BBC SPORT | Football | FA Cup | Chelsea 2-1 Everton Chelsea 2-1 Everton BBC Sport at Wembley Winning the FA Cup crowns Hiddink's four-month spell in charge of Chelsea A stunning Frank Lampard strike ended Everton's resistance and ensured Chelsea's interim boss Guus Hiddink brought the curtain down on his brief spell in English football by collecting the FA Cup. The Toffees had made a dream start when Louis Saha put them ahead after just 25 seconds - the quickest goal in Cup final history. But Chelsea came back strongly and equalised through Didier Drogba's header before Lampard fired home the winner from 25 yards with 18 minutes left. The margin of victory should have been greater as TV replays showed that Florent Malouda's spectacular strike moments later had crossed the line after bouncing down off the bar, but referee Howard Webb did not give the goal. In the end it made no difference to Chelsea, or Hiddink, who deservedly has a trophy to show for the impressive work he has done at Stamford Bridge as he returns to his job with Russia.

Victory at a sweltering Wembley brings to an end the Dutchman's brief love affair with the Blues, which began when he watched from the stands as they beat Watford in the fifth round on Valentine's Day. And his side again demonstrated the patience and power he has instilled them as they fought back to overhaul a dogged Everton side that took the lead with a terrific early strike. Steven Pienaar's cross was only half-cleared by Jon Mikel Obi and Marouane Fellaini headed down for Louis Saha to smash the ball past Petr Cech. 606: DEBATE Lamps with the winner and his usual 20th of the season. WELL DONE YOU MIGHTY BLUES. OLE OLE OLE OLE Drogba's_sniper The goal clearly rattled Chelsea and their back-four looked nervous whenever the ball came near them immediately afterwards. But the complexion of the game changed as soon as Hiddink's side settled and began coming forward themselves, using the width offered by Nicolas Anelka and, in particular, Malouda on the left.

Everton right-back Tony Hibbert was given an early yellow card for clipping Malouda's heels, and he spent the rest of the half trying to keep up with the Frenchman, mostly unsuccessfully. Hibbert was not the only player at fault - he should have received more support from Leon Osman on that flank - but the amount of space they were leaving invited trouble, and Chelsea took full advantage to equalise after 21 minutes. Malouda, who was completely unmarked, ran on to Lampard's pass and, from his inviting cross, Drogba rose above Joleon Lescott to power home his header. By now, Hiddink's side were completely on top, with the Toffees unable to keep hold of the ball, let alone use it constructively. Everton did at least tighten up at the back, with the exception of the hapless Hibbert who was caught out time and time again before the break. The closest Chelsea came to punishing him further came when a deflected pass span into Cole's path, but the England defender sliced his shot well wide.

Saha's opening goal, after 25 seconds, is the fastest in FA Cup final history Unsurprisingly, Toffees boss David Moyes made changes at the break - hauling off Hibbert for Lars Jacobsen and moving Tim Cahill further forward in an attempt to wrestle back the initiative. Even after his reshuffle, Chelsea were still enjoying the lions share of possession and Anelka should have done better when he lobbed over after running clear, but Everton did threaten too. They showed their intent when from a short free-kick, Leighton Baines whipped the ball into the Chelsea area and Saha's header flew only inches over the bar. Indeed, the game was still wide open until Lampard's goal on 72 minutes. The England midfielder collected Michael Ballack's pass, turned inside Phil Neville, and, despite losing his footing, let fly with a tremendous strike that was still rising as it flew into the top corner. Everton goalkeeper Tim Howard got a hand to the ball but could not stop it hitting the net - and from there, there was no way back for Everton.

Malouda could have sealed victory when Lampard slid him through but lashed the ball over, then was wrongly denied after his long-range shot hit the woodwork and bounced in. But, despite that let-off, Everton could not find a response and Chelsea remained in control of the match in the closing stages to win the Cup for a fifth time. Chelsea's future looks increasingly likely to be placed in the hands of AC Milan boss Carlo Ancelotti, but the 2009 FA Cup final will be remembered for how the Blues gave Hiddink a fairytale finish. Chelsea: Cech, Bosingwa, Alex, Terry, Ashley Cole, Essien (Ballack 61), Mikel, Lampard, Anelka, Drogba, Malouda. Subs Not Used: Hilario, Ivanovic, Di Santo, Kalou, Belletti, Mancienne. Booked: Mikel, Lampard. Goals: Drogba 21, Lampard 72.

Everton: Howard, Hibbert (Jacobsen 46), Yobo, Lescott, Baines, Osman (Gosling 82), Neville, Pienaar, Cahill, Fellaini, Saha (Vaughan 77). Subs Not Used: Nash, Castillo, Rodwell, Baxter. Booked: Hibbert, Neville, Baines. Att: 89,391. Ref: Howard Webb (S Yorkshire). BBC Sport Player Rater man of the match: Everton's Louis Saha with 7.96 (on 90 minutes). Please note that you can still give the players marks out of 10 on BBC Sport's Player Rater after the match has finished. FA Cup final: Chelsea 2–1 Everton: Chelsea's spring cleaning turns up a cup and faith in the future | Football | The Guardian FA Cup Chelsea's spring cleaning turns up a cup and faith in the future Florent Malouda, whose form has been transformed under Guus Hiddink, takes a sip from the FA Cup.

Photograph: Paul Ellis/AFP/Getty Images Sunday 31 May 2009 19.05 EDT First published on Sunday 31 May 2009 19.05 EDT Share on Messenger Close Silverware was the least of it. The real prize borne away from Wembley by Chelsea was the belief that a lull has ended. These victors conducted themselves in a way that promised trophies to come of even greater value than the FA Cup. It was a week for widespread reappraisal, with Manchester United's suffering at the hands of Barcelona in the Champions League final showing that they are far from unassailable. Chelsea would have knocked out Barcelona in the semi-final had it not been for Andrés Iniesta's wonderful strike in the last, fevered moments at Stamford Bridge. The club has regrouped. Guus Hiddink will deservedly receive much of the credit but even he would have been powerless if he had not inherited capable players. The Dutchman's achievement has been to regenerate the confidence and hunger that had decayed since Jose Mourinho left in 2007. Even Hiddink, however, can only thrive if there are useful materials.

There is no reason to suppose, for instance, that Florent Malouda must suffer a relapse now that the interim manager is going back full-time to his real job with Russia. The winger has some good excuses for his quiescence at Stamford Bridge before the Hiddink period. Mourinho, having signed Malouda, soon departed and Avram Grant always had the air of a stopgap. Injuries, too, broke his rhythm and there was surgery in Paris at the start of this year to remove wisdom teeth that had become a nagging problem. Chelsea themselves have been generally healthy but distracted by persistent aches. Here the pain was all Everton's. While David Moyes is obliged to piece together a line-up from a very modest budget, that did not stop him knocking out Liverpool and Manchester United in earlier rounds. Saturday's victors deserve credit for being the exceptions and making their abilities tell against Everton . There were echoes of last week's Champions League final as Chelsea completed far more passes and made their opponents chase the ball. In the fierce heat this was an approach that drained Everton of energy and hope. The opener from Moyes's team after 25 seconds did not serve to break their opponents' concentration.

Chelsea avoided dwelling on the poor clearance of a Steven Pienaar cross by Mikel John Obi that let Louis Saha score with a superb, first-time drive. Mikel, 22, came on to a rather good game in midfield and it may be that the dependence on senior players will gradually be less pronounced. Michael Essien, the sole person to be substituted by Hiddink, did disappoint badly but the Ghanaian has already shown what he is capable of and, at 26, can go on to make a greater contribution in seasons to come. Everton felt the force of Ashley Cole and Malouda most of all. They blazed their way down the left flank and the confidence of the opposing full-back, Tony Hibbert, was burnt to a crisp long before his replacement at the interval. He had not received much help either from the right midfielder, Leon Osman, who escaped blame by hardly being noticed at all. The excellent Frank Lampard kept the tempo of the attack high with a sharp pass to Malouda, and his telling cross invited Didier Drogba to get in front of Joleon Lescott and equalise with a firm header beyond the left hand of Tim Howard.

The Ivorian may disturb the next Chelsea manager as much as he reassures him, assuming the attacker is not offloaded shortly. There will be doubts as to whether Drogba's knee and his state of mind can be trusted to remain in robust good health. Carlo Ancelotti, the expected successor to Hiddink, has made some half-hearted remarks about the post at Stamford Bridge, as if he considered it a poor but perhaps necessary alternative to remaining at Milan. There is a sense that facets of this affair are unknown to the public, but Ancelotti, if he lacks genuine commitment, will eventually seem as marginal as Scolari was in his declining days. The next manager is bound to make the attack his priority. While Nicolas Anelka's 25 goals in this campaign have been important in heaping up victories, he has scored just once against England's other three Champions League representatives. Chelsea were wasteful against a determined yet limited Everton. As so often, Lampard rectified the problem, with the winner in the 72nd minute. He appeared to be losing his balance as he swerved inside Phil Neville, but still scored from the fringes of the penalty area with a left-footed drive.

It seemed odder than ever that Lampard's technique is so under-appreciated, particularly now he has again reached 20 goals for the season. Chelsea must locate others who can make openings or finish emphatically. It does appear that the owner, Roman Abramovich, is in the right frame of mind and the correct financial condition to spend heavily. The current rumours involve attacking players such as Valencia's David Villa, with a deal for the CSKA Moscow midfielder Yuri Zhirkov claimed to have been completed already. In reviving Chelsea, Hiddink's even greater effect may have been to inflame Abramovich's ambitions all over again. Opponents could have cause to rue the impact of an interim manager for years to come. Chelsea 5-1 Manchester City - BBC Sport Chelsea 5-1 Manchester City Chief football writer at Stamford Bridge 21 Feb Media playback is not supported on this device Highlights: Chelsea 5-1 Man City Chelsea swept aside a below-strength Manchester City team containing five teenage full debutants to reach the FA Cup quarter-finals. City manager Manuel Pellegrini warned he would select a shadow side after the game was scheduled for late on Sunday, before Wednesday's Champions League match against Dynamo Kiev in Ukraine.

And he was true to his word as most of City's big players were missing and defender Tosin Adarabioyo and young midfielders Manu Garcia and Aleix Garcia were selected, along with Bersant Celina and David Faupala. Media playback is not supported on this device Willian puts Chelsea back in front Faupala actually gave City hope when he scrambled in an equaliser, after Diego Costa headed Chelsea in front 10 minutes before half-time. The leveller was met with several coins being thrown on to the pitch from the Chelsea supporters' end. The hosts, however, over-ran City after the break with Willian scoring from close range and Gary Cahill putting the result beyond doubt with a powerful finish from Fernando's poor clearance. The excellent Eden Hazard curled in a free-kick and Bertrand Traore's header looped over dreadful City keeper Willy Caballero to complete an emphatic win for Chelsea, who were even allowed the luxury of seeing Oscar's penalty saved. Chelsea will travel to Everton in the quarter-finals. Chelsea vow to ban coin throwers Did Pellegrini show a lack of respect?

The heat maps from Chelsea (left) and Manchester City (right) show how the visitors struggled to get into their opponents' penalty area. There are two distinct sides to this argument - those who believe in the power of the FA Cup to such an extent that anything less than a full-strength side is abhorrent, and those who believe City have higher priorities. Pellegrini, in his defence, has always played strong sides in domestic cup competitions and his anger (and consequently his selection) here came from this game being scheduled for 16:00 GMT on a Sunday before Wednesday's Champions League trip to the Ukraine. A side with so many full debutants was on a hiding to nothing and so it proved as Chelsea's strength and superior class wore them down. The eventual result will inevitably draw criticism for Pellegrini but he will insist he does respect the FA Cup, has a track record that proves it, and that his hand was forced by City's arduous schedule, which also includes the Capital One Cup final against Liverpool at Wembley next Sunday. Hazard shows signs of life Eden Hazard's form has come under intense scrutiny this season, with many Chelsea fans blaming his lack of impact for the sacking of manager Jose Mourinho.

He was also criticised for his display in the Champions League loss to Paris St-Germain, a club who - along with Real Madrid, have been strongly linked with the Belgian. Here, he was back to something like his mercurial best, crossing for Costa's opener, playing in Willian for the second before getting his first home goal this season with a swerving free-kick that deceived City keeper Caballero. Hazard still has some way to go before reaching the standards that inspired Chelsea's title win last season but this was another big step forward and history shows that when he plays well Chelsea are a very potent force. And the chants at the end suggests he is back in the good books of Chelsea's fans. So how did City's youngsters fare? The answer is a simple one - just about as well as could be expected in the circumstances. And to place their efforts in context against a Chelsea side that was simply too strong and too good for them, it should be noted that keeper Caballero (34), Martin Demichelis (35) and Fernando (28) were quite comfortably among City's worst players.

Caballero was uncertain throughout and might have done better with Chelsea's last three goals, although he saved Oscar's penalty. Demichelis was desperate, fouling Bertrand Traore to concede a penalty, while it was Fernando's clearance that fell invitingly for Cahill's third. Media playback is not supported on this device David Faupala equalises for Man City It was certainly not the youngsters who let Pellegrini down. Young striker Faupala, his goal apart, showed great energy and promise. The 19-year-old almost opened the scoring in the opening moments, following up two nutmegs with a shot that brought a smart save from Chelsea keeper Thibaut Courtois. And young defender Adarabioyo, 18, was dealt a tough hand in dealing with the bustling Costa but stuck to his task and acquitted himself better than the vastly-experienced Demichelis. This was a very steep learning curve for City's kids and they can now return to the junior ranks having had a taste, albeit a painful one, of life at the highest level.

Man of the match: Eden Hazard (Chelsea) Media playback is not supported on this device Eden Hazard curls in Chelsea free-kick What the managers said Chelsea manager Guus Hiddink: "Manchester City made changes but that doesn't make it easy because the youngsters that came in were dangerous. It was key that we started well in the second half, got an early second and third goal." Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini: "We were forced to select that team, we couldn't play another day and didn't have any more fit players. We knew it was a difficult chance to carry on in the FA Cup. We cannot do anything more. "If we play on Saturday, it is better for us, then we play in the Champions League for England. We have six players injured and cannot take any more risks.

We played against a very good team and that's why they won." Media playback is not supported on this device Alan Shearer on Man City FA Cup team: 'I don't get resting players' The stats you need to know Guus Hiddink has never lost an FA Cup match with Chelsea (played six, won six), guiding them to the trophy in 2009 Manchester City conceded five goals in an FA Cup game for the first time since January 2000 (2-5 v Leeds) David Faupala scored on his first ever senior appearance in English football Diego Costa has scored seven goals in his last seven games in all competitions at Stamford Bridge Eden Hazard has scored and assisted in both of his two FA Cup appearances this season (two goals, three assists in total) Hazard has assisted two goals in a game (all comps) for Chelsea for the first time since March 2014 Chelsea (eight) have scored more direct free-kicks than any other team in Europe's top five leagues (all comps) What next? Chelsea travel to Southampton in the Premier League on Saturday and Manchester City face a trip to Ukraine on Wednesday to play Dynamo Kiev in the Champions League.

They then play Liverpool in the League Cup final at Wembley on Sunday. Have you added News Alerts in the BBC Sport app? Simply head to the My Alerts menu in the app - and don't forget you can also add score alerts for your favourite football team, the Six Nations, and more. 12 Mikel Substituted for Matic at 82'minutes 17 Pedro Substituted for Oscar at 70'minutes 22 Willian 19 Diego Costa Substituted for Traore at 70'minutes Substitutes 26 Demichelis Booked at 65mins 11 Kolarov 6 Fernando Substituted for Humphreys-Grant at 78'minutes 59 Celina Substituted for Barker at 53'minutes 72 Iheanacho The 2009 FA Cup final: Chelsea v Everton - as it happened | Football | The Guardian Soccer The 2009 FA Cup final: Chelsea v Everton - as it happened FA CUP FEVER: Everton fans are up for the cup.

Sadly this was before a fourth-round match in 1927, which they lost 4-3 at Arsenal, but the point stands Saturday 30 May 2009 06.56 EDT First published on Saturday 30 May 2009 06.56 EDT Share on Messenger Close Right, there'll be no talking down the FA Cup Final round these parts. It's the match of the season. I'm up for the cup. This is going to be a classic. That's right, isn't it? Damn straight it's right! Kick off: 3pm. Hymn (Abide With Me): 2.50pm. Brass band: Do they still have one of these? They'd better do. Our extended coverage, a bit like what Setanta are up to, only without Saint and Greavsie, begins: Midday. We can't sit still for three hours; we're up for cup! 12.20pm: The greatest moment in any FA Cup final involving Everton can be found after 2 mins 11 sec of this: close In fact, you can scrub the "involving Everton" bit.

12.30pm: Meanwhile, in lieu of FA Cup final songs, modern footballers labouring under the misapprehension that they're too cool to sing them any more: Pinterest close Now then. [MBM reporter clambers on soapbox.] If I was in charge of the FA, the rules of entry for the Challenge Cup would stipulate that should a team reach the final, they are legally obliged to record an FA Cup final single, and each member of the squad has to sing one line. At a stroke, the majesty of the FA Cup would be restored. 12.40pm: Chelsea are leaving their hotel. They've just had a nice light lunch, followed by a bit of bingo and carpet bowls. 1pm: A coach is driving quite slowly up an A-road. Or perhaps it's a motorway. Anyway, I think it's Chelsea's, but it could be Everton's. Everton , by the way, have been staying at The Grove Luxury Hotel, Spa & Golf Resort, Hertfordshire. A resort in Hertfordshire. You have to love marketing people.

Give it a couple of years and they'll be attempting to convince you that the popular holiday destination de nos jours is Stevenage. Phil Brown: dignity personified, but only in the context of Terry Venables 1.15pm: I'VE ONLY JUST NOTICED THIS, BUT SETANTA PUNDIT TERRY VENABLES IS SPORTING A BRAND-NEW JAZZ GOATEE. Sadly, Sonny Rollins he ain't. How can I describe it? Put it this way, it makes Phil Brown's SexxBeard look dignified. He's 66 years old! 1.30pm: Some useful information, for a change. The pitch is in perfect condition, say the groundstaff; it's not expected to cut up. We've heard that one before. Meanwhile it is hot at Wembley. Very hot. Ray Wilkins has just suggested the temperature is going to top 100 degrees, like he'd know. If he's right, of course, he'll be needing to cover his noggin, exposed to the elements as it is. A 'kerchief, knotted in each corner, would do the trick.

Perhaps he could roll the legs of his trousers up just above his knees, pop his feet on the advertising hoardings, and fall asleep with the paper on his face. Alright, I admit it, I'm bored. 1.45pm: Greavsie, out of Saint and Greavsie, on the talents of Didier Drogba: "He gets in people's ears, up their backsides, and in their ribs." More, please, Setanta! 1.55pm: Introducing JAMES SCHOLEY'S GREAT FA CUP LID CHALLENGE! "Can we get down to brass tacks here?" asks James. "In recent years the coverage of the Cup Final really has glossed over the key statistic of the day - who puts the cup lid on his head first. The BBC has disappointingly not even mentioned it for the last few years. ITV will inevitably cut to adverts for the key moment. It's no wonder the cup is being devalued. Can you at least try and bring this glorious tradition back to the public consciousness?" Sure thing. Will do.

I remember Peter Crouch putting it on his head after Liverpool won the 2006 final against West Ham; he looked like a civil engineer popping out of a manhole, up from the sewers for a cup of tea and a fag. Great scenes, James, great scenes. So who's your bet for this year? "For the record my money is on Fellaini for Everton and Kalou for Chelsea, who has previous for this kind of thing." Fellaini? Let's hope so. He'll look like a pan of curly kale boiling over. 2.10pm: Here's Greavsie, out of Saint and Greavsie, in better times. He's having a blazing row with Central news "anchor" Gary Newbon about, seemingly, bugger all. close You don't get this sort of thing these days without tuning into RTE. 2.15pm: With reference to Mr William Dean. "I didn't realise Dixie Dean was so small," writes Mark Judd, one eye on the picture above, the other spinning around and pulsating a bit.

"Did he rack up all his goals because the opposition thought he was a child and therefore let him score?" Meanwhile Ben Bamford has been staring at the snap as well: "Nice picture of the group of undertakers waiting to greet Dixie Dean at Heathrow's newly renovated Terminal 5. They're obviously unaware that he passed away in 1981 and that they might be in for a slightly longer wait than usual." 2.20pm: Watch out, Asia! Phil Brown's gonna sexx ya up! "Brown is currently 'legs akimbo' on the sofa on STAR Sports, summarising the final for the Asian region," reports a slightly queasy Michael Lee. "He is all in black (as is Steve '27 bellies' McMahon, next to him on the sofa), though I think it is a mistake to have orange walls and a red sofa – Brown kind of disappears." Barry Ferguson counts how many more halves of football he will play in a Rangers shirt 2.22pm: The teams are in! Unfortunately, they're the Rangers and Falkirk teams for the Scottish Cup final.

Still, we've got time to fill, and I'll be keeping one eye on events at Hampden too, so here we go: Rangers: Alexander, Whittaker, Bougherra, Weir, Papac, Davis, Ferguson, McCulloch, Lafferty, Boyd, Miller. Subs: McGregor, Novo, Naismith, Dailly, Wilson. Falkirk: Dani Mallo, McNamara, Barr, Aafjes, Scobbie, Arfield, Cregg, McBride, O'Brien, McCann, Lovell. Subs: Olejnik, Pressley, Higdon, Finnigan, Stewart. 2.30pm: The teams are in! And this time they're the ones for this match! Ashley Cole gets the chance to claim his fifth winner's medal and become the first player to do so in over 100 years: Cech, Bosingwa, Alex, Terry, Ashley Cole, Essien, Mikel, Lampard, Anelka, Drogba, Malouda. Subs: Hilario, Ivanovic, Di Santo, Ballack, Kalou, Belletti, Mancienne.

Louis Saha starts after missing out on one final with Newcastle, three with Manchester United and one World Cup final with France due to suspensions and injuries: Howard, Hibbert, Yobo, Lescott, Baines, Osman, Neville, Pienaar, Cahill, Fellaini, Saha. Subs: Nash, Castillo, Vaughan, Jacobsen, Rodwell, Gosling, Baxter. While this is the only match in the domestic calendar Manchester United haven't featured in, they do have some representation: Howard Webb (S Yorkshire) 2.50pm: Hymn. close All together now... 2.52pm: To wild cheers, the teams walk out! "To pass the time until kick off," writes the ludicrously impatient Justin Kavanagh, "how about MBM readers update the Chelsea FA Cup final song for the noughties? Here's a first verse to kick things off: Blue is da language / Drogba is da name / My head's not together / The referee's a shame." Not bad. Not bad at all. How about: Green is the colour / Football we do spoil / By spending many millions / Purloined from Russian oil?

Hmm, this is harder than it looks. Someone can do this properly, surely? 2.55pm: The teams are being introduced to star guest Kofi Annan. Unlike Terry Venables and Phil Brown, the former secretary general of the United Nations knows how to carry off a face rug with dignity. Some people just have it. 2.57pm: Another song! All together now: "God save our gracious..." No, I can't be bothered. 3pm: AND WE'RE OFF!!! Chelsea, playing in their fancy new yellow away strip - (it is new, isn't it?) - hang around and wait for Everton to set the ball rolling. Which they do, Fellaini knocking it to Cahill, who rolls it back. And off we go. 25 seconds: THE FASTEST GOAL IN FA CUP FINAL HISTORY!!! Chelsea 0-1 Everton! After 25 seconds!!! Roberto di Who? Pienaar swings the ball in from the left. It's headed clear, but not particularly adroitly, or with any distance.

Fellaini, just to the left of goal, ten yards out, heads the ball straight back down towards the centre, into the path of Saha, who almost has his back to goal but swivels and SMASHES a volley into the left-hand side of the net, past the despairing Cech. What a start! 3 min: Bloody hell! 4 min: Chelsea look stunned, and who can blame them? Saha nearly nips in behind the Chelsea back four again, but Alex comes across to sweep up. 6 min: A slight foothold for Chelsea, who win a corner down the left through Malouda. The deep corner is way too strong, and the danger's mopped up at the right-hand corner flag by... Saha. How many Sahas are on the pitch here? 7 min: I ask again: how many Saha's are on the pitch here Now, for the second time in the match, he's after a long ball and harrying Alex. Again the big defender sweeps up, but Chelsea are all over the shop at the moment. 8 min: Howard Webb really is a preposterous referee.

Malouda makes off down the left, fizzes past Hibbert, and is clipped while doing so. It's a free kick for sure, but Hibbert is booked for the challenge, Webb making a rod for his own back for the rest of the match. Lampard blazes the free kick, meant to drop into the box, over the bar. 12 min: Malouda scampers down the inside-left channel and should really free the rampaging Cole, who cuts inside from the wing and would be clear on goal had he been given the ball quickly. Malouda hesitates, and when the pass is clanked through, the flag goes up for offside. Chelsea still don't look on top of their game yet - and who can blame them after that start? 14 min: Essien tries to replicate his goal in the Champions League semi final against Barcelona, but shins his effort from the edge of the area wide left. "I've just noticed there are a couple of links next to your MBM column, one of which is the 'best bet for the FA Cup'," notes Ross Galloway.

"Following this link suggests: The pundit, Scott Minto; The bet, Chelsea to win 1-0. Is that also the fastest ripped-up betting slip in FA Cup history as well?" 17 min: For anyone interested, Saha's 25-second strike beat the effort of Bob Chatt, Aston Villa's gift to terrace wags, who scored for Aston Villa against West Brom in the 1895 final, played at Crystal Palace. He's been credited as scoring just after 30 seconds - so, 31 seconds, then - though reports vary between 30 and 39 seconds. Roberto di Who? scored at Wembley for Chelsea after 42 seconds in 1997 past Middlesbrough goalkeeper Ben Roberts, who will be feeling a whole lot better about himself right now. 20 min: Chelsea have settled it right down now, but while they're enjoying the lion's share of possession, they're not doing a great deal with it. Everton will be quite content as things stand.

Meanwhile Fred Lane can't improve on Blue is the Colour, but who cares when he can offer lyrical quality like this: "Abide with me / You'll never walk alone / Winning no trophies / Cuts us to the bone / There will be nowhere left for us to hide / If that small club from the other side of the park is dead jammy and brings the FA Cup back to Merseyside." Hal David eat your heart out. 21 min: "Chelsea are enjoying the lion's share of possession, but they're not doing a great deal with it." GOAL!!! Chelsea 1-1 Everton. Out of nothing, Chelsea suddenly burst into life! The ball's stroked out wide left to Cole, who curls a beautiful cross onto the head of Drogba, six yards out. The striker makes no mistake, planting a gorgeous header into the right-hand side of the net. Simple, but such a sweet finish. This is some final already! 23 min: What an effort from Lampard! He's nearly 30 yards out, dead centre, and he swings a lazy leg at the ball, sending a dipping shot this much over the bar.

I'm not sure Howard would have got a hand to that had it dipped a wee bit further. Chelsea are strutting around with much more purpose now. "Blue is the colour / Saha is the name / He had to score this early / Cause later he'll be lame," offers Justin Kavanagh. 26 min: Howard Webb really is a preposterous referee. After booking Hibbert for next to nothing, Essien is let off with a stern word for scything down Fellaini. 28 min: Everton are struggling to keep hold of the ball now. Chelsea keep probing down the left through Cole and Malouda, with Hibbert and Yobo just about keeping a lid on it at the moment. You sense a few chances are going to be created down that flank. 30 min: Hold on, half an hour of this has gone already, past in a flash. Half an hour, though! 31 min: Anelka dashes down the right and crosses to the far wing for Malouda, who cuts inside, eventually pulling the ball back to the edge of the box for the man he received the ball from.

The elaborate one-two doesn't come off, Anelka scuffing his shot badly, Howard gathering gratefully. 33 min: Good end-to-end stuff here: First Essien loops a pass over the Everton back line to free Malouda down the left; his low shot is blocked. Then Lampard wins a corner down the right off Baines, but from it Everton stream forward, Fellaini nearly setting Cahill scampering free into the Chelsea box. The pass is a wee bit too strong, though, and Cech comes off his line to gather. 38 min: Lampard sends a ball down the inside-right channel into the area for Anelka. It's a bit too strong, denying Anelka a whack on goal, and bounces out for a goal kick. As it sails out of play, Anelka goes down after a brush from Pienaar; the Chelsea fans scream for a penalty but nobody on the pitch can be bothered.

"The ITV commentator, Clive Whatshisface, has just cracked the same joke about the wig manufacturers of Merseyside weeping when they saw Fellani's hair in braids, thus reusing a joke that was chronically unfunny when he used it in the semi-final," reports Niall Caldwell. Really? I couldn't face ITV and am watching on Setanta. Felliani's got his fro fully erect today, what the hell's he talking about? "Poor man. All this while, we thought his repeated mentioning of United in 99 was just one man's annoying habit; as it turns out that he is actually a poorly coded programme that spits out the same pieces of pithy badinage over and over ad infinitum." Hmm, I wonder if Tyldesley fancies a job here? 41 min: To give you an idea of how much chasing Everton have had to do in this searing heat, Chelsea have made 241 passes, Everton 92. Meanwhile Mark Judd is the latest to rework Blue is the Colour: "Money money money / It's a rich man's world / Money - it's a gas / Money - that's what I want.

Repeat ad infinitum." You haven't quite got the hang of this, have you, yet somehow it still works. 44 min: Everton really need to hear the half-time whistle. An up and under is walloped down the left. Hibbert stands and watches, slack-jawed, as the ball bounces over his confused head and into the path of Cole, who cuts into the area free, and should work the keeper. Luckily for Everton, and especially their full back, Cole blazes wildly over from eight yards. 45 min: From the right wing near the centre flag, Baines swings a hopeless free kick towards the far post. It's far too strong, and Cech should claim, but the keeper fumbles the catch over the line. That's a totally needless corner. From it, Baines hammers in a cross, which causes some confusion for a second or two, but no Everton player can get a foot on the ball and eventually the danger is cleared. HALF TIME: Chelsea 1-1 Everton. Well, where did all that time go? And we're off again! Chelsea get things moving again.

There's been a change for Everton: Lars Jacobsen, who has only played five games for Everton since joining from Nuremberg - THE CLUB - replaces Hibbert, who was all over the place against Malouda and Cole. 46 min 26 sec: No goals in this half yet. 48 min: Howard Webb really is a preposterous referee pt III. Neville earns a booking for a lunge on Essien. In itself, that's not a totally stupid decision, but the fact Essien himself escaped a yellow card for his clip on Felliani will annoy Evertonians. 49 min: Malouda has a rake at the ball from the edge of the Everton area, but his effort is always rising and never troubling Howard. Meanwhile at Hampden, Nacho Novo has put Rangers one up against Falkirk, seconds after the restart Saha-style, with a spectacular looping effort from the left-hand edge of the area that screams into the top-right corner. 52 min: The introduction of Jacobsen hasn't put a stop to Cole's gallop.

He's in space down the inside-left channel and really should have a dig from the edge of the area himself, but opts instead to ping the ball into the area for Anelka. It's the wrong decision, the striker letting the ball clank off his shins. 54 min: Anelka gains a yard on Baines down the right and whips a dangerous cross to the near post. Nobody in Chelsea yellow makes a run, though, allowing Howard to claim. Everton really need to get their act together, because they haven't taken a shot in anger since the 24-and-a-bit-second mark. 57 min: Cahill gets on the end of a long ball, heading the ball down into the path of Saha, 30 yards out, in a central position. The striker's volley is appalling, wildly screwed miles left of goal. 60 min: Anelka was this close to scoring one of the great FA Cup final goals here. Lampard dinks the ball down the inside-left channel, Anelka powering past Yobo and into the box.

Howard comes out to close down the angle, but can only stand and watch as Anelka loops a first-time effort over him and towards the top right-hand corner. The ball doesn't quite dip in time, sailing into touch, but that was a beautiful effort. 62 min: Essien goes off, the eternally jinxed Ballack comes on. 62 min and a bit: The ball drops to Cahill, 25 yards out. He has a swipe which warms Cech's hands. That's only their second shot on target in the entire match. 63 min: Howard Webb is etc and so on, and so forth. Mikel is booked for, well, not very much really. 66 min: From a free kick worked well down the left, Baines whips in a cross for Saha, standing near the penalty spot. The resulting header is powerful, but just over the bar. That's much better from Everton, who are slowly getting back into the match. But only just. 69 min: Cahill is limping around a wee bit, having annoyed a muscle in his right leg while shooting for goal a few minutes back.

Meanwhile Malouda zips down the left and whips a cross into the area for Drogba, who can only chest the speedy ball wide left of the target from close range. "Is anyone else looking for Everton to rally now ex-Nuremburg star Jacobsen is on?" quips Sean Boiling. 72 min: GOAL!!! Chelsea 2-1 Everton. Lampard picks up an Anelka pass 25 yards out. He switches his feet, sending Neville the wrong way, slips slightly, readjusts and sends a rising shot into the top-left corner. It's not quite top left, though; Howard may reflect that he should have got a strong hand to that. 75 min: This really should have been it. Cole takes the ball down from the heavens with a spectacular piece of control on the left-hand touchline. The skill is nearly rewarded with a goal, Lampard picking the ball up then slipping it down the inside-left channel to Malouda, who scampers free in the area. He should score, but blasts wildly over. It's a just result, because Malouda was miles offside, though the linesman didn't flag.

77 min: James Vaughan replaces Saha. 79 min: MALOUDA IS ROBBED OF A PERFECTLY GOOD - AND SPECTACULAR - GOAL! What a shot by Malouda. He bombs down the centre of the pitch, and from 30 yards sends a viciously dipping effort twanging off the underside of the bar with Howard beaten all ends up, and over the line. The ball bounces out, though, spinning into the grateful arms of Howard - and presumably because it was travelling at such speed, the goal's not given. If Chelsea don't win this now, there's going to be hell to pay. I'd love to see the preposterous Howard Webb try to explain this away if that's how things pan out. 82 min: Everton's final throw of the dice: Dan Gosling, the bloke from the Tic Tac advert who eliminated Liverpool, comes on for Osman. 84 min: HOWARD WEBB GETS SOMETHING RIGHT!!! He books Lampard for diving over the outstretched Pienaar's leg, looking for a penalty. 87 min: Chelsea are winning every loose ball at the moment, pretty much as they've done all day.

Everton look spent. 89 min: Malouda skidaddles down the left, twisting and turning, but Lescott gets in the way of his eventual shot. Meanwhile here's John Foreman on Howard Webb: "He strikes me as the Uriah Rennie de nos jours. Rather smug and over impressed on his own importance, dismissivley waving away the valid enquiries from some of the players. Some of his (and his teams) decisions today have been piss poor." Amen to that, brother. 90 min: Cahill cuts inside from the left and attempts to do a Steven Gerrard from silly yards, but the slowly rising shot wheechs well wide left. 90 min +1: There are going to be four added minutes of this, of which this is the first. Everton ping it around down the left, but eventually lose the ball, the frustrated Pienaar giving away a needless free kick. Chelsea are more than happy to take an age to restart the match. 90 min +2: Anelka breaks clear down the centre, but Yobo does well to lean in and put him off, stretching out a leg and poking the ball over the bar ahead of the striker.

For some reason, Chelsea don't get a corner, I have no idea why. Perhaps Anelka was offside, perhaps Howard Webb is useless, I don't know. 90 min +3: Baines is booked for taking down Anelka, just to the right of the Everton area, near the corner flag. With seconds remaining, this is surely over. CHELSEA HAVE WON THEIR FIFTH FA CUP! ASHLEY COLE HAS WON HIS FIFTH FA CUP! Chelsea 2-1 Everton. Chelsea pin Everton back in the corner, and that's it. Webb manages to put the right end of his whistle into his mouth, and blow through it successfully, bringing an end to the game. That's a thoroughly deserved result. Chelsea were by far the better side, Florent Malouda and Ashley Cole the best two players on the park. The scoreline really should read 3-1, Malouda's wonder strike well over the line, but Chelsea won't be too fussed about that. Congratulations to them. Meanwhile commiserations to Everton, who enjoyed a superb run to the final, beating Manchester United and Liverpool along the way, before coming up short today.

They'll always have that 25-second record, though. Well, for the next 104 years, surely. OTHER RESULTS: SCOTTISH CUP FINAL: Rangers 1-0 Falkirk JAMES SCHOLEY'S GREAT FA CUP LID CHALLENGE: Jose Bosingwa Football News: Chelsea win FA Cup with 2-1 over Everton : Football News : Soccer Bible Football News: Chelsea win FA Cup with 2-1 over Everton Football News Saturday 30 May 2009 @ 17:30 Football News: Chelsea win FA Cup with 2-1 over Everton Check out the SoccerBible's pick of the best moments as well as the all important boot facts from the end of season showpiece occasion at Wembley... Chelsea have won the 2008/09 FA Cup after coming from behind to beat Everton 2-1. Goals from Didier Drogba and Frank Lampard cancelled out Louis Saha's 1st minute opener and sees temporary manager Guus Hiddink leave the Londoners on a high.

Only 25 seconds after Howard Webb blows his whistle for the kick off of the 128th FA Cup Final, then Louis Saha - wearing Nike T90 Laser II football boots - gives every Toffee fan a reason to cheer as he smashes the ball into the net for the fastest ever Cup Final goal. A great start from Everton as Chelsea look stunned, only just having seen the game get underway! It takes the Blues (playing in yellow on this occasion) just over 20 minutes to conjour up a reply. Florent Malouda measures an inch-perfect cross to the head of Didier Drogba, who does all that is necessary and steers the ball into the far corner, leaving 'keeper Tim Howard rooted to the spot. Drogba, wearing the Nike Mercurial Vapor Superfly football boots, reels off to celebrate scoring the equaliser and his fifth goal in five domestic cup finals. The second half beckons, not before a shaky moment from Petr Cech that hands Everton a generous corner. However the Toffees can't capitalise on this opportunity and the whistle goes to bring the teams in from the rising heat.

The contest becomes a largely scrappy affair, with possesion being lost by both sides and tackles flying in all over the pitch. However it is not long before Everton cheers turns sour as Nicolas Anelka, wearing Puma v1.08 football boots, picks out Frank Lampard in a dangerous position. Avoiding a half-hearted challenge Lampard cuts back, slips slightly but recovers to lash a left footed strike through the fingertips of Tim Howard and into the back of the net. Lampard, wearing adidas adiPure II football boots, heads for the corner flag and mimicks the celebration his father did when he scored for West Ham United against the Toffees in an FA Cup semi-final at Elland Road in 1980. With Everton desperately now looking for the equaliser, Florent Malouda - who in SoccerBible's opinion has been a different player since the arrival of Hiddink - lets fly from 35 yards only to see the ball smash against the bar and bounces onto the line before Tim Howard gratefuly collects.

Malouda, playing in Nike Tiempo Legend football boots, tries to claim the goal as do half of Wembley - but the referees ignores the protests, despite the video evidence suggesting Malouda should have been celebrating a goal! A nervous final ten minutes are dispatched by Chelsea in customary fashion and the final whistle blows, signalling their triumph. This is Chelsea fifth FA Cup win - as well as Ashley Cole's. The left-back, who played in the brand new adidas F50i TUNiT football boots, is the first player in over 100 years to collect five winners' medals. Peerless all game, Cole made the most of the space in front of him with plenty of maruading attacks and runs, perhaps epitomised by an superb control of a huge cross field pass to keep a Chelsea attack going. 2009 FA Cup Final Highlights - Chelsea 2 - 1 Everton - YouTube 2009 FA Cup Final Highlights - Chelsea 2 - 1 Everton Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. The interactive transcript could not be loaded. Loading... Rating is available when the video has been rented.

This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Uploaded on Apr 14, 2010 A stunning Frank Lampard strike ended Everton's resistance and ensured Chelsea's interim boss Guus Hiddink brought the curtain down on his brief spell in English football by collecting the FA Cup. Category

Question: Who lost 2-1 to Chelsea in the 2009 FA Cup?
Answer: Everton