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2021 FA Cup final
The match took place atWembley 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(County Durham)
Attendance20,000[note 1]
WeatherRain
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The2021 FA Cup finalwas anassociation footballmatch played betweenChelseaandLeicester CityatWembley Stadium,London, England on 15 May 2021. Organised bythe Football Association(FA), it was the140th finalof theFootball Association Challenge Cup(FA Cup) and the showpiece match of English football's primary cup competition. The match was among the first football events where the return of large crowds was piloted after theCOVID-19 pandemic in England,with an official attendance of 20,000 afterthe previous year's finalwas heldbehind closed doors.The match was televised live in the United Kingdom on free-to-air channelBBC Oneand on pay TV channelBT Sport 1.In the UK, live radio coverage was provided byBBC Radio 5 Live,Talksportand local stationsBBC Radio LondonandBBC Radio Leicester.The match was watched by more than 9 million people in the United Kingdom.

Michael Oliverwas thereferee.After a goalless first half,Youri Tielemansscored midway through the second half with a strike from distance which flew into the top-left corner of Chelsea's goal pastKepa Arrizabalaga.In the final minute of regular time,Thiago Silvapassed toBen Chilwell,who shot;Çağlar Söyüncücleared Chilwell's shot off the line but it deflected back offWes Morganand into the Leicester City net. The goal was referred to thevideo assistant referee,who deemed Chilwell wasoffsidein the build-up; the goal was disallowed and the match ended 1–0 to Leicester City who won the first FA Cup title in their history. Tielemans was named asman of the match.As winners, Leicester City entered the group stage of the2021–22 UEFA Europa League.They also faced2020–21 Premier LeaguechampionsManchester Cityin the2021 FA Community Shield.

Route to the final[edit]

Main article:2020–21 FA Cup

Chelsea[edit]

Chelsea's route to the final
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 aPremier Leagueteam, Chelsea entered the competition in the third round where they played at home atStamford BridgeagainstLeague TwosideMorecambe,whom had been affected by aCOVID-19outbreak at the club prior to the match.[1]Mason Mountopened the scoring in the 18th minute with a 25-yard (23 m) strike beforeTimo Wernermade it 2–0 to Chelsea before half-time from close range.Callum Hudson-Odoiscored four minutes after the interval andKai Havertzmade it 4–0 afterheadingin acrossfromCésar Azpilicueta.[2]In the fourth round, they playedChampionshipsideLuton Townat home. Chelsea were 2–0 ahead inside 17 minutes with two goals fromTammy Abraham.Jordan Clarkreduced the deficit, scoring after an error fromKepa Arrizabalaga,but Abraham completed hishat-trickin the 74th minute. Werner missed a latepenaltyand the match ended 3–1 to Chelsea.[3]

Their opposition for the fifth round was Championship teamBarnsleywho they played away atOakwell.After a goalless first half, Abraham gave Chelsea the lead midway through the second, with his side's only shot on target in the match. A late shot fromMichael Sollbauerwas cleared off the goalline by Abraham, and Chelsea progressed to the quarter-final with a 1–0 victory.[4]There they played fellow Premier League sideSheffield Unitedat Stamford Bridge. Midway through the first half, Chelsea took the lead whenOliver NorwooddeflectedBen Chilwell's cross into the Sheffield United net for anown goal.In second-halfstoppage time,Chelsea counter-attacked as Sheffield United pushed players up the field, andHakim Ziyech's 92nd minute strike secured a 2–0 win.[5]Chelsea then faced the Premier League leaders Manchester City in the semi-final at Wembley Stadium which was being used as a neutral venue. The first half ended goalless and ten minutes into the second half, Ziyech scored from Werner's pass. No further goals were scored and Chelsea reached their fourth final in five years with a 1–0 victory.[6]

Leicester City[edit]

Leicester City's route to the final
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, playing Championship teamStoke Cityaway at theBet365 Stadium.The home side'sSam Vokesstruck his shot over the crossbar beforeJames Justinopened the scoring for Leicester in the 34th minute.Marc Albrightondoubled the lead fourteen minutes into the second half before strikes fromAyoze PérezandHarvey Barnessecured a 4–0 victory.[7]In the fourth round, they played Championship sideBrentfordat theBrentford Community Stadium.Mads Bech Sørensenput the home side ahead after seven minutes to give them a 1–0 half-time lead. Within a minute of the restart,Cengiz Ünderscored from aJames Maddisonpass to level the score.Youri Tielemanswas then fouled in the Brentford penalty area and scored the resulting penalty to make it 2–1 to Leicester City. Maddison then scored from a rebound after Brentford's goalkeeperLuke Danielsfailed to hold on to Barnes' shot, to give Leicester City a 3–1 win.[8]

Leicester's fifth round home match was at home at theKing Power Stadiumagainst fellow Premier League teamBrighton & Hove Albion.After a goalless first half, both Ünder and Brighton'sAndi Zeqirihad goals disallowed beforeKelechi Iheanachoheaded in a Tielemans cross four minutes into second-half stoppage time to give his side a 1–0 victory.[9]Leicester played fellow Premier League side Manchester United at home in the quarter-final. Iheanacho capitalised on a poor backpass byFredto score pastDean Hendersonin the 24th minute.Mason Greenwoodequalised for Manchester United seven minutes before half time but Tielemans restored Leicester's one-goal lead with a low shot in the 52nd minute. Iheanacho scored his second and Leicester's third twelve minutes before the end of the match to secure a 3–1 win.[10]Wembley Stadium hosted the semi-final as a neutral venue where Leicester City facedSouthampton,another Premier League team, in front of 4,000 spectators as part of a pilot scheme with coronavirus restrictions easing. No goals were scored in the first half but Iheanacho's 55th minute strike secured a 1–0 win for Leicester City and qualification for their first FA Cup final since 1969.[11]

Background[edit]

This wasChelsea's fifteenthFA Cup Finalappearance and their fourth in the last five seasons, having missed out in2019.However, they won only one of those four, beatingManchester United1–0 in2018.They had lost 2020's final toArsenal.[12]Chelsea had won eight finals, seven of those occurred since1997.Leicester Cityappeared in four FA Cup Finals prior to 2021, losing them all; their most recent appearance was in1969,when they were defeated 1–0 byManchester City.[13] In the clubs' 118 previous meetings, Chelsea won 57, Leicester City won 27 and the remaining 34 were drawn. Leicester City had never beaten Chelsea in their seven previous FA Cup ties, although two had gone to a replay.[14]Their most recent meeting was in the2020–21 Premier Leagueon 19 January 2021 where Leicester won 2–0 with goals fromWilfred Ndidiand Maddison.[15]This was the first FA Cup Final since2013held before the Premier League season ended.[16]With two league games remaining, Leicester were in third place, two points ahead of Chelsea in fourth.[17]Leicester went into the final as the only priorleague champions of Englandnot to have won the FA Cup.[18]This was also the first cup final Leicester participated in since the2000 Football League Cup Final.[19]

Michael Oliver(Durham) was thereferee,assistedby Stuart Burt and Simon Bennett.Stuart Attwellwas thefourth official,and Dan Cook thereserve assistant referee.Chris Kavanaghwas thevideo assistant referee(VAR) andSian Massey-Ellis,acting as assistant VAR, became the first female referee involved in an FA Cup final.[20]

For their team selections, Chelsea dropped Abraham and brought in Ziyech. Leicester startedJonny Evansand had their captainWes Morganon the bench.[21]

Pre-match[edit]

Ticketing and attendance[edit]

Due to theCOVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom,crowds at football matches in England had not exceeded 8,000 since March 2020.[11][22][23]The Football Associationplanned for the FA Cup Final to be part of a pilot scheme to allow fans to attend.[24]TheEnglish Football Leaguehad delayed the2021 EFL Cup Final,hoping to admit supporters under the same scheme.[24]

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.[25]This also came as Wembley was due to host several matches, including the final, ofUEFA Euro 2020in the summer.[25]Initial government plans required fans to provide evidence of their COVID vaccine status.[26]Following opposition, the government announced fans would not need vaccine passports but would still have to provide evidence of a recent negative COVID-19lateral flow testin order to enter the stadium. After the event fans were requested to take aPCRtest to track whether the event caused any spread of COVID-19.[27]

Broadcasting[edit]

Gary Lineker
Former Leicester City playerGary Lineker(pictured in 2010)presented the BBC One coverage of the final.

The match was televised live in the United Kingdom onBBC OneandBT Sport 1.BBC One's coverage was presented by former Leicester City playerGary Linekeralongside formerNewcastle UnitedforwardAlan Shearer,former Arsenal forward and two-time FA Cup winnerIan Wright,and former Chelsea defenderAshley Cole,with commentary fromGuy Mowbrayand formerTottenham HotspurmidfielderJermaine Jenas.BBC coverage of the final was watched by 9.1 million people in the United Kingdom, making it the most watched match of the season.[28]BBC SportpresenterDan Walkerpresented the preview to the final onFootball Focuswith formerAston VillaplayerDion Dublinand formerArsenal Women's playerAlex Scott.[29][30]BT Sport's broadcast was presented byJake Humphrey,former Chelsea midfielderJoe Cole,former Leicester City forwardEmile Heskey,and former playersRio FerdinandandMichael Owen.Ian Darkewas BT's main commentator, joined by former Leicester midfielderRobbie Savageand former Chelsea player-managerGlenn Hoddle.Former refereePeter Waltonprovided commentary on the match officiating.[31]Under the terms of the broadcasting deal they struck with the FA in 2013,[32][33]it was the last time BT Sport showed the FA Cup final, having lost the rights for the 2021–2025 broadcasting cycle toITVin 2019.[34]

Talksport's coverage was presented byMark Saggers;Sam MatterfaceandAndy Townsendprovided commentary.[35]BBC Radioalso covered the match nationally onBBC Radio 5 Live,whose commentary team comprisedJohn Murrayand Dion Dublin,[36]and on the local stations for the two clubs,BBC Radio LondonandBBC Radio Leicester.[16][37][38]

Opening ceremony[edit]

British singer-songwriterBecky Hillsang thenational anthem"God Save the Queen"alongside theB Positive Choirand theBand 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 chairmanPeter McCormick,Emirates' UK divisional vice president Richard Jewsbury and chairman of the FA Cup Challenge Committee Steve Curwood.[39]Thecoin tossfeatured a commemorative coin with a red poppy, marking theRoyal British Legion'scentenary.[40]Players from both teams dropped to one knee immediately prior to kick-off, in support of the No Room For Racism campaign;[41]this was booed by some sections of the crowd.[42]

Match[edit]

Summary[edit]

First half[edit]

Youri Tielemans
Youri Tielemans(pictured in 2019)scored the only goal of the game.

Leicester Citykicked offthe match around 5:15p.m. in front of an official attendance of 20,000.[43][44][45]Chelsea started the match the dominant side butAntonio Rüdiger's 15th minute shot from 30 yards (27 m) went wide of Leicester City's goal.Timothy Castagnethen sent in a low cross whichJamie Vardystruck towards the Chelsea goal but the ball was blocked byReece James.In the 20th minute,Thiago Silvawas adjudged to have handled the ball after Leicester City's Iheanacho tried to get past him. Tielemans' resultingfree kickwas headed over the Chelsea crossbar byÇağlar Söyüncüfrom around 6 yards (5.5 m). Midway through the first half, rain began to heavily fall.[46]

Marcos Alonsohad a scoring opportunity cleared by Tielemans before Mount's strike from the edge of Leicester City'spenalty areatook a deflection fromWesley Fofana,going just wide of Leicester City's goal. Werner then struck high over the crossbar from distance before both he and Azpilicueta missed a cross from Mount. Evans became the match's firstsubstitutedplayer when he picked up an injury in the 34th minute and was replaced by Albrighton. A minute later, Fofana was shown the game's firstyellow cardafter fouling Werner; Werner was booked minutes later after a lunging slide on Fofana. With three minutes of the half remaining, Pérez was brought down byJorginhoand Söyüncü headed Tielemans' resulting free kick wide from 12 yards (11 m). Werner had a shot deflected out for a corner by Fofana. Vardy's stoppage time header from that corner went wide of the Chelsea goal. The half ended 0–0 with neither team registering a shot on target.[47]

Second half[edit]

No substitutions were made during the interval. Chelsea kicked off the second half. Eight minutes in, after Leicester City had dominated, Chelsea'sN'Golo Kantédelivered a cross, but Leicester City goalkeeperKasper Schmeicheleasily caught Alonso's weak header.[47]Schmeichel then saved Azpilicueta's shot. In the 63rd minute,Luke Thomaspassed to Tielemans whose strike from distance flew into the top-left corner of Chelsea's goal, giving Leicester City a 1–0 lead. 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 forChristian Pulisicand Chilwell. With 19 minutes remaining, Mount went down after being tackled by Söyüncü but Chelsea's claims for a penalty were denied by the referee.[48]

Azpilicueta was then substituted in the 75th minute after a clash of heads. Jorginho was also substituted at the same time, 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, Chelsea replaced Werner with Giroud; Leicester City's Thomas and Pérez were substituted forHamza Choudhuryand 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 to Chilwell, who shot; Söyüncü cleared Chilwell's shot off the line but it deflected back off Chilwell and into the Leicester City net. The goal was referred to the VAR, who deemed Chilwell wasoffsidein the build-up and the goal was disallowed. Five minutes of stoppage time were played but there were no more goals. The match ended 1–0 to Leicester City, who won the FA Cup for the first time.[48]Tielemans was namedman of the match.[49]

Details[edit]

Chelsea0–1Leicester City
Report Tielemans63'
Attendance: 20,000[note 1]
Chelsea
Leicester City
GK 1 Kepa Arrizabalaga(ESP)
CB 28 César Azpilicueta(ESP)(c) downward-facing red arrow76'
CB 6 Thiago Silva(BRA)
CB 2 Antonio Rüdiger(GER)
RM 24 Reece James(ENG)
CM 7 N'Golo Kanté(FRA)
CM 5 Jorginho(ITA) downward-facing red arrow75'
LM 3 Marcos Alonso(ESP) downward-facing red arrow68'
AM 22 Hakim Ziyech(MAR) downward-facing red arrow68'
AM 19 Mason Mount(ENG)
CF 11 Timo Werner(GER) Yellow card40' downward-facing red arrow82'
Substitutes:
GK 16 Édouard Mendy(SEN)
DF 15 Kurt Zouma(FRA)
DF 21 Ben Chilwell(ENG) upward-facing green arrow68'
DF 33 Emerson(ITA)
MF 10 Christian Pulisic(USA) upward-facing green arrow68'
MF 20 Callum Hudson-Odoi(ENG) upward-facing green arrow76'
MF 23 Billy Gilmour(SCO)
MF 29 Kai Havertz(GER) upward-facing green arrow75'
FW 18 Olivier Giroud(FRA) upward-facing green arrow82'
Manager:
Thomas Tuchel(GER)
GK 1 Kasper Schmeichel(DEN)(c)
CB 3 Wesley Fofana(FRA) Yellow card36'
CB 6 Jonny Evans(NIR) downward-facing red arrow34'
CB 4 Çağlar Söyüncü(TUR)
RM 27 Timothy Castagne(BEL)
CM 8 Youri Tielemans(BEL)
CM 25 Wilfred Ndidi(NGA)
LM 33 Luke Thomas(ENG) downward-facing red arrow82'
AM 17 Ayoze Pérez(ESP) downward-facing red arrow82'
CF 14 Kelechi Iheanacho(NGA) downward-facing red arrow67'
CF 9 Jamie Vardy(ENG)
Substitutes:
GK 12 Danny Ward(WAL)
DF 5 Wes Morgan(JAM) upward-facing green arrow82'
DF 18 Daniel Amartey(GHA)
DF 21 Ricardo Pereira(POR)
MF 10 James Maddison(ENG) upward-facing green arrow67'
MF 11 Marc Albrighton(ENG) upward-facing green arrow34'
MF 20 Hamza Choudhury(ENG) upward-facing green arrow82'
MF 24 Nampalys Mendy(SEN)
MF 26 Dennis Praet(BEL)
Manager:
Brendan Rodgers(NIR)

Man of the Match:
Youri Tielemans(Leicester City)[49]

Assistant referees:[20]
Stuart Burt (Northamptonshire)
Simon Bennett (Staffordshire)
Fourth official:[20]
Stuart Attwell(Birmingham)
Reserve assistant referee:[20]
Dan Cook (Hampshire)
Video assistant referee:[20]
Chris Kavanagh(Manchester)
Assistant video assistant referee:[20]
Sian Massey-Ellis(Birmingham)

Match rules[51]

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

Post-match[edit]

Brendan Rodgers
Brendan Rodgers(pictured in 2014)won his seventh final as a manager.

As President of The Football Association, Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, presented the FA Cup to Schmeichel, Leicester City'scaptain.Due to theCOVID-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.[52]The FA did not punish Leicester players Choudhury and Fofana for parading theflag of Palestineduring the post-match celebrations.[53]This was despite it being claimed that such an action was against The FA's rules on political statements.[54]

The Leicester CitymanagerBrendan Rodgerspaid tribute to his side and the supporters: "I'm very proud, it's a historic day for the club. Winning the FA Cup for the first time is clearly a special day. The players were so courageous in the game... It was a fantastic atmosphere and I'm so happy Leicester supporters could be there to see us win it. "[55]He described Tielemans' strike as "an old-school FA Cup-winning goal" but highlighted his goalkeeper's influence on the game, saying "... Kasper Schmeichel's saves – those are the special moments you need in games. "[56]It was Rodgers' seventh final win in seven attempts as a manager.[55]Schmeichel himself was jubilant: "To think of the people who have lifted this trophy, and to be able to do it today is beyond my wildest dreams."[56]Thomas Tuchel,the Chelsea manager, suggested that his team were "simply unlucky" and suggested that VAR had missed a handball in the build-up to the winning goal.[57]He also described Tielemans' goal as "fantastic... but lucky ".[57]

Tielemans' goal was lauded in the media: the BBC described it as a "stunner",[58]Miguel Delaney ofThe Independentsaid that it was "one of the most spectacular FA Cup winners this competition will ever see",[59]while David Hytner ofThe Observercalled the goal a "firecracker" and one that "will live forever".[60]It was declared "a remarkable goal, a thunderous strike" byCBS Sportsand "a moment of magic" by Ali Humayun inThe Athletic.[61][62]

As winners, Leicester City earned £1.8 million in prize money, while runners-up Chelsea earned £900,000.[63]Leicester City also qualified for the2021–22 UEFA Europa Leaguegroup stage.[64]Furthermore, Leicester qualified for the2021 FA Community Shield,where they beat2020–21 Premier LeaguechampionsManchester City1–0.[65]Chelsea became the first team sinceNewcastle Unitedin1998and1999to lose two consecutive FA Cup finals.[44]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^abAttendance was capped at 20,000 due to theCOVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.[50]
  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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