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2020 FA Cup Final
Heads Up FA Cup Final
File:2020 FA Cup Final programme.jpg
Match programme cover
Event2019–20 FA Cup
Arsenal Chelsea
2 1
Date1 August 2020 (2020-08-01)
VenueWembley Stadium, London
Man of the MatchPierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal)
RefereeAnthony Taylor (Cheshire)[1]
Attendance0[note 1]
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The 2020 FA Cup Final, known officially as the Heads Up FA Cup Final,[2] was the final match of the 2019–20 FA Cup and the 139th final of the FA Cup. It was played at Wembley Stadium, London, England on 1 August 2020 due to being delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.[3] The match was contested between Arsenal and Chelsea.[4] As winners, Arsenal will enter the group stage of the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League.[5] 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.[2] The match was held behind closed doors.[6] The winners received the trophy on the pitch and not, as in previous seasons, by climbing steps to the Royal Box for the presentation.[7]

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.[8] 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.[9] 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.[10] 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.[11] 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.[12]

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.[13] 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.[14] 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.[15] 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.[16] 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.[17]

Pre-match

The two finalists shared a London derby rivalry. The final was a repeat of the 2002 and 2017 FA Cup finals, both of which Arsenal won. It was also a repeat of the previous year's UEFA Europa League final which Chelsea won.[18] Arsenal, having won a record 13 FA Cups, entered into the final looking to extend their winners record.[19] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the match was held behind closed doors with no spectators despite initial plans for a limited reopening.[6][20] Anthony Taylor was appointed to referee his second FA Cup final. Having refereed the 2017 final, he became the first man to referee a second FA Cup final since Arthur Kingscott in 1901; the FA did not want a referee's family to miss attending the match.[21] Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta and Chelsea manager Frank Lampard had won two and four FA Cups as players, respectively, for the clubs they managed in the 2020 final.

Match

Details

Arsenal2–1Chelsea
 Report
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Arsenal
Chelsea
GK 26 Argentina Emiliano Martínez
CB 16 England Rob Holding
CB 23 Brazil David Luiz downward-facing red arrow 88'
CB 3 Scotland Kieran Tierney downward-facing red arrow 90+13'
RM 2 Spain Héctor Bellerín
CM 8 Spain Dani Ceballos Yellow card 73'
CM 34 Switzerland Granit Xhaka
LM 15 England Ainsley Maitland-Niles
RW 19 Ivory Coast Nicolas Pépé
CF 9 France Alexandre Lacazette downward-facing red arrow 82'
LW 14 Gabon Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (c)
Substitutes:
GK 33 England Matt Macey
DF 5 Greece Sokratis Papastathopoulos upward-facing green arrow 88'
DF 31 Bosnia and Herzegovina Sead Kolašinac upward-facing green arrow 90+13'
MF 11 Uruguay Lucas Torreira
MF 28 England Joe Willock
MF 57 England Matt Smith
MF 77 England Bukayo Saka
FW 24 England Reiss Nelson
FW 30 England Eddie Nketiah upward-facing green arrow 82'
Manager:
Spain Mikel Arteta
GK 13 Argentina Willy Caballero
CB 28 Spain César Azpilicueta (c) Yellow card 26' downward-facing red arrow 35'
CB 15 France Kurt Zouma
CB 2 Germany Antonio Rüdiger Yellow card 75' downward-facing red arrow 78'
RM 24 England Reece James
CM 5 Italy Jorginho
CM 17 Croatia Mateo Kovačić Yellow card 14' Yellow-red card 73'
LM 3 Spain Marcos Alonso
RW 19 England Mason Mount Yellow card 45+4' downward-facing red arrow 78'
CF 18 France Olivier Giroud downward-facing red arrow 78'
LW 22 United States Christian Pulisic downward-facing red arrow 49'
Substitutes:
GK 1 Spain Kepa Arrizabalaga
DF 4 Denmark Andreas Christensen upward-facing green arrow 35'
DF 29 England Fikayo Tomori
DF 33 Italy Emerson Palmieri
MF 7 France N'Golo Kanté
MF 8 England Ross Barkley Yellow card 89' upward-facing green arrow 78'
MF 20 England Callum Hudson-Odoi upward-facing green arrow 78'
FW 9 England Tammy Abraham upward-facing green arrow 78'
FW 11 Spain Pedro upward-facing green arrow 49'
Manager:
England Frank Lampard

Man of the Match:
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal)

Assistant referees:[1]
Gary Beswick (Durham)
Adam Nunn (Wiltshire)
Fourth official:[1]
Chris Kavanagh (Manchester)
Reserve assistant referee:[1]
Lee Betts (Norfolk)
Video assistant referee:[1]
Stuart Attwell (Birmingham)
Assistant video assistant referee:[1]
Stephen Child (London)

Match rules[22][23]

  • 90 minutes
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
  • Nine named substitutes
  • Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time[note 2]

Notes

  1. ^ a b The final was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.[6]
  2. ^ Each team was 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

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Referee Anthony Taylor and his team will take charge of the Heads Up FA Cup Final". The Football Association. 22 July 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  2. ^ 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.
  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)
  6. ^ a b c "When is the FA Cup 2019-20 final & will fans be allowed to attend?". Goal.com. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  7. ^ "FA Cup final: Winners to collect trophy on Wembley pitch". BBC Sport. 30 July 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  8. ^ Begley, Emlyn (6 January 2020). "Arsenal 1–0 Leeds United: Reiss Nelson goal sends Gunners into fourth round". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  9. ^ McNulty, Phil (27 January 2020). "Bournemouth 1–2 Arsenal: Arteta pleased with 'courageous' Gunners in FA Cup win". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  10. ^ Begley, Emlyn (2 March 2020). "Portsmouth 0–2 Arsenal: Gunners ease into FA Cup quarter-finals". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  11. ^ "Sheffield United 1–2 Arsenal: Dani Ceballos' late goal sends Arsenal to FA Cup semis". BBC Sport. 28 June 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  12. ^ "Arsenal 2–0 Man City: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang guides Gunners into FA Cup final". BBC Sport. 18 July 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  13. ^ Emons, Michael (5 January 2020). "Chelsea 2–0 Nottingham Forest, FA Cup third round". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  14. ^ 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.
  15. ^ McNulty, Phil (3 March 2020). "Chelsea 2–0 Liverpool: Reds suffer second successive defeat". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  16. ^ 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.
  17. ^ 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.
  18. ^ "Arsenal to face Chelsea in 2020 FA Cup final". Football London. 19 July 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  19. ^ "Chelsea eases past sleepy, error-prone Manchester United". NBC Sports. 19 July 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  20. ^ "Manchester United and Man City fans could be able to attend FA Cup final at Wembley". Manchester Evening News. 31 May 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  21. ^ "FA Cup Final: Anthony Taylor to referee second final". BBC Sport. 22 July 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  22. ^ "Rules of the FA Challenge Cup competition" (PDF). The Football Association.
  23. ^ "Minute's applause to be held ahead of all Emirates FA Cup quarter-finals". The Football Association. 25 June 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
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