2022 FA Cup final
Event | 2021–22 FA Cup | ||||||
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Date | 14 May 2022 | ||||||
Venue | Wembley Stadium, London | ||||||
Referee | Craig Pawson (Sheffield & Hallamshire)[1] | ||||||
The 2022 FA Cup Final is an association football match being played at Wembley Stadium in London, England, on 14 May 2022.[2] Chelsea and Liverpool are meeting, just as in the 2022 EFL Cup Final. This is the first time that the same pair of teams will have met in both the EFL Cup Final and the FA Cup Final of the same season since Arsenal and Sheffield Wednesday in 1993.[3] Organised by the Football Association (FA), it is the 141st final of the Football Association Challenge Cup (FA Cup) and the showpiece match of English football's primary cup competition. The match also marks 150 years since the first FA Cup Final was played in 1872. The match is televised live in the United Kingdom on free-to-air channels BBC One and ITV (the first time since 1988 that both channels have simultaneously broadcast an FA Cup Final). In the UK, live radio coverage will be provided by BBC Radio 5 Live and talkSPORT.
The winners qualify for the group stage of the 2022–23 UEFA Europa League.[4] They will also face the 2021–22 Premier League champions in the 2022 FA Community Shield, unless the team is also champions, in which case the losing team will face the Premier League champions. Should the winning team place in the top five of the 2021–22 Premier League, the Europa League position will go to the sixth place Premier League team.[4]
Route to the final
Chelsea
Round | Opposition | Score |
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3rd | Chesterfield (H) | 5–1 |
4th | Plymouth Argyle (H) | 2–1 |
5th | Luton Town (A) | 3–2 |
QF | Middlesbrough (A) | 2–0 |
SF | Crystal Palace (N) | 2–0 |
Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue; (N) = Neutral venue |
As a Premier League team, Chelsea entered the competition in the third round. They beat Chesterfield at home in the third round.[citation needed]
They beat Plymouth Argyle at home in the fourth round. They beat Luton away in the fifth round. They beat Middlesbrough at the Riverside Stadium in the quarter-final. At the neutral Wembley Stadium, Chelsea defeated Crystal Palace in the semi-final.[citation needed]
Liverpool
Round | Opposition | Score |
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3rd | Shrewsbury Town (H) | 4–1 |
4th | Cardiff City (H) | 3–1 |
5th | Norwich City (H) | 2–1 |
QF | Nottingham Forest (A) | 1–0 |
SF | Manchester City (N) | 3–2 |
Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue; (N) = Neutral venue |
As a Premier League team, Liverpool entered the competition in the third round.[citation needed] They beat Shrewsbury Town at Anfield, their home stadium, in the third round.[5] In the fourth round, they beat Cardiff City 3-1.[6] They beat Norwich City also at home in the fifth round.[7] They beat Nottingham Forest away at the City Ground in the quarter-final.[8] Before defeating Manchester City at Wembley Stadium.[9]
Pre-match
This was the sides' second meeting in an FA Cup final, having met in 2012, when Chelsea won 2–1. They also met in four other title-deciding matches; the 2005 and 2022 League Cup finals, the 2006 FA Community Shield, and the 2019 UEFA Super Cup; Chelsea won the 2005 meeting and Liverpool won the other three.[citation needed] The two teams had met earlier in the season, at the 2022 EFL Cup Final, with Liverpool winning on penalties. This is the first time that the same pair of teams will have met in both the EFL Cup Final and the FA Cup Final of the same season since Arsenal and Sheffield Wednesday in 1993.[10]
Match
Details
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Assistant referees:[1]
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Match rules[11]
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Notes
- ^ Each team will be given only three opportunities to make substitutions, with a fourth opportunity in extra time, excluding substitutions made at half-time, before the start of extra time and at half-time in extra time.
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Match officials confirmed for the Emirates FA Cup and Vitality Women's FA Cup Finals". The Football Association. 21 April 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- ^ Terry, Dylan (6 September 2021). "When and where is the 2022 FA Cup final?". The Independent.
- ^ McNulty, Phil (20 April 2022). "Chelsea 2–0 Crystal Palace: 'Blues again show ability to thrive amid chaos'". BBC Sport.
- ^ a b "European qualification for UEFA competitions explained". premierleague.com. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
- ^ "Liverpool fight back to beat Shrewsbury" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Liverpool ease past Cardiff in FA Cup" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Minamino double takes Liverpool through" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Liverpool beat Forest to set up Man City semi" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Liverpool beat Man City to reach FA Cup final" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ McNulty, Phil (20 April 2022). "Chelsea 2–0 Crystal Palace: 'Blues again show ability to thrive amid chaos'". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Rules of the FA Challenge Cup competition" (PDF). The Football Association. Archived from the original on 11 April 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
- ^ "Match report: Half-time – Final – France v Croatia" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 15 July 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2018.