Arsenal enter the FA Cup aiming for the club's 15th trophy

Arsenal aim for FA Cup number 15

Arsenal's Spanish head coach Mikel Arteta holds the winner's trophy as the team celebrates victory after the English FA Cup final football match between Arsenal and Chelsea at Wembley Stadium in London, on August 1, 2020. - Arsenal won the match 2-1. (Photo by Catherine Ivill / POOL / AFP) / NOT FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING USE / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE (Photo by CATHERINE IVILL/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) /

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1998 – Arsenal 2-0 Newcastle

Path to the 1998 FA Cup final:

Third-round: Arsenal 0–0 Port Vale
Third round: replay Port Vale 1–1 (3–4 Penalties) Arsenal
Fourth round: Middlesbrough 1–2 Arsenal
Fifth-round: Arsenal 0–0 Crystal Palace
Fifth-round replay: Crystal Palace 1–2 Arsenal
Sixth-round: Arsenal 1–1 West Ham United
Sixth-round replay: West Ham United 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–4 Penalties) Arsenal
Semi-final: Wolves 0–1 Arsenal
Final: Arsenal 2–0 Newcastle United

Wenger’s side faced Alan Shearer’s Newcastle United side in the 1998 FA Cup final at Wembley in May of 1998.

The Gunners came into the match as Premier League champions having secured the title in early May. They were heavily favored and were aiming to secure the club’s second-ever league and FA Cup double.

The first goal of the game came in the 23rd minute from Dutchman Marc Overmars.

The defense kept Shearer and company in check. Frenchman Nicolas Anelka calmed nerves with the Gunner’s second goal in the 69th minute.

The 2-0 victory was Arsène Wenger’s first FA Cup triumph as manager. He would go on to win six more finals with Arsenal.

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