelsea. Arsenal won the game 2–1 to secure a record 13th title, while manager Arsène Wenger became the most successful manager in the tournament's history with seven wins.

The winners would have entered the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League at the group stage had they not already qualified. However, both Arsenal and Chelsea qualified for European competition through their league placings.[2] As a result, Everton qualified for the Europa League as the highest ranked team in the Premier League that had not qualified.[3]

This was a rematch of the 2002 FA Cup Final and the first final since 2003 in which both sides split the league games against each other during the course of the season, with a 3–0 victory by Arsenal in September 2016, and a 3–1 win by Chelsea in February 2017. The game was broadcast live in the United Kingdom by both BBC and BT Sport. BBC One provided the free-to-air coverage and BT Sport 2 was the pay-TV alternative.[4][5] In North America, this was the first FA Cup Final to be televised by CTV in Canada and the FOX in the United States.

Route to the Final

Arsenal

Round Opposition Score
3rd Preston North End (A) 1–2
4th Southampton (A) 0–5
5th Sutton United (A) 0–2
QF Lincoln City (H) 5–0
SF Manchester City (N) 2–1 (a.e.t.)
Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue; (N) = Neutral venue.

Arsenal, as a Premier League team, started their campaign in the third round. In it, they were drawn away at Football League Championship Preston North End. At Deepdale, Arsenal won 2–1 with goals from Aaron Ramsey and Olivier Giroud.[6] In the Fourth Round, Arsenal drew fellow Premier League Southampton. At St Mary's Stadium, Arsenal won 5–0 with two goals from Danny Welbeck and a hat-trick from Theo Walcott.[7] In the Fifth Round, Arsenal were drawn against non-league National League Sutton United away. At Gander Green Lane, Arsenal won 2–0 with goals from Lucas Pérez and Walcott.[8] The match was also noted for Sutton United's reserve goalkeeper Wayne Shaw being investigated by The FA and Gambling Commission for eating a pie pitchside despite there being betting odds on him doing so.[9] In the quarter-finals, Arsenal were drawn at home against National League Lincoln City. At the Emirates Stadium, Arsenal won 5–0 with goals from Walcott, Giroud, an own goal by Luke Waterfall, Alexis Sánchez and Ramsey.[10] In the semi-final at neutral Wembley Stadium, Arsenal played against Premier League Manchester City and reached the final after a 2–1 win with goals from Nacho Monreal and Sánchez.[11]

Chelsea

Round Opposition Score
3rd Peterborough United (H) 4–1
4th Brentford (H) 4–0
5th Wolverhampton Wanderers (A) 0–2
QF Manchester United (H) 1–0
SF Tottenham Hotspur (N) 4–2
Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue; (N) = Neutral venue.
Players of Chelsea celebrating a goal in semi-final match against Tottenham Hotspur

Chelsea also started in the third round where they were drawn at home against League One side Peterborough United. At Stamford Bridge, Chelsea won 4–1 with two goals from Pedro and a goal each from Michy Batshuayi and Willian despite having club captain John Terry sent off.[12] In the fourth round, they were drawn with Championship team Brentford at home. Chelsea won 4–0 with goals from Pedro, Willian, Branislav Ivanović and Batshuayi.[13] In the fifth round, Chelsea were drawn away against Championship Wolverhampton Wanderers. At Molineux Stadium, Chelsea won 2–0 with goals from Pedro and Diego Costa.[14] In the Quarter-finals, they were drawn against fellow Premier League side and FA Cup holders Manchester United. At Stamford Bridge, Chelsea won 1–0 thanks to a goal from N'Golo Kanté.[15] In the semi-finals at Wembley Stadium, Chelsea were drawn against fellow Premier League and London rivals, Tottenham Hotspur. Chelsea reached the final with a 4–2 win with two goals from Willian and a goal each from Eden Hazard and Nemanja Matić.[16]

Pre-match

Despite Chelsea qualifying for the final first, Arsenal were designated as the "home" team as they come first alphabetically in the FA's register.[17] Arsenal were appearing in a record 20th FA Cup Final[11] and looking to regain the record for most FA Cup wins by winning their thirteenth in this match.[18] Arsenal at the time shared the record at 12 after Manchester United equalled Arsenal's original record in 2016.[19]

Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger also jointly held the record as the most successful manager in the FA Cup with Aston Villa's George Ramsay, both having won it six times previously.[19] Chelsea had won the FA Cup four times since 2003.[20]

The fixture was the same as the 2002 FA Cup Final, where Arsenal won 2–0 due to goals from Ray Parlour and Freddie Ljungberg.[21] Anthony Taylor was appointed as the referee by the FA.[22]

Following the Manchester Arena bombing on 22 May 2017 and the announcement by Prime Minister Theresa May that UK Threat Levels had been raised to "critical", as a security measure Arsenal cancelled a screening of the game at their ground, the Emirates Stadium. Both Arsenal and Chelsea cancelled plans for open top bus victory parades.[23][24] Both teams along with the fans and staff at Wembley Stadium participated in a minute's silence tribute to the victims of the recent incident, prior to contesting the final.

In the week leading-up to the final Arsenal defenders Gabriel and Laurent Koscielny were ruled-out of the game; Gabriel with knee ligament damage and Koscielny serving the first game of a three-game ban for a foul on Everton's Enner Valencia on 21 May 2017.[25]

Match

Summary

Moses receiving a red card in the second half

Despite what was expected to be a tight affair, Arsenal dominated the early proceedings and opened the scoring with a goal from Alexis Sánchez in the 4th minute, shooting past the advancing goalkeeper from six yards out with his right foot. The goal was initially flagged as offside due to Aaron Ramsey being in an offside position. After discussing with his linesman, referee Anthony Taylor overrode the decision and awarded Arsenal the goal due to Ramsey not attempting to play the ball.[26] Sánchez also handled the ball in the lead up to the goal but this was ignored by the referee.[27] Arsenal then hit the post twice from close range in the first half through Aaron Ramsey and Danny Welbeck.

In the second half, Victor Moses received a second yellow card for "diving" in the penalty box in the 68th minute, leaving Chelsea with ten men. Chelsea equalised through Diego Costa in the 76th minute when he controlled the ball on his chest in the penalty area before shooting low to the left with his right foot. Three minutes later Aaron Ramsey scored for Arsenal by heading in an Olivier Giroud cross from the left from six yards out.[28]

Details

Arsenal2–1Chelsea
Sánchez 4'
Ramsey 79'		 Report Costa 76'
Attendance: 89,472


Arsenal
Chelsea
GK 13 Colombia David Ospina
CB 16 England Rob Holding Yellow card 53'
CB 4 Germany Per Mertesacker (c)
CB 18 Spain Nacho Monreal
RM 24 Spain Héctor Bellerín
CM 8 Wales Aaron Ramsey Yellow card 9'
CM 29 Switzerland Granit Xhaka Yellow card 81'
LM 15 England Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain downward-facing red arrow 82'
RF 11 Germany Mesut Özil
CF 23 England Danny Welbeck downward-facing red arrow 78'
LF 7 Chile Alexis Sánchez downward-facing red arrow 90+3'
Substitutes:
GK 33 Czech Republic Petr Čech
MF 34 France Francis Coquelin Yellow card 83' upward-facing green arrow 82'
MF 35 Egypt Mohamed Elneny upward-facing green arrow 90+3'
FW 9 Spain Lucas Pérez
FW 12 France Olivier Giroud upward-facing green arrow 78'
FW 14 England Theo Walcott
FW 17 Nigeria Alex Iwobi
Manager:
France Arsène Wenger


GK 13 Belgium Thibaut Courtois
CB 28 Spain César Azpilicueta
CB 30 Brazil David Luiz
CB 24 England Gary Cahill (c)
RM 15 Nigeria Victor Moses Yellow card 57' Yellow-red card 68'
CM 7 France N'Golo Kanté Yellow card 59'
CM 21 Serbia Nemanja Matić downward-facing red arrow 61'
LM 3 Spain Marcos Alonso
RF 11 Spain Pedro downward-facing red arrow 72'
CF 19 Spain Diego Costa downward-facing red arrow 88'
LF 10 Belgium Eden Hazard
Substitutes:
GK 1 Bosnia and Herzegovina Asmir Begović
DF 5 France Kurt Zouma
DF 6 Netherlands Nathan Aké
DF 26 England John Terry
MF 4 Spain Cesc Fàbregas upward-facing green arrow 61'
MF 22 Brazil Willian upward-facing green arrow 72'
FW 23 Belgium Michy Batshuayi upward-facing green arrow 88'
Manager:
Italy Antonio Conte

Statistics

Statistic Arsenal Chelsea
Goals scored 2 1
Possession 52.4% 47.6%
Shots on target 6 5
Shots off target 7 7
Corner kicks 7 5
Offsides 0 0
Yellow cards 4 1
Red cards 0 1
Source:[29]

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