FA Cup Final Highlights The FA Cup

Hello. A very good evening to you and welcome to Wembley. We are

minutes away from kick-off in the 20 17th FA Cup final. The two London

clubs are going through their final preparations. Fans and royalty are

taking to their seats. Will this be a positive for Arsenal to end their

season on or will we see a double for Antonio Conte and Chelsea? Your

commentary team, Danny Murphy and Guy Mowbray.

Good afternoon. We are all set for the Cup Final. First played at the

Kennington Oval cricket ground. There were 2000 spectators paying

just over a shelling to see two teams of amateurs. It is all very

different now as the highly paid and finely tuned professionals of

Arsenal and Chelsea perform in front of 90,000 but fundamentally, it is

the same event and after this painful sorrowful week, perhaps

there is some small comfort to come from a whole nation gathering to

enjoy together the most traditional of sporting occasions. Antonio Conte

leads his Chelsea players down their line of opponents in the usual fair

play handshakes. And with that done, let's take a look at the line-ups

that will start the game today. For Arsenal, David Ospina plays instead

of Petr Cech. Per Mertesacker captains the Gunners in his first

start all season. Rob Holding could be the lucky charm. Arsenal have won

the last 11 games he played in. Danny Welbeck has been preferred to

Olivier Giroud in attack. The Chelsea side is one you could

probably recite. Thibaut Courtois in goal behind the usual back three.

Gary Cahill making up for missing Chelsea boss last Cup Final

appearance five years ago. Nemanja Matic gets the nod over Cesc

Fabregas. It is a forward three that scored 51 goals between them this

season. The standout name on the Chelsea bench, is it goodbye and

farewell forever for John Terry? If he could come up to shore up the

back line there isn't a single defender among the Arsenal

substitutes. Before the kick-off, it is time for us all to take a moment

to pay our respects and show our support for all those killed or

injured and the hundreds and thousands who have been selfless in

their actions of assistance since the atrocity in Manchester on Monday

night. APPLAUSE

A poignant mix of respect, remembrance, pride and defiance.

And Chelsea end the campaign as double winners and can Arsenal bring

a bit of light back to their supporters who feel that they have

had a bad season having finished outside the top four for the first

time in 20 years. Sanchez is always dangerous when he has got the ball.

Azpilicueta managed to get it off them but at the cost of a corner for

Arsenal. Here is where Per Mertesacker could be really useful.

Good play from Sanchez. A wonderful footballer. He is the one for

Arsenal who could make a difference in the big games, isn't he? It is a

nice easy first claim of the match from Thibaut Courtois. He was in a

hurry to find Kante. His team-mate got in the way.

Matic came across but could not prevent the ball inside for Ramsey.

Sanchez in quickly once more. And Sanchez is into score. The flag is

up though. It is a goal. He is not offside. Ramsay did not get involved

because he realised. Anthony Taylor is going to go and have a word with

the assistant referee. My assistant is the same as yours. Doesn't matter

if he gives it or not, it is a goal. Ramsay went to touch the ball and

realised he would be offside. It is 1-0 to Arsenal. Inside five minutes.

Alexis Sanchez amazing Wembley record goes on. Five goals in five

appearances here for Arsenal. He scored seven in six all told and he

has given the Gunners believed. The Chelsea players are arguing. There

is nothing to argue about. You will see here. Sanchez plays the first

ball, it comes off him again. Maybe they are calling for handball, I am

not sure, but it is certainly not offside. Ramsay must have got the

call from Sanchez in the nick of time. I think this is more the

contentious bit, the handball. There is the first bit of FA Cup final

drama. Sanchez gives the early advantage. The thing is with

Chelsea, I have watched them a few times this season where they have

not been overly impressive but they have moments in matches with

players. Here is a magic player, and Alexis Sanchez, and he has got the

ball through. What a chance for 2-0. It is cleared off the line by Cahill

to thwart Mesut Ozil. A bad touch. Took away the chance. What a huge

chance for Ozil and he did not connect with him properly.

It is all Arsenal in the FA Cup final. At the moment they do not

know what to do with Sanchez and Ozil. They are coming off the wings,

causing Chelsea all sorts of problems. Welbeck rises. It is off

the post. Somehow, it bounces off Ramsay and goes behind. Another

chance. They are wondering what happened at the other end of the

ground. David Koster got in. A good saved by

Ospina. Diego Costa had the better of Rob Holding.

Antonio Conte was getting excited about the chance, mamma Mia.

Welbeck on the left. Missed it. It have come to Welbeck. Courtois

stopped them. It needed the assistance of Cahill yet again on

the goal-line. Welbeck knife and patient. A good little ball from

Bellerin, that is. Ospina holds it. Just about. Better

play from Chelsea. He made it a nice height for the Colombian keeper.

Hazard trying to leave Monreal behind. Per Mertesacker is having a

captain's game for Arsenal. It is a goal kick for Arsenal. He has been

absolutely outstanding. His positional play and his timing of

some of his tackles. Is it right he has not started a single game this

season? Unbelievable performance. This is the FA Cup final, these

things happen. I had an inkling we would have one of those stories

today. You thought he had struck? I cannot lie to you and try and look

all clever. I did suggest that Sanchez would have to be at his very

best, he certainly has been that, hasn't he? It has been a mix. This

is not the Chelsea performance we are used to seeing. A kick from

Nemanja Matic. Retrieved as is often the case by N'Golo Kante. Here is

Victor Moses! Mertesacker gets it further away. The two men we talked

about, Ospina and Mertesacker keep Chelsea out of the game. A good

save. Did not quite get full pace behind that, Moses. Could have been

a bit cuter. Welbeck does brilliantly. Rather crudely taken

out by Victor Moses. That will be a booking. He has done that well,

Welbeck. Nice and strong. Powerful. Takes the pressure off. Get to team

up the pitch. Ozil charging down the middle.

Oxlade-Chamberlain there as well. Coming in from a low rim. A superb

save from Thibaut Courtois. The pace and power was brilliant for Arsenal.

It is hotting up on the field and in the seats.

Moses, Moses down. Anthony Taylor had a really good look and wave

Arsenal's way and may well give a yellow card. He will and to Victor

Moses. That means his FA Cup final is over. What a big decision from

the referee. Chelsea down to ten. Some of the supporters were thinking

they were about to have a penalty. He has got it right, spot on. I

don't know what he's doing. Desperation. Cheating. This has now

given Arsenal a fantastic opportunity. Keep the ball, kill

game off. David Luiz. Quickly in, fairly in,

smartly in. Diego Costa takes it down. And Diego

Costa levels for Chelsea! The champions are giving it their

everything with the ten men. 1-1. It was a good move. Hazard, good

awareness. Good awareness, good path. Lets it back into William. A

clever little ball. Gets a bit tight there, road-macro. -- Holding. Diego

Costa, kiss on the badge for the player who is widely touted to be

leaving for the riches of the Chinese Super League in the next few

weeks. What a parting gift if that proves to be. Danny Welbeck has

given so much to the game. He has been magnificent. And Olivier Giroud

on. They need a goal from him now. They have got the extra man. They

should have the ball for the majority of the last 13 or 14

minutes. Game on again in the FA Cup final.

Various Giroud pulling it back. Arsenal in front once more. Aaron

Ramsey scores for the gunners. Chelsea's reprieve is so short left

-- short lived they have barely finished the celebrations. A great

ball from Sanchez. Watch this from Giroud. He takes a risk that someone

will be in there. Your man Kante switches offer a second. It is a

good goal. A good goal from Ramsey. Chelsea have to haul themselves back

to their feet again. He blocks at past David Luiz. It was

merely one of the great FA Cup final goals. Steered wide by the flying

Spanish fullback. He went into overdrive. He thought he had overrun

it. He was unlucky. Willian has been felled by Alexis

Sanchez. It will be a free kick for Chelsea and they got on with it very

quickly. Willian will realise that in a second and get up and go.

Willian has got up. N'Golo Kante has gone for the clip towards Hazard.

Diego Costa barges in. Straight against the chest of Ospina. That

saved might have kept the cup for Arsenal. It might have done.

Mertesacker makes a strange decision. It seemed sensible mode,

but he let him have it, scared of giving a penalty away. That was

given away. This is Mesut Ozil. He hits the post. That was the chance

to seal it once and for all for the Gunners. How composed was he? He has

done everything right. But the last bit, he hit the post. He waits

friend, beautiful shot, he gives him the eyes. If Arsenal do not win this

game, honestly. Ramsey Schrotter Mohamed Elneny.

What is he doing? Then he checks back. It is Arsenal's FA Cup anyway.

A small smile on the face of Arsene Wenger. A sporting handshake from

the manager of the champions, Antonio Conte. But Arsenal have

saved one of their best performances of the entire season until last

against all odds. After all the trials and tribulations we have seen

and heard about Arsenal football club all season long, when it really

mattered, at the very end, the Gunners had something left in their

armoury. No Chelsea doubled, just Arsenal belied. 2-1.

What did you make of the team performance? It was an outstanding

performance from the first minute onwards. You know, this team has

suffered. And United and responded. I said last week this team would win

the Championship with one or two macro goodbyes. We will keep them

together. We are in a good way. We showed strength, unity, and we

played spectacular football today. What does it mean to you,

individually, to be the only manager that has won these things? I am very

proud because you see what kind of fight you have when you want to win

one. You have to go through the rounds. If nobody has done it

before, I am proud for having done two macro things that have not been

done, to win the Championship without losing a game and winning

seven FA cups. It is not easy, believe me. Two more questions.

Everybody wants to know, will you be at this club next season? I have

always been clear on that. We have a board meeting on Tuesday, and I

think on Wednesday, Wednesday or Thursday, it will be clear. Do you

want to be your next season? I have always been clear on that. Thank

you. Let me enjoy the night. Thank you, congratulations. His

Royal Highness, the Duke of Cambridge, will pass the cup to

Laurent Koscielny, the regular captain, and Per Mertesacker. The

oldest cup in the world, no team has won it more than Arsenal. For a

record 13th time, Arsenal, FA Cup winners.

Going into the game only played 37 minutes in 13 months. What did the

manager say to? Nothing special. I think this team trust me. This is

more important than anything else. With the support of the team,

anything is possible, even for myself. I have aged a lot in the

last couple of years but I am still able to do the performance for my

team. The first goal was very strange. If you see the image, you

can judge. There is the player that touched the ball with two macro

hands. It is very clear, the situation. First, I want to

congratulate Arsenal. They played a good game from the start. I think

the first goal would never be allowed. It is handballed, secondly,

the referee says our side. He moves to the ball. If he is not standing

there, I collect the ball. That means he's interfering in play. A

word on your manager. He has been under pressure and has had

criticism. He has won this competition more than any other

manager in history, ?7? Not bad, is it? Is that all you have to say?

Yes, not bad, is it? That is everything I have to say. Lott has

been said about the manager. The team gave the right answer today. Is

it unfair? I do not care, I do not listen. I was injured for one year,

I need to prepare for the final. Jermaine Jenas and Matthew Upson

enjoyed that as well. A great game for the neutral. Chelsea fans will

not like it, but Arsenal were well deserved winners. They were

brilliant on the day, and unlike Chelsea, they did not turn up. It

was not begin we expected. We expected it to be slower, more

tactical, but Arsenal came out of the traps lying in Chelsea could not

handle it. A wonderful performance by Arsenal today? It was the

opposite of what everyone expected from each team at the start. To show

that performance today, there is lots of elation for Arsenal, but

questions, why have we not seen more of that, cause it was outstanding? A

controversial decision to allow the first goal, Alexis Sanchez? What is

your view, handball, or cider with? Yes, it was handballed, but the

stronger discussion is the site situation. My initial thoughts ideas

of side. The minute Aaron Ramsey turned and makes a movement towards

the ball, he is active. The Chelsea players react to that, they relax.

Courtois relaxes. The defence relaxes. Maybe they should not. I

know the rulings are quite vague in the way it is worded, but for me, as

an ex-footballer, being in that situation, my initial thought was,

he is active and offside. Aaron Ramsey does not touch the ball? Yes,

but he addresses the ball. That is the grey area. The linesman looked

at that and thought, he is in an offside position and he has

addressed the ball. That is influenced the goalkeeper. The

referee has interpreted it in a different way. It is a grey area.

Think of the amount of times you've seen players in similar situations

to Aaron Ramsey. They put their hands in the air and work out, I not

involved. They do that for that reason. They are not affecting play

and the game can continue. For me, use active. The goal was given. But

Arsenal were the better side and deserved to win the game. Thibaut

Courtois defined budget not have stood? I can understand that. When I

saw Aaron Ramsey address the ball, I was thinking, step away. It is what

I thought, step away and Sanchez can get on the end of it. I would have

to agree with his argument. I think Ramsey address the ball when it

technically was offside. Anthony Taylor had a perfect view of Victor

Moses. He gave him an opportunity to stay on his feet, and effectively he

dived. Is this a watershed moment for footballers, to finally get the

message, football is sick and tired of people diving? The message has

been clear. About that particular moment, Anthony Taylor took his

time. He was concentrating, he must've been ten yards away, he was

almost crouching down to get the details of the tackle. He clearly

saw the Moses dived. It was brilliant decision. Far too many

times throughout the season, players have dived and there has been no

action in terms of yellow cards. Next season we will have

retrospective action with players receiving bands. It was a big moment

with it happening in the FA Cup. We spend a season criticising referees,

but Jermaine is right, you can see Anthony Taylor crouching down, the

perfect position. In many ways, spot on. Just you P Diddy from Moses. It

is not easy for the referee to get the red area so

credit to him for being in a position to make a good call. On a

yellow card, to make that decision, I understand you're desperate for a

goal and you're pushing, but it is a bad choice from Victor Moses. It was

at the vital moment. They had brought on Fabregas. They looked

like they were in the ascendancy, Chelsea, starting to get Arsenal on

the back foot and that changed the game. I love the fact that he has

been punished. It is a really bad part of the game at the moment.

Talansky about Victor Moses. He has got form. Is that why Anthony Taylor

is in that perfect position, crouching down, knowing that Victor

Moses has done this before? I do not think it is personal. What he has

done very well, Anthony Taylor, he has realised it was a big moment

coming up. We can see it as players, he one against one, running at

Oxlade-Chamberlain, not a natural left wingback. The chances of him

catching him out are quite high. He knows there is a big moment coming

up, whether it is to give a penalty for that to happen. He was ready

either way. The German World Cup winners showed their class today. I

will talk about Per Mertesacker in a moment but how good was Mesut Ozil?

Sensational. At the start of the show, there were questions about

where has this been? When Mesut Ozil is on his game and he is playing

like he did today, he is unplayable. He was brilliant from the first

minute. They did not know how to handle him. The pockets he was

picking up behind Matic and Kante, the amount of times he was finding

Sanchez, the runs he made. It was a complete team performance, but there

was a real -- there were real gems in there, and he was wonderful. The

only criticism I can make of him is that he should score. For me, any

goal is a good goal. He likes to work the ball in, or get in a good

position. At times, just a one touch finish. He has the quality to hit

the ball first time. I would like to see simplified and add more goals.

Per Mertesacker, possibly the coolest man the pitch? The biggest

achievement in terms of personal performance. We know how tough it is

coming back from long periods out. To have played 37 minutes or

something ridiculous like that, to play in the FA Cup final and not put

a foot wrong, it is a massive achievement. His positioning and

reading of the game was sensational. There is an old saying, experience

is everything. It is. I think that experience helped him. The fact he

had two standout performer is next to him in Nacho Monreal and Rob

Holding, what about him as well? A young player coming into a big

moment for Arsenal, a big display today. Having that around him, being

able to organise that, and having the players in front of him doing

the job they did, it was brilliant from Per Mertesacker. Do not get me

wrong, it was brilliant to do that, but the fact it was a complete

Arsenal performance as well help them. He used every one of those 100

plus Germany caps. He showed that experience today, the experience he

has built up. He put that to good use. To organise people. He had a

young centre-half next to him, he was outstanding, Holding. He did not

clear the ball, he picked people out. He will progress. For every

Arsenal player that was sensational today, we could probably get the

Chelsea players and think, what happened. Where was N'Golo Kante

today? It was not his day. It was not for many other Chelsea players.

What is weird about that situation, you do not expect N'Golo Kante to go

out there and be creative. You want him to be constantly going, shutting

down attacks. He kept doing that. His attitude was fine. I was more

concerned with people like Hazard, Pedro, Matic, who is usually a

little more able to go forward and create more. Even in the wingback

areas, we did not speak of Alonso are Victor Moses. Too many

underperforming on the day for Chelsea to do what they usually do.

Did need brave call by Conte? Should he thought about bringing on Cesc

Fabregas at half-time for on the ball stability? Maybe. You're right

that Nemanja Matic was having a bad game. Even though Kante with the

ball was not at his best, he offers you something out of possession that

is outstanding, no matter what is personal performance is like.

Fabregas could have been introduced earlier but we never saw the effect

of that. When he came on, Victor Moses got his red card. Apparently

we are going to know on Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday whether Arsene

Wenger listing or not. It feels like we have been talking about it for

four years. What happens next? I listened to a couple of his

interviews today when he spoke about, even if it is the end of his

time at Arsenal Football Club, it is not the end of his time in football.

He is thinking that he will continue and I have not heard him speak like

that as yet. It would be a great way to go out in terms of lifting the

cup but I still think he will stay. I think there are too many details

he is waiting to see if they will deliver on their promises. Map is on

the inside track, he knows. I am right on it! I have no idea. Your

hunch? My hunch, the recent comments especially yesterday and today about

how upset about the way he has been treated and the fact that he has

just won this cup, if he is going to go, he can leave the job on such a

high note with his head held high. Not that he couldn't anyway, but he

could really go out with a bang and if he is going to make that step, it

would not massively surprised me as much as it would have done a week

ago. OK, boys, thank you. Plenty of great sport to come here on the BBC

over the next few days or so. The Great Manchester Run will be a big

event. You can catch it tomorrow. The top four go head-to-head on the

Women's Football Show. And you can catch up on the BBC sport website.

So no 44 Antonio Conte and Chelsea. The FA Cup 2017 goes to Arsene

Wenger and Arsenal. But will the boss state? From all of us here,

good night. They have made history! It is a

cracking goal! Would you believe it? They have done it again! An absolute

beauty! Brilliant goal! Sanchez has scored!

And Sanchez is into score. The flag is up though. It is 1-0 to Arsenal.

Arsenal against all odds.