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Arsenal aim for FA Cup number 15

By Jocelyn Taub

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)
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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2017 – Arsenal 2-1 Chelsea

Path to the 2017 FA Cup final:

  • Third-round: Preston North End 1–2 Arsenal
  • Fourth-round: Southampton 0–5 Arsenal
  • Fifth-round: Sutton United 0–2 Arsenal
  • Quarter-final Arsenal 5–0 Lincoln City
  • Semi-final Arsenal 2–1 (a.e.t.) Manchester City
  • Final: Arsenal 2-1 Chelsea

Winning the FA Cup is a great achievement. Winning the FA Cup while defeating Chelsea makes the win even sweeter.

The 2017 final at Wembley was a rematch of the 2002 final. The two teams split their regular-season matches with a 3-0 Arsenal win back in September and a 3-1 Chelsea victory that February.

Arsenal got off to a quick start and took the lead in the fourth minute with a goal from Alexis Sánchez. in the fourth minute. The Gunners maintained their lead until late in the second half.

Victor Moses received a second yellow card for diving to win a penalty and was sent off in the 68th minute. Despite being a man down, the Blues got back into the match when Diego Costa leveled the score 1-1 in the 76th minute.

With tension mounting, Aaron Ramsey helped calm the nerves of the Arsenal faithful.  Just two minutes after Costa’s goal, Ramsey headed home from an Olivier Giroud cross.

The Gunners maintained the lead and secured the club’s 13th FA Cup by a final score of 2-1.

Wenger became the most successful manager in FA Cup history winning his seventh cup. It was also his last trophy with Arsenal as he left the club at the end of the season.

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