Watch Arsenal Celebrate FA Cup Final Win Vs. Chelsea On Field, In Dressing Room

Arsenal finally has something to shout about in 2016-17.

The Gunners capped their difficult season by beating Chelsea 2-1 on Saturday at Wembley Stadium in the FA Cup final. The cup triumph followed a Premier League campaign in which Arsenal finished fifth, its lowest final position since 1996, and added gloss to an otherwise disappointing season.

Arsenal’s party started on the field and extended into the Wembley Stadium stands, where they received the soccer world’s oldest trophy.

Arsenal’s wild celebrations continued into the dressing room, and you can see many happy faces thanks to social media. </s> A 4th minute goal from Alexis Sanchez and a 79th minute goal from Aaron Ramsey sandwiched inbetween a Diego Costa effort in the 76th minute ensured Arsenal football club of England beat Chelsea 2-1 to win the FA Cup on Saturday night, officially becoming the most successful football club in English FA cup history.Nigeria's Victor Moses was red carded in the second half- which meant Antonio Conte's side played majority of the second half with ten men. Despite Arsenal's inability to qualify for the UEFA Champions League,the FA cup victory on Saturday night means Arsenal's executive board might hand Arsene Wenger a new contract.Congrats to Arsenal. </s> Arsenal and Chelsea are both looking to end their season with silverware when they battle it out to win the FA Cup at Wembley.

Chelsea are out to secure a Premier League and FA Cup double for the second time in their history, with Arsenal gunning to end what has been a disappointing campaign on a high under the famous arch.

The game kicks off at 5.30pm and you can follow it all with Sportsmail's Andy Warren. </s> Manchester United and Chelsea will face off Saturday, May 19 in Wembley Stadium in the FA Cup final.

Man United defeated Tottenham 2-1 back on April 21 to earn its spot in the final. After falling behind 1-0 early in the semifinal match, Manchester United got goals from Alexis Sanchez and Ander Herrera to pick up the victory. With another title, it would match Arsenal for the most all-time with 13.

Chelsea, which is seeking its eight FA Cup title in club history, had a 2-0 victory over Southampton the following day in its semifinal match to advance. The teams were tied at halftime, but Chelsea jumped ahead with a goal in the 46th minute courtesy of Olivier Giroud. Alvaro Morata sealed the contest with a goal in the 82nd.

The teams last played each other in a Premier League match that Manchester United won 2-1.

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SI TV is also now available on fuboTV. Watch Planet Futbol TV, SI’s soccer show starring Grant Wahl and Luis Miguel Echegaray, weekly on fuboTV or anytime, anywhere here. </s> Arsenal and Manchester City go head-to-head for the season’s first piece of silverware in the EFL Cup final at Wembley on Sunday.

The Gunners beat Chelsea last month to reach their first League Cup final since 2011 and manager Arsene Wenger will be desperate to lift the trophy and salvage a disappointing campaign for the club.

City head into the game on the back of Monday’s shock FA Cup defeat at Wigan Athletic that ended their hopes of winning the Quadruple.

In-form winger Raheem Sterling misses out for City with a hamstring injury, while Aaron Ramsey returns to Arsenal’s starting XI after recovering from a groin strain.

Pep Guardiola’s side are unbeaten in their last four meetings with Arsenal and are strongly fancied to emerge victorious this weekend.

City are priced at 4/5 to win in 90 minutes, with Arsenal on offer at 29/10. The draw is available at 3/1. </s> Arsenal was all smiles on Saturday as the win against Premier League winners Chelsea put a fine end to their disastrous season as the Gunners failed to qualify for next season’s Champions League for the first time in 20 years.

Arsenal have recorded the most number of FA Cup final wins in the history of the tournament as they clinched their 13th title.

Here are the last 13 times that Arsenal, who featured in 20 FA Cup finals since its beginning in 1871, won the Cup to be the most dominating team of the tournament:

Arsenal recorded their first FA Cup victory back in 1930 against Huddersfield Town with a 2-0 win at the Wembley Stadium.

The club became Cup holders again for the second time with a late goal by Ted Drake, whose goal gave new life to the match against Sheffield United where spectators were silent throughout it.

Despite Liverpool holding the possession for most of the first half, Arsenal managed to beat Liverpool 2-0 with captain and recently-crowned Footballer of the Year Joe Mercer leading the pact.

Arsenal became one of the few clubs to take home the League as well as the FA Cup Double when Charlie George charged his side to defeat Liverpool 2-1 in extra time.

One of the most thrilling matches, Arsenal conceded two goals in the final three minutes. An 89th-minute goal from Alan Sunderland helped the Gunners pip Manchester United 3-2 in the 1979 final.

Arsenal fans remember this match as a difficult one. With a 1-1 draw in the final, the Gunners managed to come out with a win as they beat Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 in the replay with goals by by Ian Wright and Andy Linighan.

This was Arsene Wenger’s first FA Cup victory after taking over as the manager of the club as goals by Marc Overmars and Nicolas Anelka recorded a 2-0 victory over Newcastle United in the final to clinch the Cup.

Ray Parlour and Fredrik Ljungberg goals in the second half of the game helped Arsenal beat Chelsea for the first time in a FA Cup final. The Gunners recorded a 2-0 win against the Blues.

It was another difficult win for Arsenal with Robert Pirès being the only goal scorer in the game to defeat Southampton 1-0 in the final in the oldest English football tournament.

The match was decided on penalties after a goalless draw against the Red Devils in the final. It was also the first time that the final of the FA Cup had to be decided on penalties. Jens Lehmann saved Paul Scholes’s attemp, leaving Patrick Vieira to score the winning penalty.

Hull City lost 3-2 after extra time heroics by Aaron Ramsey, helping Arsenal with their record 11th FA Cup title. Arsenal and Manchester United now had the same number of FA Cup final victories.

A 4-0 victory at Aston Villa sealed the deal for Arsenal, who clinched their record 12th title in 2014-15, the most by any club. Wenger’s sixth Cup victory with the Gunners helped them overtake Manchester United with 11 titles.

Arsenal beat Chelsea 2-1 for the second time in the FA Cup title to clinch their third title in four seasons. Aaron Ramsey again came to the Gunners’ rescue like in 2014 final after Alexis Sanchez found the net in just four minutes of the game.

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LONDON — Arsenal beat Chelsea 2-1 in the FA Cup final on Saturday at Wembley as the Gunners won the FA Cup for the third time in four years and a record-breaking 13th time.

Arsene Wenger has now won seven FA Cups, more than any other manager in history, as he denied Antonio Conte and Chelsea the chance to secure a famous Premier League and FA Cup double.

Here’s what we learned from an intense FA Cup final as Arsenal won their 13th FA Cup, becoming the most successful team in tournament history.

Per Mertesacker, Arsenal’s club captain, had not started a single game in the 2016-17 season.

His first start was in the FA Cup final at Wembley against Chelsea and the German defender (affectionately nicknamed the ‘Big F****** German’ or BFG by his adoring fan) stood tall, using one of his telescopic legs in the first half to deny Costa and throwing his body on the line to block shots and make vital interceptions.

Mertesacker was only throw into central defense because Laurent Koscielny was suspended and both Gabriel and Skhodran Mustafi were injured in the past week.

He was incredible in marshaling Arsenal’s backline and along with David Opsina kept Chelsea at bay.

“Did Arsenal get lucky?” is one of the main questions you will hear after this game.

They weren’t. Referee Anthony Taylor got the key decisions correct. The first goal was flagged for offside but he overruled his linesman to allow the goal to stand and although Aaron Ramsey was in an offside position, he wasn’t interfering with play.

Victor Moses then clearly took a tumble to try and get a penalty kick as he received a second yellow card.

Two key decisions went Arsenal’s way, but they were the right calls.

Diego Costa may well have played his last game for Chelsea as a move to the Chinese Super League beckons this summer. It sounds harsh, but Chelsea may not miss the Spanish international as much as everything thinks.

Although he scored to make it 1-1, Costa could have scored a hat trick. He took too long to get his shot off just after Arsenal went ahead as three Gunners defenders blocked his effort, and he then raced clear of Rob Holding but failed to get past David Ospina in another first half chance. He then drilled a shot straight at Ospina in the second half with Chelsea trailing 2-1.

It wasn’t just Costa who was gilty of missing chances though.

Pedro blazed over from a glorious position in the first half and in the second half he curled wide, while Victor Moses had an effort saved down low by Ospina.

Chelsea have come up short in attack in a few big games this season, including the 3-0 defeat at Arsenal, 2-0 defeats at Tottenham and Manchester United and now the FA Cup final.

Antonio Conte will be searching very quickly for the phone numbers of Alvaro Morata, Romelu Lukaku et al. </s> FA Cup final: Chelsea and Manchester United go head to head at Wembley

Manchester United beat Tottenham 2-1 in the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley last month thanks to goals from Alexis Sanchez and Ander Herrera.

And the travelling United supporters have been allocated the same pubs to drink in before and after today’s Chelsea showdown as they were against Spurs.

It includes the famous Green Man, the biggest pub in Wembley.

While Chelsea supporters have just the Copper Jug carried over from last season’s FA Cup final with Arsenal, which they lost 2-1. </s> The FA Cup final usually brings out terrific entertainment for the fans, and this Saturday’s finale should be no different.

When Arsenal and Chelsea take the field at Wembley Stadium, it will be the last chance this season for some of the Premier League’s stars such as Eden Hazard and Diego Costa for Chelsea and Alexis Sanchez and Mezut Ozil for Arsenal to bring glory to their club.

[ MORE: Follow all the FA Cup scores here ]



The match features two teams heading in different directions. Chelsea, the Premier League champions are in the ascendency after a one-year hiatus out of European competition, while Arsenal finished outside the top-four places in the Premier League for the first time in 20 years under manager Arsene Wenger.

In addition, there’s plenty of other storylines to watch on the field, from whether it’s Costa, Sanchez and Ozil’s potential last matches with their respective teams to how Arsenal will deal without two of its three regular centerbacks they’ve used this season.

Here’s a look at three key battles on the field ahead of the FA Cup final:

Diego Costa may be a thorn in Chelsea’s side off the field when it comes to the constant speculation of a move away from Stamford Bridge, but on the field this season he’s been brilliant. Costa scored 20 goals in the Premier League and another goal in FA Cup action, and he contributes off the ball as well, drawing the defense in towards him while opening up space for teammates including Hazard and Willian.

Heading into Saturday, it’s unclear who on Arsenal will be tasked with marking Costa. Laurent Koscielny was issued a straight red card in Arsenal’s 3-1 win over Everton and will miss the FA Cup final due to suspension while fellow centerback Gabriel left the field on a stretcher after suffering a knee injury. In addition, Shkodran Mustafi is still recovering from a concussion and is a doubt for Saturday.

That leaves Wenger with just Per Mertesacker and Rob Holding as healthy centerbacks, which could force Wenger to revert back to his usual four-man backline from the more recent three-man backline that’s been used.

Regardless of who Arsenal put out there, expect Costa to be at his best, attempting to physically dominate his opponent and get under their skin.

Nemanja Matic and N'Golo Kante vs. Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez

Arsenal are at their best when they play through the middle of the field before finding runners out wide, setting up crossing attempts into the middle or perhaps another chance to play through the lines in the center of the field.

Standing in Arsenal’s playmaking duo of Mezut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez’s way are Nemanja Matic and N’Golo Kante. Kante, as Riyad Mahrez saw last year, does so much of the dirty work defensively that he allows his teammates including Matic and Hazard to bomb forward and either create or finish goal-scoring opportunities.

Kante will have his hands full dealing with Ozil and Sanchez in midfield, and Matic may need to sit a bit deeper to cut off the passing lanes, potentially taking him out of Chelsea’s counter attack.

For all the speed that Hazard possesses on the ball, there’s at least one player on Arsenal who can keep stride pace-for-pace.

With Hazard likely lining up on the left wing, Arsenal’s right wing back Hector Bellerin will likely face Hazard up one-on-one at both ends of the field, setting up a fun encounter. With Bellerin’s speed and ability to track back, he may be open to a few 40-yard springs into space down the right wing, knowing that Hazard probably won’t be in hot pursuit.

But if Bellerin doesn’t end up with the ball and there’s an Arsenal turnover, Hazard on his own or against a centerback on the left wing could be a nightmare for Arsenal to deal with.
Arsenal beat London rival Chelsea 2–1 at Wembley Stadium to win the 2016–17 FA Cup.