2000 FA Cup Final

The 2000 FA Cup Final was the 119th final of the FA Cup, and the 72nd and last to be played at the old Wembley Stadium (excluding replays). 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
Round 3 	Hull City 	1–6 	Chelsea 	
Round 4 	Chelsea 	2–0 	Nottingham Forest 	
Round 5 	Chelsea 	2–1 	Leicester City 	
Quarter-final	Chelsea 	5–0 	Gillingham 	
Semi-final 	Newcastle United 	1–2 	Chelsea 	
  	(at Wembley Stadium)	(at Wembley Stadium)	(at Wembley Stadium)	(at Wembley Stadium)
 Aston Villa
Round 3 	Aston Villa 	2–1 	Darlington 	
Round 4 	Aston Villa 	1–0 	Southampton 	
Round 5 	Aston Villa 	3–2 	Leeds United 	
Quarter-final	Everton 	1–2 	Aston Villa 	
Semi-final 	Bolton Wanderers 	0–0 	Aston Villa 	
  	(at Wembley Stadium) Aston Villa won 4–1 on penalties	(at Wembley Stadium) Aston Villa won 4–1 on penalties	(at Wembley Stadium) Aston Villa won 4–1 on penalties	(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===
	
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GK 	1 	Ed de Goey 	 	
DF 	15 	Mario Melchiot 	 	
DF 	6 	Marcel Desailly 	 	
DF 	5 	Frank Leboeuf 	 	
DF 	3 	Celestine Babayaro	 	
MF 	8 	Gus Poyet 	 	
MF 	11 	Dennis Wise (c) 	 	
MF 	7 	Didier Deschamps 	 	
MF 	16 	Roberto Di Matteo 	 	
FW 	25 	Gianfranco Zola 	 	
FW 	31 	George Weah 	 	
Substitutes: 	Substitutes: 	Substitutes: 	Substitutes: 	
GK 	23 	Carlo Cudicini 	 	
DF 	26 	John Terry 	 	
MF 	34 	Jon Harley 	 	
MF 	20 	Jody Morris 	 	
FW 	19 	Tore André Flo 	 	
Manager: 	Manager: 	Manager: 	Manager: 	
Gianluca Vialli	Gianluca Vialli	Gianluca Vialli 	Gianluca Vialli	
Man of the match
*Dennis Wise (Chelsea)	
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
==External links==
*BBC Match Report
*Game facts at soccerbase.com
*BBC FA Cup Final 2000 Section
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