2018 FA Cup Final

2018 FA Cup Final
The match programme cover
Event 2017–18 FA Cup
Chelsea Manchester United
1 0
Date 19 May 2018 (2018-05-19)
Venue Wembley Stadium, London
Man of the Match Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea)[1]
Referee Michael Oliver (Northumberland)[2]
Attendance 87,647
Weather 21 °C (70 °F)
Sunny

The 2018 FA Cup Final was the final match of the 2017–18 FA Cup and the 137th final of the FA Cup, the world's oldest football cup competition. It was played at Wembley Stadium in London, England[3] on 19 May 2018 between Manchester United and Chelsea. It was the second successive final for Chelsea following their defeat by Arsenal the previous year.

As winners, Chelsea qualified for the group stage of the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League, although they had qualified for that phase already via their league position.[4][5] Chelsea also earned the right to play 2017–18 Premier League champions Manchester City for the 2018 FA Community Shield.

The teams had met twice before in the FA Cup Final, winning one each between them. The first was in 1994, which Manchester United won 4–0, and most recently in 2007, when Chelsea – then managed by current Manchester United boss José Mourinho – won 1–0 after extra time.

On 24 April 2018, it was announced that Michael Oliver would officiate the match. It was notable for being the first Final to use the video assistant referee (VAR) system.[6] As President of the Football Association, Prince William, Duke of Cambridge would normally attend the final, presenting the trophy to the winning captain at the conclusion of the game. In 2018 however, the final was scheduled for the same day as his brother's wedding, for which he was serving as best man.[7] It was announced on 15 May 2018 that the trophy would be presented by Jackie Wilkins, the widow of former Manchester United and Chelsea player Ray Wilkins, who died in April 2018.[8]

Route to the final

Chelsea

In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first.

Round Opposition Score
3rd
Replay		 Norwich City (A)
Norwich City (H)		 0–0
1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–3 p)
4th Newcastle United (H) 3–0
5th Hull City (H) 4–0
QF Leicester City (A) 2–1 (a.e.t.)
SF Southampton (N) 2–0
Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue; (N) = Neutral venue.

Chelsea as a Premier League team entered in the third round of the FA Cup against Championship club Norwich City on 7 January at Carrow Road, which ended with a 0–0 draw. The replay was held 11 days later and was a 1–1 draw with goals from Michy Batshuayi in the 55th minute and Jamal Lewis in the 90th minute, going to extra time and then a penalty shootout that Chelsea won 5–3.[9] In the fourth round, they met Premier League opposition Newcastle United at Stamford Bridge, and won 3–0 with two goals from Batshuayi and a one from Marcos Alonso.[10] In the fifth round, Chelsea faced another Championship team, Hull City, and won 4–0 with Willian (2), Pedro and Olivier Giroud scoring.[11] In the quarter-finals, they visited the King Power Stadium to face Leicester City, where a goal for Chelsea from Álvaro Morata and a Leicester equaliser from Jamie Vardy took the game to extra time, in which substitute Pedro came off the bench and scored the winning goal to take Chelsea to the semi-finals at Wembley to face Southampton.[11] In that match, goals from both strikers Giroud and Morata were enough to see off Southampton 2–0 to bring Chelsea back to the FA Cup Final for the second successive season. Chelsea are seeking their eighth FA Cup triumph.[12]

Manchester United

In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first.

Round Opposition Score
3rd Derby County (H) 2–0
4th Yeovil Town (A) 4–0
5th Huddersfield Town (A) 2–0
QF Brighton & Hove Albion (H) 2–0
SF Tottenham Hotspur (N)[lower-alpha 1] 2–1
Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue; (N) = Neutral venue.

Manchester United, also of the Premier League, entered in the third round and were drawn at home against Championship side Derby County and won 2–0 with goals from Jesse Lingard and Romelu Lukaku.[13] In the next round, they were drawn against League Two club Yeovil Town at Huish Park and won 4–0 with goals from Marcus Rashford, Ander Herrera, Jesse Lingard and Lukaku.[14] In the fifth round, Manchester United were drawn with fellow Premier League side Huddersfield Town away at Kirklees Stadium, and Lukaku scored both goals in a 2–0 win.[15] In the quarter-finals, they played Premier League Brighton & Hove Albion at Old Trafford, and progressed due to goals by Lukaku and Nemanja Matić.[16] In the semi-final at Wembley Stadium against Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester United reached their 20th final after coming from behind to win 2–1 with goals from Alexis Sánchez and Herrera.[17] Manchester United were looking to match Arsenal's record of 13 FA Cup wins.[18]

Pre-match

Tributes for former Chelsea and Manchester United midfielder Ray Wilkins, who died on 4 April, were held before the match on the hoardings and the screens in the stadium, as well as a feature in the match programme.[19] Wilkins won the FA Cup with both sides, scoring for United in the initial 1983 FA Cup Final tie, and winning it three times as assistant manager of Chelsea – in 2000, 2009 and 2010.[20] The traditional performance of the hymn, "Abide with Me" was performed by the choir of the Royal Air Force and 14 individual fans of 14 different clubs with a flypast by 3 RAF Typhoons.[21] The national anthem, "God Save the Queen" was performed by soprano Emily Haig who also performed it at the 2018 FA Women's Cup Final.[22]

Match officials

The referee for the match was 33-year-old Michael Oliver from Northumberland. He previously officiated when these two sides met in the previous season's quarter-final, in which he sent off Manchester United's Ander Herrera. His assistants were Ian Hussin from Liverpool and Lee Betts from Norfolk. The fourth official was Lee Mason of Lancashire, and the fifth official was Constantine Hatzidakis from Kent. For the first time in the final, there was a Video Assistant Referee (VAR), Neil Swarbrick of Lancashire. His assistant was Mick McDonough, also of Northumberland.[2]

Match

Summary

The game during the second half

After 21 minutes, Chelsea's Eden Hazard entered Manchester United's penalty area, where he was fouled by their defender Phil Jones with a sliding tackle. Hazard took the penalty kick himself, sending it low to the right past United goalkeeper David de Gea for the only goal of the game.[23]

In the second half, Manchester United had more opportunities, forcing Chelsea goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois to make saves. Alexis Sánchez had a potential equaliser ruled out for offside after VAR confirmed the decision was correct and Paul Pogba missed a header late into the match.[23]

It was the first time that José Mourinho lost a cup final in charge of an English team, at the seventh attempt, and the first domestic cup won by Antonio Conte, who lost the 2012 Coppa Italia Final with Juventus and the 2017 FA Cup Final for Chelsea.[23]

BBC Sport correspondent Phil McNulty highlighted the performance of the Chelsea players Hazard, Courtois, N'Golo Kanté, Gary Cahill and Antonio Rüdiger, while criticising United trio Jones, Sánchez and Pogba.[23]

Details

Chelsea 1–0 Manchester United
Hazard  22' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 87,647
Chelsea
Manchester United
GK13Belgium Thibaut CourtoisYellow card 90+3'
CB28Spain César Azpilicueta
CB24England Gary Cahill (c)
CB2Germany Antonio Rüdiger
RM15Nigeria Victor Moses
CM14France Tiémoué Bakayoko
CM7France N'Golo Kanté
CM4Spain Cesc Fàbregas
LM3Spain Marcos Alonso
CF10Belgium Eden Hazard 90+1'
CF18France Olivier Giroud 89'
Substitutes:
GK1Argentina Willy Caballero
DF21Italy Davide Zappacosta
DF50England Trevoh Chalobah
MF8England Ross Barkley
MF11Spain Pedro
MF22Brazil Willian 90+1'
FW9Spain Álvaro Morata 89'
Manager:
Italy Antonio Conte
GK1Spain David de Gea
RB25Ecuador Antonio Valencia (c)Yellow card 58'
CB12England Chris Smalling
CB4England Phil JonesYellow card 21' 87'
LB18England Ashley Young
CM21Spain Ander Herrera
CM31Serbia Nemanja Matić
CM6France Paul Pogba
RF14England Jesse Lingard 73'
CF19England Marcus Rashford 73'
LF7Chile Alexis Sánchez
Substitutes:
GK20Argentina Sergio Romero
DF3Ivory Coast Eric Bailly
DF36Italy Matteo Darmian
MF8Spain Juan Mata 87'
MF39Scotland Scott McTominay
FW9Belgium Romelu Lukaku 73'
FW11France Anthony Martial 73'
Manager:
Portugal José Mourinho

Man of the Match:
Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea)[1]

Assistant referees:[2]
Ian Hussin (Liverpool)
Lee Betts (Norfolk)
Fourth official:[2]
Lee Mason (Lancashire)
Fifth official:[2]
Constantine Hatzidakis (Kent)
Video assistant referee:[2]
Neil Swarbrick (Lancashire)
Assistant video assistant referee:[2]
Mick McDonough (Northumberland)

Match rules[24]

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Seven named substitutes.
  • Maximum of three substitutions, with a fourth allowed in extra time.

Notes

  1. ↑ Although Tottenham Hotspur played their home games at Wembley in 2017–18, it was designated as a neutral venue for the semi-final.

References

  1. 1 2 "Eden Hazard penalty wins Emirates FA Cup for Chelsea". TheFA.com. The Football Association. 19 May 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Cup Final referee Michael Oliver humbled by wave of support". TheFA.com. The Football Association. 24 April 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  3. ↑ "The website for the English football association, the Emirates FA Cup and the England football team". www.clubwembley.com. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  4. ↑ "UEFA" (pdf). Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  5. ↑ "Premier League and Football League: Ups & downs and European qualification". BBC Sport. 29 April 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  6. ↑ "Kick-off time and match officials confirmed for Emirates FA Cup Final". TheFA.com. The Football Association. 24 April 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  7. ↑ Ship, Chris (27 March 2018). "Prince William will miss the FA Cup final to attend Harry and Meghan's wedding". ITV News. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  8. ↑ "FA Cup final: Ray Wilkins' widow to present trophy to winners". BBC Sport. 15 May 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  9. ↑ Begley, Emlyn (17 January 2018). "Chelsea 1–1 Norwich City (5–3 pens)". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  10. ↑ Mullen, Andrew (28 January 2018). "Chelsea 3–0 Newcastle United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  11. 1 2 Begley, Emlyn (16 February 2018). "Chelsea 4–0 Hull City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  12. ↑ Abraham, Timothy (22 April 2018). "Chelsea 2–0 Southampton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  13. ↑ "Manchester United 2–0 Derby County". BBC Sport. 22 April 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  14. ↑ "Yeovil Town 0–4 Manchester United". BBC Sport. 22 April 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  15. ↑ "Huddersfield Town 0–2 Manchester United". BBC Sport. 17 February 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  16. ↑ "Manchester United 2–0 Brighton & Hove Albion". BBC Sport. 17 March 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  17. ↑ "Manchester United 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur". BBC Sport. 21 April 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  18. ↑ Moallim, Mohamed (21 April 2018). "Jose Mourinho says he has "too many critics"? as Man Utd equal another English football record". Squawka.com. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  19. ↑ Stone, Simon (2 May 2018). "FA Cup: Ray Wilkins' family invited to final between Chelsea & Man Utd". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  20. ↑ "Ray Wilkins 1956–2018". Chelsea Football Club. 4 April 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  21. ↑ "Fan choir to sing Abide With Me before Chelsea vs Manchester United". Evening Standard. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  22. ↑ "Ray Wilkins tribute". The FA. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  23. 1 2 3 4 McNulty, Phil (19 May 2018). "Chelsea 1–0 Manchester United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  24. ↑ "Rules of the FA Challenge Cup competition" (PDF). The Football Association. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
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