Premier League Champions Chelsea will go up against 5th place Arsenal in the 2016/17 edition of the FA Cup final at the Wembley Stadium in London. Antonio Conte’s side, who have already had the Premier League title under their belt, look to beat Arsene Wenger’s injury struck side to go on and win their 8th FA Cup title.
Arsene Wenger, whose managerial post seems to be under scrutiny after failing to qualify for the Champions League, will look to pimp Chelsea to redeem himself of what has been a bad season overall. Despite majorly dividing the opinions among the fans, Wenger did manage to get his team to a third FA Cup final in four years.
While Conte is confident of his side after an end to a successful campaign, Wenger is certain that Arsenal will surely give Chelsea a match to remember for. It will not be the first time a handicapped Arsenal squad to go on and win the final , as an injury struck and out of form Arsenal had defeated Manchester United on penalties in the Final of the 2005 edition of the FA Cup.
Kick Off Time: 10:00 pm IST
Venue: Wembley Stadium, London
Channels: Sony Six, Sony Six HD
Referee: Anthony Taylor
Head-to-head: Arsenal 73 Draws 62 Chelsea 54
Team News:
Arsenal :
Doubtful: Gibbs (thigh), Mustafi (Concussion)
Injured: Cazorla (achilles), Gabriel (knee), Rene-Adelaide (ankle)
Suspended: Koscielny (0/3)
Form: LWWWWW (all competitions)
Leading Scorer: Alexis Sanchez – 29 goals (all competition)
Predicted Line Up:
Chelsea:
Doubtful: Loftus-Cheek
Injured: None
Suspended: None
Form: WWWWWWW (All competitions)
Leading Scorer: Diego Costa-21 goals (All competitions)
Predicted Line Up:
Score Prediction:
Chelsea 2-0 Arsenal