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==Background==
==Background==
This was [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]'s fifteenth [[FA Cup Final]] appearance and their fourth in the last five seasons; however, they had only won one of those four, [[2018 FA Cup Final|2018's]] 1–0 win over [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]. Chelsea had won eight finals; seven of those occurred since [[1997 FA Cup Final|1997]]. [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]] appeared in four FA Cup Finals prior to 2021, losing them all; their most recent appearance was in [[1969 FA Cup Final|1969]], when they lost to [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]].<ref name=thefa>{{Cite web | url = https://www.thefa.com/competitions/thefacup/stories/fa-cup-finals | publisher = [[The Football Association]] | title = FA Cup Finals – the winner's list | access-date = 26 April 2021 | archive-date = 10 April 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210410202646/https://www.thefa.com/competitions/thefacup/stories/fa-cup-finals | url-status = live }}</ref>
This was [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]'s fifteenth [[FA Cup Final]] appearance and their fourth in the last five seasons; however, they had only won one of those four, [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]. Chelsea had won eight finals seven of those since [[1997 FA Cup Final|1997]]. [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]] appeared in four FA Cup Finals prior to 2021, losing them all; their most recent appearance was in [[1969 FA Cup Final|1969]], when they lost to [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]].<ref name=thefa>{{Cite web | url = https://www.thefa.com/competitions/thefacup/stories/fa-cup-finals | publisher = [[The Football Association]] | title = FA Cup Finals – the winner's list | access-date = 26 April 2021 | archive-date = 10 April 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210410202646/https://www.thefa.com/competitions/thefacup/stories/fa-cup-finals | url-status = live }}</ref>


In the clubs' 118 previous meetings, Chelsea had won 57, Leicester City 27 and the remaining 34 were draws.<ref>{{cite web |title=Chelsea football club: record v Leicester City |url=https://www.11v11.com/teams/chelsea/tab/opposingTeams/opposition/Leicester%20City/ |website=11v11 |accessdate=15 May 2021 |publisher=AFS Enterprises |archive-date=14 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191014011631/https://www.11v11.com/teams/chelsea/tab/opposingTeams/opposition/Leicester%20City/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In their seven previous FA Cup ties, Leicester had never beaten Chelsea; however, on 19 January 2021, in their most recent meeting in the [[2020–21 Premier League]], Leicester won 2–0.<ref>{{cite news |first=Phil |last=McNulty |authorlink=Phil McNulty |title=Leicester City 2–0 Chelsea: Leicester win to go top of Premier League |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/55627849 |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] |date=19 January 2021 |accessdate=15 May 2021 |archive-date=16 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516015542/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/55627849 |url-status=live }}</ref>
In the clubs' 118 previous meetings, Chelsea had won 57, Leicester City 27 and the remaining 34 were draws.<ref>{{cite web |title=Chelsea football club: record v Leicester City |url=https://www.11v11.com/teams/chelsea/tab/opposingTeams/opposition/Leicester%20City/ |website=11v11 |accessdate=15 May 2021 |publisher=AFS Enterprises |archive-date=14 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191014011631/https://www.11v11.com/teams/chelsea/tab/opposingTeams/opposition/Leicester%20City/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In their seven previous FA Cup ties, Leicester had never beaten Chelsea; however, on 19 January 2021, in their most recent meeting in the [[2020–21 Premier League]], Leicester won 2–0.<ref>{{cite news |first=Phil |last=McNulty |authorlink=Phil McNulty |title=Leicester City 2–0 Chelsea: Leicester win to go top of Premier League |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/55627849 |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] |date=19 January 2021 |accessdate=15 May 2021 |archive-date=16 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516015542/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/55627849 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Revision as of 08:26, 17 May 2021

2021 FA Cup Final
The match took place at Wembley Stadium.
Event2020–21 FA Cup
Chelsea Leicester City
0 1
Date15 May 2021 (2021-05-15)
VenueWembley Stadium, London
Man of the MatchYouri Tielemans (Leicester City)
RefereeMichael Oliver (Durham)[1]
Attendance20,000[note 1][2]
WeatherHeavy rain[3]
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The 2021 FA Cup Final was the final match of the 2020–21 FA Cup and the 140th FA Cup final. Played at Wembley Stadium in London, England, on 15 May 2021, it was contested between Chelsea and Leicester City.

Youri Tielemans scored the game's only goal as four-time runners-up Leicester City won 1–0, claiming their first FA Cup title. As winners, Leicester City qualify for the 2021–22 UEFA Europa League group stage, unless they qualify for the Champions League group stage through their league position.

The match was among events where the return of large crowds of spectators was piloted after the COVID-19 pandemic in England. It also was used as a pilot event for the use of COVID passports, but these were not mandatory.

The match was televised live in the United Kingdom on BBC One (free-to-air) and BT Sport 1 (subscription). UK radio coverage was provided by BBC Radio 5 Live, Talksport and local BBC radio stations BBC Radio London and BBC Radio Leicester.

Background

This was Chelsea's fifteenth FA Cup Final appearance and their fourth in the last five seasons; however, they had only won one of those four, beating Manchester United 1-0 in 2018. Chelsea had won eight finals, seven of those occurring since 1997. Leicester City appeared in four FA Cup Finals prior to 2021, losing them all; their most recent appearance was in 1969, when they lost to Manchester City.[4]

In the clubs' 118 previous meetings, Chelsea had won 57, Leicester City 27 and the remaining 34 were draws.[5] In their seven previous FA Cup ties, Leicester had never beaten Chelsea; however, on 19 January 2021, in their most recent meeting in the 2020–21 Premier League, Leicester won 2–0.[6]

This was the first FA Cup Final since 2013 held before the Premier League season ended.[7] With two league games remaining, Leicester were in 3rd place, two points ahead of Chelsea in 4th.[8] Leicester went into the final as the only prior league champions of England not to have won the FA Cup.[9]

Route to the final

Chelsea

Round Opposition Score
3rd Morecambe (H) 4–0
4th Luton Town (H) 3–1
5th Barnsley (A) 1–0
QF Sheffield United (H) 2–0
SF Manchester City (N) 1–0
Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue; (N) = Neutral venue

As a Premier League team, Chelsea entered the competition in the third round. They played a home match at Stamford Bridge against League Two side Morecambe, winning 4–0 with goals from Mason Mount, Timo Werner, Callum Hudson-Odoi and Kai Havertz.[10] In the fourth round, they played Championship side Luton Town at home, winning 3–1 after a Tammy Abraham hat-trick.[11] Chelsea played Championship team Barnsley at Oakwell in the fifth round, advancing after an Abraham goal in a 1–0 victory.[12] In the quarter-finals, Chelsea played fellow Premier League side Sheffield United at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea won 2–0 with an Oliver Norwood own goal and a goal from Hakim Ziyech.[13] Chelsea and Premier League leaders Manchester City played a semi-final at neutral Wembley Stadium. Following another Ziyech goal, Chelsea won 1–0, reaching their fourth final in five years.[14]

Leicester City

Round Opposition Score
3rd Stoke City (A) 4–0
4th Brentford (A) 3–1
5th Brighton & Hove Albion (H) 1–0
QF Manchester United (H) 3–1
SF Southampton (N) 1–0
Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue; (N) = Neutral venue

As a Premier League team, Leicester City started in the third round, away at EFL Championship Stoke City. At the Bet365 Stadium, Leicester won 4–0 with goals from James Justin, Marc Albrighton, Ayoze Pérez and Harvey Barnes.[15] In the next round, they were drawn away at EFL Championship Brentford and won 3–1 at the Brentford Community Stadium with goals from Cengiz Ünder, Youri Tielemans and James Maddison.[16] In the fifth round they played fellow Premier League Brighton & Hove Albion at home. At their King Power Stadium, Leicester City won 1–0 with a goal from Kelechi Iheanacho.[17] In the quarter-finals, they were drawn at home against fellow Premier League Manchester United and won 3–1 with two goals from Iheanacho and one from Tielemans.[18] In the semi-finals at neutral Wembley Stadium, they played fellow Premier League Southampton and reached the final on a 1–0 win with an Iheanacho goal.[19]

Pre-match

Ticketing and attendance

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom, crowds at football matches in England had not exceeded 8,000 since March 2020.[19][20][21] The Football Association planned for the FA Cup Final to be part of a pilot scheme to allow fans to attend.[22] The English Football League had delayed the 2021 EFL Cup Final, hoping to admit supporters under the same scheme.[22]

On 14 March 2021, it was announced that up to 20,000 fans would be able to attend the final after it was selected for the pilot.[23] This also came as Wembley was due to host several matches, including the final, of UEFA Euro 2020 in the summer.[23] Initial government plans required fans to provide evidence of their COVID vaccine status.[24] Following opposition, the government announced fans would not need vaccine passports but would still have to provide evidence of a recent negative COVID-19 PCR test in order to enter the stadium.[25]

Chelsea entered the match having lost 2020's final to Arsenal.[26] Leicester City were in their first FA Cup final since 1969.[19]

Broadcasting

The match was televised live in the United Kingdom on BBC One and BT Sport 1. BBC One's coverage was presented by former Leicester City player Gary Lineker alongside former Newcastle United forward Alan Shearer, former Arsenal forward and two-time FA Cup winner Ian Wright, and former Chelsea defender Ashley Cole, with commentary from Guy Mowbray. BBC Sport presenter Dan Walker presented the preview to the final on Football Focus with former Aston Villa player Dion Dublin and former Arsenal Women's player Alex Scott.[27][28] BT Sport's broadcast was presented by Jake Humphrey, former Chelsea midfielder Joe Cole, former Leicester City forward Emile Heskey, and former players Rio Ferdinand and Michael Owen. Ian Darke was BT's main commentator, joined by former Leicester midfielder Robbie Savage and former Chelsea player-manager Glenn Hoddle. Former referee Peter Walton provided commentary on the match officiating.[29] Under the terms of the broadcasting deal they struck with the FA in 2013,[30][31] it was the last time BT Sport showed the FA Cup final, having lost the rights for the 2021–2025 broadcasting cycle to ITV in 2019.[32]

Talksport's coverage was presented by Mark Saggers; Sam Matterface and Andy Townsend provided commentary.[33] BBC Radio covered the match nationally on BBC Radio 5 Live, and on the local stations for the two clubs, BBC Radio London and BBC Radio Leicester.[7][34][35]

Opening ceremony

British singer-songwriter Becky Hill sang the national anthem "God Save the Queen" alongside the B Positive Choir and the Band of the Coldstream Guards. The B Positive Choir also sang "Abide with Me", the traditional FA Cup Final hymn. Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, led the presentation party of FA interim chairman Peter McCormick, Emirates' UK divisional vice president Richard Jewsbury and chairman of the FA Cup Challenge Committee Steve Curwood.[36] The coin toss featured a commemorative coin with a red poppy, marking the Royal British Legion's centenary.[37] Players from both teams dropped to one knee immediately prior to kick-off, in support of the No Room For Racism campaign;[38] this was booed by some sections of the crowd.[39]

Match

Summary

First half

Leicester City kicked off the match around 5:15 p.m. in front of an official attendance of 20,000.[40] Chelsea started the match the dominant side but Antonio Rüdiger's 15th minute shot from 30 yards (27 m) went wide of the Leicester City goal. Timothy Castagne then sent in a low cross which Jamie Vardy struck towards the Chelsea goal but it was blocked by Reece James. In the 20th minute, Thiago Silva was adjudged to have handled the ball after Leicester City's Kelechi Iheanacho tried to beat him. Tielemans' resulting free kick was headed over the Chelsea crossbar by Çağlar Söyüncü from around 6 yards (5.5 m). Midway through the first half, rain began to fall.[41]

Tielemans then cleared an Marcos Alonso opportunity to score before Mason Mount's strike from the edge of the Leicester City penalty area went just wide of the Leicester City goal after taking a deflection from Wesley Fofana. Werner then struck high over the crossbar from distance before both he and Azpilicueta missed a cross from Mount. Jonny Evans became the first substitution of the match when picked up an injury in the 34th minute and had to be replaced by Marc Albrighton. A minute later, Fofana was shown the game's first yellow card after fouling Werner; Werner was booked minutes later after a lunging slide on Fofana. With three minutes of the half remaining, Pérez was brought down by Jorginho and Söyüncü headed Tielemans' resulting free kick wide from 12 yards (11 m). Werner's shot was then deflected out for a corner by Fofana before Vardy's stoppage time header went wide of the Chelsea goal. The half ended 0–0 with neither team registering a shot on target.[42]

Second half

Neither side made any substitutions during the interval. Chelsea kicked off the second half. Eight minutes in, after Leicester City had dominated, N'Golo Kanté crossed for Chelsea but Alonso's header was weak and easily caught by Leicester City goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel.[42] Azpilicueta's shot was then saved by Schmeichel. In the 63rd minute, Luke Thomas passed to Tielemans whose strike from distance flew into the top-left corner of the Chelsea goal to make it 1–0 to Leicester City and despite claims from Chelsea that there had been a handball during the build-up, the goal stood. Chelsea's Ziyech then shot but his strike was deflected out for a corner which came to nothing. Midway through the second half, Iheanacho was replaced by Maddison before Chelsea made a double-substitution, with Ziyech and Alonso coming off for Christian Pulisic and Ben Chilwell. With 19 minutes remaining, Mount went down after being tackled by Söyüncü; Chelsea's claims for a penalty were denied by the referee.[43]

Azpilicueta was then substituted in the 75th minute after a clash of heads, as well as Jorginho, with Havertz and Hudson-Odoi replacing them. Kanté's 78th minute cross was headed goalbound by Chilwell but Schmeichel saved the attempt. With eight minutes of regular time remaining, Giroud replaced Werner for Chelsea while Leicester City's Thomas and Pérez were substituted for Hamza Choudhury and Wes Morgan. A minute later, Rudiger's shot was high over Leicester City's crossbar before Mount's rising shot was pushed out for a corner by Schmeichel. In the final minute of regular time, Silva passed the ball to Chilwell's whose shot was cleared off the line by Söyüncü but deflected off Morgan into the Leicester City net. The own goal was referred to the Video Assistant Referee who deemed that Chilwell was offside in the build-up and the goal was disallowed. Five minutes of stoppage time were played but there was no change to the scoreline and the match ended 1–0 to Leicester City, who won the FA Cup for the first time in their history.[43]

Details

Chelsea0–1Leicester City
Report
  • Tielemans 63'
Attendance: 20,000[note 1][2]
Chelsea
Leicester City
GK 1 Spain Kepa Arrizabalaga
CB 28 Spain César Azpilicueta (c) downward-facing red arrow 76'
CB 6 Brazil Thiago Silva
CB 2 Germany Antonio Rüdiger
RM 24 England Reece James
CM 7 France N'Golo Kanté
CM 5 Italy Jorginho downward-facing red arrow 75'
LM 3 Spain Marcos Alonso downward-facing red arrow 68'
AM 22 Morocco Hakim Ziyech downward-facing red arrow 68'
AM 19 England Mason Mount
CF 11 Germany Timo Werner Yellow card 40' downward-facing red arrow 82'
Substitutes:
GK 16 Senegal Édouard Mendy
DF 15 France Kurt Zouma
DF 21 England Ben Chilwell upward-facing green arrow 68'
DF 33 Italy Emerson
MF 10 United States Christian Pulisic upward-facing green arrow 68'
MF 20 England Callum Hudson-Odoi upward-facing green arrow 76'
MF 23 Scotland Billy Gilmour
MF 29 Germany Kai Havertz upward-facing green arrow 75'
FW 18 France Olivier Giroud upward-facing green arrow 82'
Manager:
Germany Thomas Tuchel
GK 1 Denmark Kasper Schmeichel (c)
CB 3 France Wesley Fofana Yellow card 36'
CB 6 Northern Ireland Jonny Evans downward-facing red arrow 34'
CB 4 Turkey Çağlar Söyüncü
RM 27 Belgium Timothy Castagne
CM 8 Belgium Youri Tielemans
CM 25 Nigeria Wilfred Ndidi
LM 33 England Luke Thomas downward-facing red arrow 82'
AM 17 Spain Ayoze Pérez downward-facing red arrow 82'
CF 14 Nigeria Kelechi Iheanacho downward-facing red arrow 67'
CF 9 England Jamie Vardy
Substitutes:
GK 12 Wales Danny Ward
DF 5 Jamaica Wes Morgan upward-facing green arrow 82'
DF 18 Ghana Daniel Amartey
DF 21 Portugal Ricardo Pereira
MF 10 England James Maddison upward-facing green arrow 67'
MF 11 England Marc Albrighton upward-facing green arrow 34'
MF 20 England Hamza Choudhury upward-facing green arrow 82'
MF 24 Senegal Nampalys Mendy
MF 26 Belgium Dennis Praet
Manager:
Northern Ireland Brendan Rodgers

Man of the Match:
Youri Tielemans (Leicester City)

Assistant referees:[1]
Stuart Burt (Northamptonshire)
Simon Bennett (Staffordshire)
Fourth official:[1]
Paul Tierney (Lancashire)
Reserve assistant referee:[1]
Dan Cook (Hampshire)
Video assistant referee:[1]
Chris Kavanagh (Manchester)
Assistant video assistant referee:[1]
Sian Massey-Ellis (Birmingham)

Match rules

  • 90 minutes
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
  • Nine named substitutes
  • Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time[note 2]

Post-match

Prize money

As winners, Leicester City earned £1.8 million in prize money, while runners-up Chelsea earned £900,000.[44]

Trophy presentation

Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, presented the FA Cup to Kasper Schmeichel, Leicester City's captain. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in England, the presentation took place on the pitch instead of in the Royal Box. Players and managers of both clubs picked up their own medals.[45]

Notes

  1. ^ a b Attendance was capped at 20,000 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.
  2. ^ Each team was given only three opportunities to make substitutions, with a fourth opportunity in extra time, excluding substitutions made at half-time, before the start of extra time and at half-time in extra time.

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