2022 FA Cup final

2022 FA Cup final
	The match took place at Wembley Stadium.
Event	2021–22 FA Cup
	After extra time; Liverpool won 6–5 on penalties
Date	14 May 2022
Venue	Wembley Stadium, London
Man of the Match	Luis Díaz (Liverpool)[1]
Referee	Craig Pawson (Sheffield & Hallamshire)[2]
Attendance	84,897
Weather	Sunny

The 2022 FA Cup final was an association football match played at Wembley Stadium in London, England, on 14 May 2022.[3] Chelsea and Liverpool were the finalists, the same as in the 2022 EFL Cup Final earlier in the season. This was the first time that the same pair of teams met in both the EFL Cup Final and the FA Cup Final of the same season since Arsenal and Sheffield Wednesday in 1993.[4] Organised by the Football Association (FA), it was the 141st final of the Football Association Challenge Cup (FA Cup) and the showpiece match of English football's primary cup competition. The match also marked 150 years since the first FA Cup Final was played in 1872. The match was televised live in the United Kingdom on free-to-air channels BBC One and ITV (the first time since 1988 that both channels have simultaneously broadcast an FA Cup Final). In the UK, live radio coverage was provided by BBC Radio 5 Live and talkSPORT.

Liverpool won the trophy on penalties after the game remained goalless after extra time; it was the first final to finish goalless since 2005 and the first to go to penalties since Liverpool's previous victory in 2006. Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp became the first German-born manager to win the FA Cup.[5] Chelsea set a record by losing a third consecutive final, after defeats to Arsenal and Leicester City in the 2020 and 2021 finals, respectively.[6]

As current title holders, Liverpool qualified for the UEFA Champions League tournament by their position in the 2021–22 Premier League, the 2022–23 UEFA Europa League position went to the sixth-placed Premier League team, Manchester United.[7]

Route to the final

Chelsea

Chelsea's route to the final
Round	Opposition	Score
3rd	Chesterfield (H)	5–1
4th	Plymouth Argyle (H)	2–1
5th	Luton Town (A)	3–2
QF	Middlesbrough (A)	2–0
SF	Crystal Palace (N)	2–0
Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue; (N) = Neutral venue

Being from the Premier League, Chelsea entered the tournament in the third round and had the home advantage when they defeated Chesterfield at Stamford Bridge.[8] They beat Plymouth Argyle in the fourth round at Stamford Bridge.[9] In the fifth round, they beat Luton Town away at Kenilworth Road.[10]

Chelsea were visitors when they defeated in the quarter-final match Middlesbrough at the Riverside Stadium.[11] In the semi-final match, Chelsea was at the neutral location of Wembley Stadium where they defeated Crystal Palace.[12]

Liverpool

Liverpool's route to the final
Round	Opposition	Score
3rd	Shrewsbury Town (H)	4–1
4th	Cardiff City (H)	3–1
5th	Norwich City (H)	2–1
QF	Nottingham Forest (A)	1–0
SF	Manchester City (N)	3–2
Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue; (N) = Neutral venue

Being from the Premier League, Liverpool entered the tournament in the third round to defeat Shrewsbury Town at Anfield.[13] In the fourth round, they beat Cardiff City 3–1, also at Anfield.[14] They beat Norwich City also at home in the fifth round.[15] They beat Nottingham Forest away at the City Ground in the quarter-final,[16] before defeating Manchester City at Wembley Stadium.[17]

Pre-match

This was the sides' second meeting in an FA Cup final, having met in 2012, when Chelsea won 2–1. They also met in four other title-deciding matches; the 2005 and 2022 League Cup finals, the 2006 FA Community Shield, and the 2019 UEFA Super Cup; Chelsea won the 2005 meeting and Liverpool won the other three. The two teams had met earlier in the season, in the 2022 EFL Cup Final, with Liverpool winning on penalties, with both matches between the teams in the 2021–22 Premier League ending in draws, 1–1 at Anfield and 2–2 at Stamford Bridge. This was the first time that the same pair of teams met in both the EFL Cup Final and the FA Cup Final of the same season since Arsenal and Sheffield Wednesday in 1993.[4]

Match

Summary

In the 8th minute of the match Trent Alexander-Arnold passed into the path of Luis Díaz who ran in on goal and shot low from the left which was saved by Édouard Mendy and eventually cleared. In the 23rd minute, Christian Pulisic shot past the left post for Chelsea after a low cross from the right.[18] Chelsea had another chance in the 27th minute with Alisson getting down to block a shot from the left by Marcos Alonso. In the 47th minute, Alisson again got down to his right to save a shot from Pulisic. A minute later Marcos Alonso hit a free-kick from the right against the back left post. In the 83rd minute Luis Díaz shot from the right of the penalty area which went wide off the outside of the right past. A minute later Andrew Robertson hit a shot against the left post from close range after a cross from the right by James Milner. Luis Díaz curled another shot just past the right post in the 90th minute.[19]

After no goals in extra-time the match went to a penalty shoot-out. The shoot-out took place at the east end side of the stadium, César Azpilicueta missed with Chelsea's second penalty with his shot hitting the post. After four successful penalties scored by Liverpool, Sadio Mané had the chance to win the game but his penalty was saved by Mendy down low to his left. Alisson then saved down to his left from Mason Mount which allowed Kostas Tsimikas to win the game for Liverpool when he scored his penalty, hitting it low into the left corner, sending Mendy the wrong way.[20]

Details

14 May 2022

16:45 BST

Chelsea	0–0 (a.e.t.)	Liverpool
	Report
Penalties
Alonso Azpilicueta James Barkley Jorginho Ziyech Mount	5–6	Milner Thiago Firmino Alexander-Arnold Mané Jota Tsimikas

Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 84,897

Referee: Craig Pawson (Sheffield & Hallamshire)

Chelsea

Liverpool


GK	16	Édouard Mendy
CB	14	Trevoh Chalobah		106'
CB	6	Thiago Silva
CB	2	Antonio Rüdiger
RM	24	Reece James	77'
CM	5	Jorginho (c)
CM	8	Mateo Kovačić		66'
LM	3	Marcos Alonso
AM	19	Mason Mount
AM	10	Christian Pulisic		106'
CF	9	Romelu Lukaku		85'
Substitutes:
GK	1	Kepa Arrizabalaga
DF	28	César Azpilicueta		106'
DF	31	Malang Sarr
MF	7	N'Golo Kanté		66'
MF	12	Ruben Loftus-Cheek		106'	120'
MF	17	Saúl
MF	18	Ross Barkley			120'
MF	22	Hakim Ziyech		85'
FW	11	Timo Werner
Manager:
Thomas Tuchel


GK	1	Alisson
RB	66	Trent Alexander-Arnold
CB	5	Ibrahima Konaté
CB	4	Virgil van Dijk	91'
LB	26	Andrew Robertson	111'
CM	8	Naby Keïta	74'
CM	14	Jordan Henderson (c)
CM	6	Thiago
RF	11	Mohamed Salah	33'
CF	10	Sadio Mané
LF	23	Luis Díaz	98'
Substitutes:
GK	62	Caoimhín Kelleher
DF	12	Joe Gomez
DF	21	Kostas Tsimikas	111'
DF	32	Joël Matip	91'
MF	7	James Milner	74'
MF	17	Curtis Jones
FW	9	Roberto Firmino	98'
FW	20	Diogo Jota	33'
FW	27	Divock Origi
Manager:
Jürgen Klopp

Man of the Match:
Luis Díaz (Liverpool)[1]

Assistant referees:[2]
Dan Cook (Hampshire)
Edward Smart (Birmingham)
Fourth official:[2]
David Coote (Nottinghamshire)
Reserve assistant referee:[2]
Dan Robathan (Norfolk)
Video assistant referee:[2]
Paul Tierney (Lancashire)
Assistant video assistant referee:[2]
Simon Bennett (Staffordshire)

Match rules[21]

90 minutes
30 minutes of extra time if necessary
Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
Nine named substitutes
Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time[note 1]

Statistics

First half[22]
Statistic	Chelsea	Liverpool
Goals scored	0	0
Total shots	3	9
Shots on target	1	1
Saves	1	1
Ball possession	40%	60%
Corner kicks	0	2
Offsides	0	1
Yellow cards	0	0
Red cards	0	0

Second half[22]
Statistic	Chelsea	Liverpool
Goals scored	0	0
Total shots	4	8
Shots on target	1	1
Saves	1	1
Ball possession	52%	48%
Corner kicks	1	2
Offsides	1	0
Yellow cards	1	0
Red cards	0	0

First half extra time[22]
Statistic	Chelsea	Liverpool
Goals scored	0	0
Total shots	3	0
Shots on target	0	0
Saves	0	0
Ball possession	65%	35%
Corner kicks	4	1
Offsides	0	0
Yellow cards	0	0
Red cards	0	0

Second half extra time[22]
Statistic	Chelsea	Liverpool
Goals scored	0	0
Total shots	0	0
Shots on target	0	0
Saves	0	0
Ball possession	41%	59%
Corner kicks	0	0
Offsides	0	0
Yellow cards	0	0
Red cards	0	0

Overall[22]
Statistic	Chelsea	Liverpool
Goals scored	0	0
Total shots	10	17
Shots on target	2	2
Saves	2	2
Ball possession	47%	53%
Corner kicks	5	5
Fouls committed	13	12
Offsides	1	1
Yellow cards	1	0
Red cards	0	0

Notes

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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[22] 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.

[MOTM-1] Bennett, Charlie (14 May 2022). "Tsimikas fires Klopp's quadruple-chasers to dramatic shootout win over Chelsea". The Football Association. Retrieved 15 May 2022.

[referees-2] "Match officials confirmed for the Emirates FA Cup and Vitality Women's FA Cup Finals". The Football Association. 21 April 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2022.

[3] Terry, Dylan (6 September 2021). "When and where is the 2022 FA Cup final?". The Independent.

[McNulty-4] McNulty, Phil (20 April 2022). "Chelsea 2–0 Crystal Palace: 'Blues again show ability to thrive amid chaos'". BBC Sport.

[5] Da Silva, Michael (14 May 2022). "Jürgen Klopp maintains hex on Tuchel to make history in the FA Cup with Liverpool". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 1 June 2022.

[6] "Liverpool win FA Cup after beating Chelsea again on penalties". Guardian. 14 May 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2022.

[EuropeanFootballPositions-7] "European qualification for UEFA competitions explained". Premier League. Archived from the original on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2022.

[8] McNulty, Phil (8 January 2022). "Chelsea 5-1 Chesterfield". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 December 2022.

[9] Howarth, Matthew (5 February 2022). "Chelsea 2-1 Plymouth Argyle". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 December 2022.

[10] McNulty, Phil (2 March 2022). "Luton Town 2-3 Chelsea". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 December 2022.

[11] Rose, Gary (19 March 2022). "Middlesbrough 0-2 Chelsea". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 December 2022.

[12] McNulty, Phil (17 April 2022). "Chelsea 2-0 Crystal Palace". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 December 2022.

[13] "Liverpool fight back to beat Shrewsbury". BBC Sport.

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[15] "Minamino double takes Liverpool through". BBC Sport.

[16] "Liverpool beat Forest to set up Man City semi". BBC Sport.

[17] "Liverpool beat Man City to reach FA Cup final". BBC Sport.

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