2017 FA Cup final
2017 Emirates FA Cup Final | |||||||
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Event | 2016–17 FA Cup | ||||||
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Date | 27 May 2017 | ||||||
Venue | Wembley Stadium, London | ||||||
Man of the Match | Alexis Sánchez (Arsenal) | ||||||
Referee | Anthony Taylor | ||||||
Attendance | 89,472 | ||||||
Weather | Scattered clouds 20 °C (68 °F)[1] | ||||||
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 |
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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 |
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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. |
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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
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Arsenal opened the scoring with a goal from Alexis Sánchez in the 4th minute when he shot 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
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Statistics
Statistic | Arsenal | Chelsea |
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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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