Arsenal v Chelsea - as it happened

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Arsenal v Chelsea, FA Cup final 2019/20, 1/8/2020 - Official line-ups. BESOCCER
Arsenal v Chelsea, FA Cup final 2019/20, 1/8/2020 - Official line-ups. BESOCCER
Join us for live coverage of the FA Cup final between Arsenal and Chelsea from Wembley. Arsenal must win the game to play in the Europa League next term.
Goal

List of goalscorers

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  • 104'
    Wild celebrations here among the Arsenal players! Thanks for joining us for this one and we hope to see you again soon!
  • 104'
    FT: Arsenal 2-1 Chelsea!! All over at Wembley! Pulisic gave Chelsea the lead, but then everything went wrong for them. Aubameyang converted a penalty given away by Azpilcueta. The Spaniard went off injured as did Pulisic. Aubameyang got his second in the 67th minute, Kovacic was sent off when he won the ball and then Pedro went off on a stretcher to leave Chelsea with nine.
  • 104'
    An Arsenal man goes down and the ref blows for full time!!!
  • 103'
    Arsenal sub: Tierney is replaced by Kolasinac.
  • 103'
    Arsenal are taking the ball to the corner to waste time.
  • 102'
    Pedro goes off on a cart and Chelsea are with nine as they've run out of changes.
  • 101'
    Pedro is still being treated here. It may have been when he was knocked over by Pepe. He has done damage to his right shoulder.
  • 98'
    Pedro is going off on a stretcher now with a shoulder problem. This is terrible for Chelsea. They have a three goal deficit to make up v Bayern Munich next week as well. Three players lost to injury.
  • 97'
    Pedro is down injured here. He is getting treatment on his shoulder.
  • 96'
    Pedro looks to be fouled by Pepe in the D, but Taylor says no.
  • 95'
    Arsenal will qualify for the Europa League if they win and Wolves will miss out.
  • 94'
    Pedro looks to find Abraham, but the ball goes straight to Martinez.
  • 94'
    Chelsea are trying, but they lose the ball, Arsenal counter and Nketiah goes down wanting a foul. Taylor isn't interested though.
  • 92'
    Martinez has been down for a minute getting treatment, but he's up now.
  • 91'
    Hudson Odoi's delivery is well caught by Martinez.
  • 91'
    Alonso wins a corner for the Blues.
  • 90'
    Seven added minutes.
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Yellow card

a Chelsea
  • 89'
    Barkley is carded for a poor challenge on Nketiah. Clear yellow.
  • 88'
    Arsenal sub: Sokratis on for David Luiz.
  • 86'
    David Luiz is getting treatment here.
  • 85'
    Arsenal are caught offside.
  • 83'
    Jorginho concedes the corner.
  • 82'
    Arsenal sub: Nketiah replaces Lacazette.
  • 81'
    Seeing the challenges again, the first yellow is clear, the second one isn't even a foul. He wins the ball clearly. Very poor by Anthony Taylor...
  • 80'
    Chelsea are shouting for handball by Martinez outside the box!
  • 78'
    Chelsea triple sub: Giroud, Rudiger and Mount off, Abraham, Hudson-Odoi and Barkley on.
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Yellow card

a Arsenal
  • 75'
    Ceballos and Rudiger are cautioned after a scuffle on the touchline. Arteta also has his name taken.
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Second yellow card

a Chelsea
  • 73'
    Red card to Chelsea! Kovacic looks to get the ball off Xhaka, the Arsenal man goes down very easily and the Chelsea man is given a second yellow card. Not a card for me. He's very unfortunate.
  • 71'
    Back underway! That was some goal.
  • 68'
    Drinks!
Goal
Goaaaaaal!
de Arsenal en el 67'
  • 67'
    Aubameyang makes it 2-1!!!!! Christensen is down at the other end.Bellerin makes a tremendous 30 yard run, the ball breaks to Pepe as Christensen slides in to dispossess him and he gives it to Aubameyang who cuts past the defender and chips Caballero!
  • 65'
    Chelsea win a corner.
  • 65'
    The Blues are picking up again now.
  • 64'
    Chelsea send another ball in and Maitland-Niles clears the danger.
  • 62'
    James strikes it well wide of the goal.
  • 60'
    Pepe is fouled by Alonso.
  • 59'
    James sends a dangerous cross into the area which goes past everyone. No major chances in the second half after the Pulisic one.
  • 57'
    Xhaka hits one wide of the goal now after a dangerous counter by the Gunners.
  • 57'
    Jorginho sends a long ball forward for Mount in the box who can't get on the end of it.
  • 53'
    Lovely nutmeg by Pepe to beat a Chelsea man, but then he goes down.
  • 51'
    Pepe sends a cross in and Caballero catches easily.
  • 49'
    Pedro attacks seconds after coming on and he wins a corner.
  • 48'
    Pulisic is off, Pedro comes on.
  • 47'
    Pulisic is getting treatment and Tierney is also getting treatment. Pulisic is gone here.
  • 46'
    Chance for Pulisic!!! Lovely run by Pulisic from midfield and then hooks it wide! He has injured himself while running and was even injured before he pulled the trigger.
  • 46'
    Arsenal get us going again!
  • 45'
    HT: Arsenal 1-1 Chelsea!! Half-time at Wembley! Chelsea started the better and took the lead after five minutes through Pulisic, but Arsenal picked up as the half went on. Aubameyang levelled from the spot after being fouled by Azpilicueta and the Chelsea captain had to go off injured shortly afterwards. Back for more in a bit!
  • 45'
    The free-kick into the box is half cleared and then the second effort is blocked.
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Yellow card

a Chelsea
  • 45'
    Mount sees yellow after bringing down Ceballos. One minute left.
  • 45'
    Chelsea are penalised for a foul while attacking. Two minutes left of added time.
  • 45'
    Five added minutes.
  • 45'
    Lacazette smashes it and it goes wide.
  • 44'
    Pepe goes down just outside the box by Christensen. Very nearly a pen and Arsenal are on top here.
  • 42'
    And a third.
  • 42'
    Jorginho gets hit in the head and the ball goes for a corner.
  • 41'
    Pepe sends a ball to the back stick, Caballero misses it, but Maitland-Niles can't get to it at the back stick. It's actually a corner.
  • 39'
    The game seems to have calmed down since the equaliser.
  • 36'
    Lovely play by Chelsea involving Mount, but Jorginho fires over.
  • 35'
    Chelsea sub: Christensen on for Azpilcueta. Jorginho has become the captain.
  • 32'
    Azpilicueta seems to have a problem now.
  • 30'
    Giroud is down after being caught in the back by Luiz.
  • 29'
    Azpilcueta saw yellow for conceding the pen.
Penalty scored
Goaaaaal from a penalty!
de Arsenal en el 28'
  • 28'
    Aubameyang takes and sends Caballero the wrong way!! Powerful pen.
  • 26'
    Penalty to Arsenal!!! Azpilicueta grabs Aubameyang from behind in the box and a yellow card is given. Chelsea says it's not a pen, Arsenal want red for DOGSO, but there is cover.
Goal disallowed

Goal disallowed

  • 25'
    Pepe scores a brilliant goal from distance, but the flag is up for offside! Maitland-Niles was offside in the build up.
  • 23'
    Back in play!
  • 22'
    Drinks!
  • 21'
    David Luiz looks to find Aubameyang with a long pass and James just shields the ball out for a throw-in.
  • 17'
    Ceballos hits the free-kick and it goes narrowly over the bar.
  • 15'
    Ceballos is brought down 25 yards from goal.
  • 15'
    The free-kick is sent into the box and Arsenal clear.
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Yellow card

a Chelsea
  • 14'
    Kovacic dives in late on Xhaka and is deservedly booked.
  • 11'
    Pepe crosses for a teammate and Zouma heads off for a corner.
  • 10'
    Pulisic threatens again! He runs into the box and his powerful effort is stopped by the GK.
  • 7'
    The Blues had started the better and they have got their reward early on.
Goal
Goaaaaaal!
de Chelsea en el 5'
  • 5'
    Pulisic scores for Chelsea!!!!! Pulisic finds Mount on the left, he finds Giroud in the middle who lays it off with a flick to Pulisic who chips over Martinez and into the goal!
  • 4'
    Mount!!!! He wins the ball off the Gunners and the 25-30 yard shot sees Martinez dive to his left to concede the corner.
  • 3'
    Aubameyang!!! Maitland-Niles gets the ball on the far side, he sends a cross for Aubameyang in the middle and he heads wide.
  • 1'
    Zouma commits the first foul of the game.
  • 1'
    Chelsea gets us going from right to left! Both in their usual kits!
Start of match

Start of match

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    Heads Up video being played before the match.
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    24 degrees and dry at Wembley this afternoon.
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    Remember we'll have extra-time and penalties if needed.
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    Mesut Ozil has gone to Turkey instead of going to Wembley with the rest of the Arsenal team. His future at the club is in serious doubt.
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    Anthony Taylor is the referee while Stuart Attwell is the VAR. Taylor is doing his second ever FA Cup final. You normally only do it once, but as it's behind closed doors, they did not want an official to miss out on the whole matchday experience.
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    Chelsea are unchanged from the team which beat Wolves 2-0 on the last day of the Premier League season.
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    Arsenal make one change from the 3-2 victory over Watford. Bellerin is in for Willock.
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    Chelsea XI: Caballero (GK); Alonso, Zouma, Rudiger, Azpilicueta, James; Kovacic, Jorginho; Pulisic, Giroud and Mount.
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    Arsenal XI: Martinez (GK); Tierney, D Luiz, Holding, Bellerin; Aubameyang, Xhaka, Ceballos, Maitland-Niles, Pepe; Lacazette.
Info

Pre-match

01 August 2020, 18:30

Referee: Anthony Taylor

Stadium: Wembley Stadium

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    Hello and welcome to live coverage of the FA Cup final between Arsenal and Chelsea from Wembley!