English FA Cup

FT Sunday, April 22, 2018
Southampton WLLLD 0
–
Chelsea WLDWW 2
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Wembley Stadium · 73,416 att.

Match Report

AP Photo/Frank Augstein

Chelsea see off Southampton, book FA Cup final against Manchester United

Olivier Giroud and Alvaro Morata netted as Chelsea booked a second successive FA Cup final and a showdown with Manchester United.

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Team Stats

15
Fouls
6
4
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
1
5
Corner Kicks
6
3
Saves
3
43.9
Possession
56.1
9
SHOTS
17
3
ON GOAL
5
0.3
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
329
Accurate Passes
445
406
Passes
534
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
3
18
Crosses
17
0.1
Cross %
0.2
64
Long Balls
49
30
Accurate Long Balls
25
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
5
5
Effective Tackles
4
14
Tackles
7
0.4
Tackle %
0.6
0
Interceptions
0
27
Effective Clearances
18
27
Clearances
18

Head to Head

CHE leads series 5-0

Lineups

CHE · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Wilfredo CaballeroG
  2. 24Gary CahillCD
  3. 2Antonio RüdigerCD-L
  4. 28César AzpilicuetaCD-R
  5. 7N'Golo KantéCM-L
  6. 4Cesc FàbregasCM-R
  7. 33EmersonLM
  8. 15Victor MosesRM
  9. 18Olivier GiroudF
  10. 10Eden HazardCF-L
  11. 22WillianCF-R

SOU · 3-5-2

  1. 13Alex McCarthyG
  2. 3Maya YoshidaCD
  3. 6Wesley HoedtCD-L
  4. 35Jan BednarekCD-R
  5. 23Pierre-Emile HøjbjergCM-L
  6. 18Mario LeminaCM-R
  7. 14Oriol RomeuAM
  8. 21Ryan BertrandLM
  9. 2CédricRM
  10. 10Charlie AustinCF-L
  11. 7Shane LongCF-R

Timeline

  1. 40' Maya Yoshida (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 46' Goal! Chelsea 1, Southampton 0. Olivier Giroud (Chelsea) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Eden Hazard.
  3. 50' Oriol Romeu (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 55' Mario Lemina (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 63' Substitution, Southampton. Nathan Redmond replaces Shane Long.
  6. 63' Substitution, Southampton. Dusan Tadic replaces Pierre-Emile Højbjerg.
  7. 64' Substitution, Chelsea. Tiemoué Bakayoko replaces Willian.
  8. 65' Wesley Hoedt (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 76' Substitution, Chelsea. Pedro replaces Cesc Fàbregas.
  10. 78' Substitution, Southampton. Manolo Gabbiadini replaces Jan Bednarek.
  11. 80' Substitution, Chelsea. Álvaro Morata replaces Olivier Giroud.
  12. 82' Goal! Chelsea 2, Southampton 0. Álvaro Morata (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by César Azpilicueta with a cross.

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