2020 FA Cup final

2020 FA Cup Final
Event	2019–20 FA Cup
Date	1 August 2020
Venue	Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance	0
	← 2019 2021 →

The 2020 FA Cup Final, known officially as the Heads Up FA Cup Final,^[1] will be the final match of the 2019–20 FA Cup and the 139th final of the FA Cup. It will be played at Wembley Stadium, London, England on 1 August 2020 due to being delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.^[2] The match will be contested between Arsenal and Chelsea.^[3] The winner will enter the group stage of the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League.^[4] The match was officially named the Heads Up FA Cup Final by The Football Association as part of a campaign around mental health awareness promoted by The FA president, Prince William, Duke of Cambridge.^[1] The match will be held behind closed doors.^[5]

Route to the final

Arsenal

Round	Opposition	Score
3rd	Leeds United (H)	1–0
4th	Bournemouth (A)	2–1
5th	Portsmouth (A)	2–0
QF	Sheffield United (A)	2–1
SF	Manchester City (N)	2–0
Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue; (N) = Neutral venue

Arsenal, as a Premier League club, started in the third round at home against EFL Championship side Leeds United. At their Emirates Stadium, Arsenal won 1–0 due with a goal from Reiss Nelson.^[6] In the fourth round, they drew fellow Premier League Bournemouth away at Dean Court. Arsenal won 2–1 with goals from Bukayo Saka and Eddie Nketiah.^[7] In the next round Arsenal were drawn away to League One side Portsmouth. At Fratton Park, Arsenal won 2–0 with goals from Sokratis and Nketiah.^[8] In the quarter-finals, they drew fellow Premier League side Sheffield United. At Bramall Lane, Arsenal won 2–1 with a penalty from Nicolas Pépé and a stoppage time winner from Dani Ceballos.^[9] In the semi-final at neutral Wembley Stadium, Arsenal played Premier League side and current FA Cup holders Manchester City. Arsenal reached the final after a 2–0 win with two goals from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.^[10]

Chelsea

Round	Opposition	Score
3rd	Nottingham Forest (H)	2–0
4th	Hull City (A)	2–1
5th	Liverpool (H)	2–0
QF	Leicester City (A)	1–0
SF	Manchester United (N)	3–1
Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue; (N) = Neutral venue

Chelsea, as a Premier League club, started in the third round at home against Championship side Nottingham Forest and won 2–0 with goals from Callum Hudson-Odoi and Ross Barkley at their Stamford Bridge.^[11] In the fourth round, they drew another Championship side, Hull City. At the KCOM Stadium, Chelsea won 2–1 with goals from Michy Batshuayi and Fikayo Tomori.^[12] In the next round they were drawn with fellow Premier League club Liverpool at home and won 2–0 with goals from Willian and Barkley.^[13] In the quarter-finals, they drew Premier League side Leicester City. At the King Power Stadium, Chelsea won 1–0 with the sole goal coming from Barkley.^[14] In the semi-final at Wembley, Chelsea played Premier League side Manchester United in the cup for the fourth consecutive season. Chelsea reached the final after a 3–1 win with goals from Olivier Giroud, Mason Mount and an own goal from Harry Maguire.^[15]

Pre-match

The two finalists share a London derby rivalry. The final is a repeat of the 2002 and 2017 FA Cup Finals, both of which Arsenal won. It is also a repeat of the previous year's UEFA Europa League Final which Chelsea won.^[16] Arsenal, having won a record 13 FA Cups, entered into the Final looking to extend their winners record.^[17] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the match will be held behind closed doors with no spectators despite initial plans for a limited reopening.^[5]^[18]

Match

1 August 2020

BST

Arsenal	v	Chelsea

Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 0^{[note 1]}

Notes

^ ^a ^b The final will be played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b "2020 FA Cup final renamed Heads Up FA Cup final to promote mental health". BBC Sport. 11 June 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
^ "FA Cup final to be held on 1 August with quarter-finals resuming on 27 June". The Guardian. 29 May 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
^ "FA Cup semi-final draw: Man Utd vs Chelsea, Arsenal vs Man City". Sky Sports. 29 June 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
^ "Access List 20/24" (PDF). UEFA. Retrieved 17 July 2020. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
^ ^a ^b ^c "When is the FA Cup 2019-20 final & will fans be allowed to attend?". Goal.com. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
^ Begley, Emlyn (6 January 2020). "Arsenal 1–0 Leeds United: Reiss Nelson goal sends Gunners into fourth round". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
^ McNulty, Phil (27 January 2020). "Bournemouth 1–2 Arsenal: Arteta pleased with 'courageous' Gunners in FA Cup win". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
^ Begley, Emlyn (2 March 2020). "Portsmouth 0–2 Arsenal: Gunners ease into FA Cup quarter-finals". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
^ "Sheffield United 1–2 Arsenal: Dani Ceballos' late goal sends Arsenal to FA Cup semis". BBC Sport. 28 June 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
^ "Arsenal 2–0 Man City: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang guides Gunners into FA Cup final". BBC Sport. 18 July 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
^ Emons, Michael (5 January 2020). "Chelsea 2–0 Nottingham Forest, FA Cup third round". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
^ Rose, Gary (25 January 2020). "Hull City 1–2 Chelsea: Blues edge Tigers to reach FA Cup fifth round". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
^ McNulty, Phil (3 March 2020). "Chelsea 2–0 Liverpool: Reds suffer second successive defeat". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
^ McNulty, Phil (28 June 2020). "Leicester City 0–1 Chelsea: Ross Barkley goal takes Blues into FA Cup semi-finals". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
^ McNulty, Phil (19 July 2020). "Manchester United 1–3 Chelsea: De Gea errors help settle FA Cup semi-final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
^ "Arsenal to face Chelsea in 2020 FA Cup final". Football London. 2020-07-19. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
^ "Chelsea eases past sleepy, error-prone Manchester United". NBC Sports. 2020-07-19. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
^ "Manchester United and Man City fans could be able to attend FA Cup final at Wembley". Manchester Evening News. 2020-05-31. Retrieved 2020-07-20.

[Behind_closed_doors-1] The final will be played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.^[5]

[heads-2] "2020 FA Cup final renamed Heads Up FA Cup final to promote mental health". BBC Sport. 11 June 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2020.

[3] "FA Cup final to be held on 1 August with quarter-finals resuming on 27 June". The Guardian. 29 May 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2020.

[4] "FA Cup semi-final draw: Man Utd vs Chelsea, Arsenal vs Man City". Sky Sports. 29 June 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2020.

[5] "Access List 20/24" (PDF). UEFA. Retrieved 17 July 2020. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

[bcd-6] "When is the FA Cup 2019-20 final & will fans be allowed to attend?". Goal.com. Retrieved 2020-07-20.

[7] Begley, Emlyn (6 January 2020). "Arsenal 1–0 Leeds United: Reiss Nelson goal sends Gunners into fourth round". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 July 2020.

[8] McNulty, Phil (27 January 2020). "Bournemouth 1–2 Arsenal: Arteta pleased with 'courageous' Gunners in FA Cup win". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 July 2020.

[9] Begley, Emlyn (2 March 2020). "Portsmouth 0–2 Arsenal: Gunners ease into FA Cup quarter-finals". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 July 2020.

[10] "Sheffield United 1–2 Arsenal: Dani Ceballos' late goal sends Arsenal to FA Cup semis". BBC Sport. 28 June 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2020.

[11] "Arsenal 2–0 Man City: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang guides Gunners into FA Cup final". BBC Sport. 18 July 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2020.

[12] Emons, Michael (5 January 2020). "Chelsea 2–0 Nottingham Forest, FA Cup third round". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 July 2020.

[13] Rose, Gary (25 January 2020). "Hull City 1–2 Chelsea: Blues edge Tigers to reach FA Cup fifth round". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 July 2020.

[14] McNulty, Phil (3 March 2020). "Chelsea 2–0 Liverpool: Reds suffer second successive defeat". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 July 2020.

[15] McNulty, Phil (28 June 2020). "Leicester City 0–1 Chelsea: Ross Barkley goal takes Blues into FA Cup semi-finals". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 July 2020.

[16] McNulty, Phil (19 July 2020). "Manchester United 1–3 Chelsea: De Gea errors help settle FA Cup semi-final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 July 2020.

[17] "Arsenal to face Chelsea in 2020 FA Cup final". Football London. 2020-07-19. Retrieved 2020-07-20.

[18] "Chelsea eases past sleepy, error-prone Manchester United". NBC Sports. 2020-07-19. Retrieved 2020-07-20.

[19] "Manchester United and Man City fans could be able to attend FA Cup final at Wembley". Manchester Evening News. 2020-05-31. Retrieved 2020-07-20.

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