2000 FA Cup final

2000 FA Cup Final
Event	1999–2000 FA Cup
Date	20 May 2000
Venue	Wembley Stadium, London
Man of the Match	Dennis Wise (Chelsea)
Referee	Graham Poll (Hertfordshire)
Attendance	78,217
	← 1999 2001 →

The 2000 FA Cup Final was the 119th final of the FA Cup, and the 72nd (excluding replays) and last to be played at the old Wembley Stadium. It took place on 20 May 2000 and was contested between Chelsea and Aston Villa, the latter making its first FA Cup Final appearance since winning it in 1957.

Chelsea won 1–0 to secure their second FA Cup in four years, and their third in all. The goal was scored midway through the second half by Roberto Di Matteo, who had also scored in the 1997 final.

Wembley Stadium closed five months later, and was subsequently rebuilt. The FA Cup Final was played at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff for the next six years, before returning to Wembley in 2007.

Road to Wembley

**Chelsea**
Third Round	Hull City	1–6	Chelsea
Fourth Round	Chelsea	2–0	Nottingham Forest
Fifth Round	Chelsea	2–1	Leicester City
Sixth Round	Chelsea	5–0	Gillingham
Semi-Final	Newcastle United	1–2	Chelsea
Semi-Final	(at Wembley Stadium)

**Aston Villa**
Third Round	Aston Villa	2–1	Darlington
Fourth Round	Aston Villa	1–0	Southampton
Fifth Round	Aston Villa	3–2	Leeds United
Sixth Round	Everton	1–2	Aston Villa
Semi-Final	Bolton Wanderers	0–0	Aston Villa
Semi-Final	(at Wembley Stadium) Aston Villa won 4–1 on penalties

Match

Summary

Following a poor quality first half in which few chances were created, the match was brighter in the second, with Chelsea generally having the better of the play. George Weah missed several chances and Dennis Wise had a goal disallowed for offside, while Villa's Gareth Southgate headed wide. On 73 minutes, Roberto Di Matteo scored what proved to be the winning goal, capitalising on an error from Villa goalkeeper David James to put the ball in the net from close range. James came roaring off his line to deal with Zola's free-kick from the left, he fumbled the ball against Gareth Southgate's chest with Di Matteo blasting the rebound into the roof of the net. Villa could not get back in the match, their best chance falling to Benito Carbone, but his tame shot did not test Ed de Goey in goal.

Match details

20 May 2000

15:00 BST

Chelsea	1–0	Aston Villa
Di Matteo 73'	Report

Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 78,217^[2]

Referee: Graham Poll^[2] (Hertfordshire)

Chelsea

Aston Villa



GK	1	Ed de Goey
DF	15	Mario Melchiot	18'
DF	6	Marcel Desailly
DF	5	Frank Leboeuf
DF	3	Celestine Babayaro
MF	8	Gus Poyet
MF	11	Dennis Wise (c)	28'
MF	7	Didier Deschamps
MF	16	Roberto Di Matteo
FW	25	Gianfranco Zola		89'
FW	31	George Weah		88'
Substitutes:
GK	23	Carlo Cudicini
DF	26	John Terry
MF	34	Jon Harley
MF	20	Jody Morris		89'
FW	19	Tore André Flo		88'
Manager:
Gianluca Vialli



GK	1	David James
DF	24	Mark Delaney
DF	5	Ugo Ehiogu
DF	4	Gareth Southgate (c)
DF	15	Gareth Barry	16'
DF	3	Alan Wright		88'
MF	6	George Boateng
MF	10	Paul Merson
MF	7	Ian Taylor		79'
MF	18	Benito Carbone		79'
FW	9	Dion Dublin
Substitutes:
GK	39	Peter Enckelman
DF	31	Jlloyd Samuel
MF	26	Steve Stone		79'
MF	17	Lee Hendrie		88'
FW	12	Julian Joachim		79'
Manager:
John Gregory

Man of the match

Dennis Wise (Chelsea)^[1]

Match rules

90 minutes.
30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
Penalty shootout if scores still level.
Five named substitutes
Maximum of 3 substitutions.

Statistics

	Chelsea	Aston Villa
Goal attempts	5	11
Corner kicks	2	3
Fouls committed	17	14
Offsides	5	2
Yellow cards	3	2
Red cards	0	0

Source: The People^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Bates, Steve (21 May 2000). "VIALLI'S SO DI-LIGHTED; Chelsea 1 Aston Villa 0". The People. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Malam, Colin (21 May 2000). "Chelsea 1 Aston Villa 0". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 24 October 2007. Retrieved 10 May 2012. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

External links

[report-1] Bates, Steve (21 May 2000). "VIALLI'S SO DI-LIGHTED; Chelsea 1 Aston Villa 0". The People. Retrieved 10 May 2012.

[Malam-report-2] Malam, Colin (21 May 2000). "Chelsea 1 Aston Villa 0". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 24 October 2007. Retrieved 10 May 2012. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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