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He saved the best for last, Arsene Wenger. Or, at least, his team saved their very best performance of the season for their last game.

And if it were to be Wenger’s finale after 21 years, if Tuesday’s board meeting were to result in something cataclysmic in football terms and wholly unexpected at this late stage, at least he will always have this on which to reflect in his dotage.

A mesmerising Arsenal side outplayed the Premier League champions. They should have won be a far greater margin, hitting the woodwork three times. In fact they played like a Wenger side, but one from 13 years ago, with panache, obduracy, commitment and zeal.

Arsenal's 26-year-old No 8 Aaron Ramsey celebrates making it 2-1 after heading home in the 79th minute

A jubilant Hector Bellerin slides on his knees to celebrate Ramsey's crucial goal at Wembley Stadium on Saturday evening

Ramsey meets the ball before running away to celebrate his winning goal with the Arsenal supporters

Chelsea, down to 10 men, equalise through Diego Costa, as his shot creeps past Arsenal's goalkeeper David Ospina

Costa grabs the Chelsea badge as he celebrates his 76th-minute goal with the west London club's supporters

Victor Moses is sent off in the 68th minute, picking up his second yellow in 13 minutes for a dive in the box

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain runs over to congratulate Alexis Sanchez (left) on his early goal for Arsenal in the FA Cup final

Chilean star Sanchez put the Gunners ahead in the fourth minute, with the Blues dismayed at the decision to award the goal

Aaron Ramsey (left), who was deemed not to be interfering with play, watches on as Sanchez finishes past Thibaut Courtois

Sanchez wheels away to celebrate his goal, as both he, and Welshman Ramsey, look at the linesman for confirmation

Chelsea's Pedro, Gary Cahill and Marcos Alonso question referee Anthony Taylor on his decision to award Sanchez's goal

Arsenal's players walk away after congratulating No 7 Sanchez on his precise finish with the outside of his right boot

Arsene Wenger smiles as he lifts the FA Cup above his head; he has now won the trophy seven times for the Gunners

German centre half Per Mertesacker raises the FA Cup above his head as Arsenal's triumphant players celebrate

The Arsenal squad and staff cheers and spray champagne as they savour victory in the last game of the season

MATCH FACTS AND MATCH ZONE ARSENAL: Ospina, Holding, Mertesacker, Monreal, Bellerin, Ramsey, Xhaka, Oxlade-Chamberlain (Coquelin 82), Sanchez (Elneny 90+3), Ozil, Welbeck (Giroud 78). Subs not used: Cech, Iwobi, Perez, Walcott. Booked: Holding, Ramsey, Xhaka, Coquelin. Scorers: Sanchez 4, Ramsey 79. CHELSEA: Courtois, Azpilicueta, Luiz, Cahill, Moses, Kante, Matic (Fabregas 61), Alonso, Pedro (Willian 72), Costa (Batshuayi 88), Hazard. Subs not used: Begovic, Zouma, Ake, Terry. Booked: Kante. Sent off: Moses. Scorer: Costa 76. Referee: Anthony Taylor (Cheshire) Here's how Alexis Sanchez's fourth-minute goal played out. For more from our terrific MATCH ZONE, click HERE .

Forget for the moment that Chelsea failed to show. You could almost forgive them that after their enormous achievement of winning the league. This was Arsenal’s day and Wenger’s moment. Since the depths of the winter he has endured abuse, been pilloried by his own and it has hurt his pride. Truth to be told, performances at Bayern, West Brom and Crystal Palace have stretched the patience of even loyal lieutenants.

Yet here he is, with his third FA Cup in four years, surpassing Aston Villa’s George Ramsey, who won his first in 1887, as the most-successful manager of all time in this competition. And with 13 victories in the competition, he has guided his team to being the greatest club of all time in the FA Cup. If this is failure, it’s a specialism many would love to have.

Does it rescue the season? To some extent. The bigger question, perhaps for another day, was where had this team and this strength of mind been hiding when it was required in February and March?

But given the magnitude of his achievements, it was telling to hear him answer the question as to whether this was one of the proudest moments of his career. ‘It is,’ he said. ‘Because nobody gave us a chance. And we responded with attitude and class. I spent every minute of the season with full commitment and refused to give up. That’s why today I am maybe more proud than usual. Because the team and myself have refused to give up.’

Sanchez sprays champagne at the photographers as his team-mates jump around behind him on the pitch

He was correct that this was a wholly unexpected victory. Even with Laurent Koscielny and Shkodran Mustafi, Arsenal are inferior to Chelsea. Without them, you feared for Wenger that it might be one of those days when Chelsea simply swat Arsenal aside.

Yet Chelsea looked what they were; a team who had achieved their season’s goal two weeks ago. And Arsenal were a side transformed, more akin to the real Barcelona than the horribly lightweight version they usually resemble. The back three, a mere work in progress, suddenly afforded them space and angles hitherto unimagined.

Per Mertesacker, on the back of the 37 minutes played all season, was simply refusing to be bamboozled by Hazard despite the Belgian being half his height and twice his speed; Rob Holding, despite at times being out-battled by Costa, looked composed and assured for much of the game; Hector Bellerin constantly exposed Marcos Alonso.

A 'WENGER IN' sign is spotted as Arsenal fans celebrate their FA Cup success beneath a 'WINNERS 2017' sign

Chiefly though it was about Alexis Sanchez, ably assisted by Mesut Ozil. The Chilean was everywhere: at left back to tidy up; at centre forward to press the goalkeeper; at inside left, where he was actually meant to be, giving Cesar Azpilicueta a hard time.

And, yes, he was there with his hands up, punching the ball on to assist his own goal which was conceived and delivered by him alone, with a touch of Diego Maradona. Only four minutes had gone. Ramsey had harried Chelsea to win back possession, which would be a constant feature of that first half. But Sanchez it was who chipped it into the box. David Luiz headed away and up leapt Sanchez, pushing the ball with his hands into the box towards Ramsey, who had strayed into an offside position.

Ramsey feinted, Chelsea hesitated and Sanchez, a bundle of energy, just kept on running, pushed his the Welsh team-mate aside and struck deftly past Courtois. The flag was raised by the assistant referee but after a short pause Anthony Taylor overruled him. Antonio Conte was understandably baffled why it hadn’t been disallowed.

But it wasn’t an anomaly. Wave after wave came, the Arsenal attacks. On 16 minutes, a flowing move saw Ozil find Sanchez, who delivered just an exquisite pass back to Ozil whose chip was scrambled off the line by Cahill

Theo Walcott - who did not play in the FA Cup final - wears his full kit as he runs around the pitch with the trophy

On 19 minutes, Ozil’s corner was wonderfully met by the head of Danny Welbeck. Courtois was beaten, the ball headed goal-wards yet bounced off the post. Ramsey, shocked, should have scored but couldn’t adapt his body shape and saw the ball bounce of his chest back on to the post and out. Cahill it was again who had to hoist the ball off the line from Wellbeck’s shot and Courtois who pushed Granit Xhaka’s 30-yard strike away on 32 minutes.

David Ospina, preferred over Petr Cech, thwarted Costa on 29 minutes but otherwise Chelsea barely contributed. That couldn’t last. Intent replaced lethargy at re-start. Kante gave early warning with his 48th minute strike and on 52 minutes Ospina saved well from Victor Moses.

But Chelsea became the authors of their own downfall on 68 minutes. Moses, already booked on 57 minutes, drifted into the penalty area, sensed Oxlade-Chamberlain closing in and fell to ground, anticipating a challenge. But the Arsenal player had made none and unfortunately for Moses, referee Taylor was standing in direct sight. A yellow card was inevitable, as well the red which followed.

French striker Olivier Giroud roars with delight as he holds the FA Cup while wearing a personalised T-shirt

A chance to make it 2-0 eludes Sanchez and Danny Welbeck (No 23), with Arsenal dominating in the first-half

Ramsey watches the ball spin wickedly back to him off the post during a rampant first-half for the north Londoners

Chelsea's N'Golo Kante (left) goes up for a header with Arsenal's Granit Xhaka (No 29) during the first period

Rob Holding (left) puts Chelsea hitman Diego Costa under pressure as the Spain international attempts a shot on goal

The 28-year-old Costa (left) vies for possession with Arsenal's No 4, and captain on the day, Per Mertesacker

Arsenal's 22-year-old Spanish right wing-back Hector Bellerin gets a cross in from the byline, as Alonso attempts a block

A man down, a goal down and twenty two minutes to play in a game in which they had barely shown, it didn’t look good. Predictably it was Diego Costa who dragged them back into the game.

David Luiz robbed Ozil and Willian lofted a ball towards Costa. Pushing aside Holding, he took it down on his chest, struck it into the ground past Ospina on 76 minutes.

Yet having established a foothold in the game, Chelsea reverted to the slack defending which beset them all match.

Arsene Wenger raises his thumb as the Frenchman looks smart, wearing a white shirt and red tie for the occasion

Arsenal's 69-year-old American owner Stan Kroenke wears a pinstripe suit to watch his team in the London derby

Straight from kick off, Arsenal worked the ball down the left and substitute Olivier Giroud, with his first touch chased it down, beat Gary Cahill and pulled the ball back. N’Golo Kante neglected to pick up Ramsey, who headed home. He won the final in 2014; now he had done so again.

Two minutes and nine seconds had elapsed since Costa had equalised. This was a fatal blow. A frantic few minutes would ensure: Bellerin shooting just wide; Ospina making a vital save from from; and Ozil shimmying before hitting the post. But Arsenal got there.

On Saturday they summoned the spirit of a former age and played like a Wenger team should.

Despite making the FA Cup final, yet again the Gunners' supporters did not miss an opportunity to protest and raise banners

Both of the teams line up around the centre circle to observe a minute's silence for the victims of the Manchester attack

Armed police patrol their way down Wembley Way towards the stadium on a sunny day in north west London

Four Gunners supporters line up for a pre-match photograph in front of two policemen and their horses

(From left) Nathan Ake, Nathaniel Chalobah, Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Ola Aina smile for the camera prior to the fixture

Spanish compatriots Santi Cazorla of Arsenal and Chelsea's Cesc Fabregas share a joke on the pitch prior to kick-off

Blue and white Chelsea scarves were placed on their supporters' seats at the home of football prior to kick-off on Saturday

The Blues' departing club captain John Terry looks focused pre-match as he looks to secure an historic double</s>Watch Arsenal Celebrate FA Cup Final Win Vs. Chelsea On Field, In Dressing Room

Arsenal finally has something to shout about in 2016-17.

The Gunners capped their difficult season by beating Chelsea 2-1 on Saturday at Wembley Stadium in the FA Cup final. The cup triumph followed a Premier League campaign in which Arsenal finished fifth, its lowest final position since 1996, and added gloss to an otherwise disappointing season.

Arsenal’s party started on the field and extended into the Wembley Stadium stands, where they received the soccer world’s oldest trophy.

Arsenal’s wild celebrations continued into the dressing room, and you can see many happy faces thanks to social media.</s>Arsenal and Chelsea are both looking to end their season with silverware when they battle it out to win the FA Cup at Wembley.

Chelsea are out to secure a Premier League and FA Cup double for the second time in their history, with Arsenal gunning to end what has been a disappointing campaign on a high under the famous arch.

The game kicks off at 5.30pm and you can follow it all with Sportsmail's Andy Warren.</s>Arsenal was all smiles on Saturday as the win against Premier League winners Chelsea put a fine end to their disastrous season as the Gunners failed to qualify for next season’s Champions League for the first time in 20 years.

Arsenal have recorded the most number of FA Cup final wins in the history of the tournament as they clinched their 13th title.

Here are the last 13 times that Arsenal, who featured in 20 FA Cup finals since its beginning in 1871, won the Cup to be the most dominating team of the tournament:

Arsenal recorded their first FA Cup victory back in 1930 against Huddersfield Town with a 2-0 win at the Wembley Stadium.

The club became Cup holders again for the second time with a late goal by Ted Drake, whose goal gave new life to the match against Sheffield United where spectators were silent throughout it.

Despite Liverpool holding the possession for most of the first half, Arsenal managed to beat Liverpool 2-0 with captain and recently-crowned Footballer of the Year Joe Mercer leading the pact.

Arsenal became one of the few clubs to take home the League as well as the FA Cup Double when Charlie George charged his side to defeat Liverpool 2-1 in extra time.

One of the most thrilling matches, Arsenal conceded two goals in the final three minutes. An 89th-minute goal from Alan Sunderland helped the Gunners pip Manchester United 3-2 in the 1979 final.

Arsenal fans remember this match as a difficult one. With a 1-1 draw in the final, the Gunners managed to come out with a win as they beat Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 in the replay with goals by by Ian Wright and Andy Linighan.

This was Arsene Wenger’s first FA Cup victory after taking over as the manager of the club as goals by Marc Overmars and Nicolas Anelka recorded a 2-0 victory over Newcastle United in the final to clinch the Cup.

Ray Parlour and Fredrik Ljungberg goals in the second half of the game helped Arsenal beat Chelsea for the first time in a FA Cup final. The Gunners recorded a 2-0 win against the Blues.

It was another difficult win for Arsenal with Robert Pirès being the only goal scorer in the game to defeat Southampton 1-0 in the final in the oldest English football tournament.

The match was decided on penalties after a goalless draw against the Red Devils in the final. It was also the first time that the final of the FA Cup had to be decided on penalties. Jens Lehmann saved Paul Scholes’s attemp, leaving Patrick Vieira to score the winning penalty.

Hull City lost 3-2 after extra time heroics by Aaron Ramsey, helping Arsenal with their record 11th FA Cup title. Arsenal and Manchester United now had the same number of FA Cup final victories.

A 4-0 victory at Aston Villa sealed the deal for Arsenal, who clinched their record 12th title in 2014-15, the most by any club. Wenger’s sixth Cup victory with the Gunners helped them overtake Manchester United with 11 titles.

Arsenal beat Chelsea 2-1 for the second time in the FA Cup title to clinch their third title in four seasons. Aaron Ramsey again came to the Gunners’ rescue like in 2014 final after Alexis Sanchez found the net in just four minutes of the game.

For all the latest Sports News, download Indian Express App now</s>LONDON—Arsene Wenger’s turbulent year ended with a third FA Cup success in four seasons after Arsenal beat Chelsea 2-1 to deny the English Premier League champion a double on Saturday.

Wenger became the competition’s most successful manager with a seventh title in his 21-year tenure, triumphs that have papered over some of the cracks as Arsenal has repeatedly come up short in the Premier League and Champions League.

Just as the season reached its climax at Wembley Stadium, Arsenal turned in the type of tenacious display lacking so often, and against a side so commanding in the Premier League.

And it might just be enough to stem the tide of protests against Wenger, with the record 13-time FA Cup winners yet to announce a new contract for the 67-year-old Frenchman for next season.

The good fortune Arsenal have desperately needed came in front of almost 90,000 fans at the cup final.</s>The FA Cup final usually brings out terrific entertainment for the fans, and this Saturday’s finale should be no different.

When Arsenal and Chelsea take the field at Wembley Stadium, it will be the last chance this season for some of the Premier League’s stars such as Eden Hazard and Diego Costa for Chelsea and Alexis Sanchez and Mezut Ozil for Arsenal to bring glory to their club.

[ MORE: Follow all the FA Cup scores here ]



The match features two teams heading in different directions. Chelsea, the Premier League champions are in the ascendency after a one-year hiatus out of European competition, while Arsenal finished outside the top-four places in the Premier League for the first time in 20 years under manager Arsene Wenger.

In addition, there’s plenty of other storylines to watch on the field, from whether it’s Costa, Sanchez and Ozil’s potential last matches with their respective teams to how Arsenal will deal without two of its three regular centerbacks they’ve used this season.

Here’s a look at three key battles on the field ahead of the FA Cup final:

Diego Costa may be a thorn in Chelsea’s side off the field when it comes to the constant speculation of a move away from Stamford Bridge, but on the field this season he’s been brilliant. Costa scored 20 goals in the Premier League and another goal in FA Cup action, and he contributes off the ball as well, drawing the defense in towards him while opening up space for teammates including Hazard and Willian.

Heading into Saturday, it’s unclear who on Arsenal will be tasked with marking Costa. Laurent Koscielny was issued a straight red card in Arsenal’s 3-1 win over Everton and will miss the FA Cup final due to suspension while fellow centerback Gabriel left the field on a stretcher after suffering a knee injury. In addition, Shkodran Mustafi is still recovering from a concussion and is a doubt for Saturday.

That leaves Wenger with just Per Mertesacker and Rob Holding as healthy centerbacks, which could force Wenger to revert back to his usual four-man backline from the more recent three-man backline that’s been used.

Regardless of who Arsenal put out there, expect Costa to be at his best, attempting to physically dominate his opponent and get under their skin.

Nemanja Matic and N'Golo Kante vs. Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez

Arsenal are at their best when they play through the middle of the field before finding runners out wide, setting up crossing attempts into the middle or perhaps another chance to play through the lines in the center of the field.

Standing in Arsenal’s playmaking duo of Mezut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez’s way are Nemanja Matic and N’Golo Kante. Kante, as Riyad Mahrez saw last year, does so much of the dirty work defensively that he allows his teammates including Matic and Hazard to bomb forward and either create or finish goal-scoring opportunities.

Kante will have his hands full dealing with Ozil and Sanchez in midfield, and Matic may need to sit a bit deeper to cut off the passing lanes, potentially taking him out of Chelsea’s counter attack.

For all the speed that Hazard possesses on the ball, there’s at least one player on Arsenal who can keep stride pace-for-pace.

With Hazard likely lining up on the left wing, Arsenal’s right wing back Hector Bellerin will likely face Hazard up one-on-one at both ends of the field, setting up a fun encounter. With Bellerin’s speed and ability to track back, he may be open to a few 40-yard springs into space down the right wing, knowing that Hazard probably won’t be in hot pursuit.

But if Bellerin doesn’t end up with the ball and there’s an Arsenal turnover, Hazard on his own or against a centerback on the left wing could be a nightmare for Arsenal to deal with.</s>Chelsea has already claimed the Premier League title. Will they pull off the double? Antonio Conte’s men face Arsene Wegner’s Arsenal on May 27 at Wembley Stadium! The match is set for 12:30 PM ET so don’t miss a single second of this epic finale.

What a perfect way to end the season. The Premier League may belong to Chelsea, but the Blues are looking to add another piece of silverware before it’s all over. Specifically, they’re going after the FA Cup. Yet, they won’t get it without a fight. They’ll have to take it from a very desperate Arsenal, who is looking to salvage their disappointing season. The stage is set at Wembley Stadium for an emotionally charged finale to the FA Cup, so football fans better tune in to see exactly what goes down.

Arsene Wegner, 67, might need this more than he’d care to admit. The man who’s been Arsenal’s coach since 1996 might be out of a job. Not only did Arsenal fail to win the Premier League title this season, but they also failed to qualify for the Champions League. For the first time in 20 years, Arsenal will not compete in the prestigious European soccer tournament, which has only amplified the fans’ demands that Arsene step down.

Of course, if Arsene leads Arsenal to victory, it might prolong his stay at the club. Winning this game would make Arsene the first manager in English soccer/football history to win seven FA Cups, according to the English Standard. If he bring home the cup and put Arsenal’s name in the history books again, it might save his job. Of course, that’s easier said than done. Arsenal may have finished the Premier League season with a 3-1 victory over Everton, but it came at a cost. Laurent Koscielny, 31, was hit with a red card for a reckless tackle, so he’s suspended for this game.

Gabriel Paulista, 26, is also expected to miss this game, after being carried off the field following a bad knee injury. Shkodran Mustafi’s status is still up in the air, though the 25-year-old German player may not be fit in time for this match. Meanwhile, Chelsea’s manager Antonio Conte, 47, will have a full squad to choose from as most (if not all) of the team is healthy for this match. While it would be foolish to count Arsenal out, it’s not looking good for the Gunners.

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LONDON — Arsenal beat Chelsea 2-1 in the FA Cup final on Saturday at Wembley as the Gunners won the FA Cup for the third time in four years and a record-breaking 13th time.

Arsene Wenger has now won seven FA Cups, more than any other manager in history, as he denied Antonio Conte and Chelsea the chance to secure a famous Premier League and FA Cup double.

Here’s what we learned from an intense FA Cup final as Arsenal won their 13th FA Cup, becoming the most successful team in tournament history.

Per Mertesacker, Arsenal’s club captain, had not started a single game in the 2016-17 season.

His first start was in the FA Cup final at Wembley against Chelsea and the German defender (affectionately nicknamed the ‘Big F****** German’ or BFG by his adoring fan) stood tall, using one of his telescopic legs in the first half to deny Costa and throwing his body on the line to block shots and make vital interceptions.

Mertesacker was only throw into central defense because Laurent Koscielny was suspended and both Gabriel and Skhodran Mustafi were injured in the past week.

He was incredible in marshaling Arsenal’s backline and along with David Opsina kept Chelsea at bay.

“Did Arsenal get lucky?” is one of the main questions you will hear after this game.

They weren’t. Referee Anthony Taylor got the key decisions correct. The first goal was flagged for offside but he overruled his linesman to allow the goal to stand and although Aaron Ramsey was in an offside position, he wasn’t interfering with play.

Victor Moses then clearly took a tumble to try and get a penalty kick as he received a second yellow card.

Two key decisions went Arsenal’s way, but they were the right calls.

Diego Costa may well have played his last game for Chelsea as a move to the Chinese Super League beckons this summer. It sounds harsh, but Chelsea may not miss the Spanish international as much as everything thinks.

Although he scored to make it 1-1, Costa could have scored a hat trick. He took too long to get his shot off just after Arsenal went ahead as three Gunners defenders blocked his effort, and he then raced clear of Rob Holding but failed to get past David Ospina in another first half chance. He then drilled a shot straight at Ospina in the second half with Chelsea trailing 2-1.

It wasn’t just Costa who was gilty of missing chances though.

Pedro blazed over from a glorious position in the first half and in the second half he curled wide, while Victor Moses had an effort saved down low by Ospina.

Chelsea have come up short in attack in a few big games this season, including the 3-0 defeat at Arsenal, 2-0 defeats at Tottenham and Manchester United and now the FA Cup final.

Antonio Conte will be searching very quickly for the phone numbers of Alvaro Morata, Romelu Lukaku et al.</s>A 4th minute goal from Alexis Sanchez and a 79th minute goal from Aaron Ramsey sandwiched inbetween a Diego Costa effort in the 76th minute ensured Arsenal football club of England beat Chelsea 2-1 to win the FA Cup on Saturday night, officially becoming the most successful football club in English FA cup history.Nigeria's Victor Moses was red carded in the second half- which meant Antonio Conte's side played majority of the second half with ten men. Despite Arsenal's inability to qualify for the UEFA Champions League,the FA cup victory on Saturday night means Arsenal's executive board might hand Arsene Wenger a new contract.Congrats to Arsenal.</s>The Gunners boss is not nostalgic about a possible third FA Cup in four seasons as his side prepares to go up against the Premier League champions

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says he will give away his FA Cup winners' medal even though victory would make him the most successful manager in the competition's history.

The Gunners face Chelsea at Wembley on Saturday as they look to claim their third FA Cup in the last four seasons and seventh overall for their manager.

That would give Wenger the outright record, which he currently ties with former Aston Villa boss George Ramsay.

Chelsea, meanwhile, are eyeing a double and first Cup crown since 2012, but Wenger will not be keeping any memorabilia if Arsenal can stop their rivals.

"I have no medals at home from anything," the Arsenal boss told reporters.

"You come to my home you will be surprised. There is no trophy, no medal, nothing.

"I give them always out. There is always a guy at the club who did not get a medal, a member of staff so I have given it to him. So you are always a medal short and you will always find someone who takes it.

"I am not a back-looker. I am always forward. At home you would not even guess that I am a football manager, apart from the fact that a football game is on.

"I am not separated from football. I am completely in football. I watch the game that is on the night but I don't look back what we have won, what we have done and all that, what we have lost.

"I have memories of the human beings, human experiences. That is more shared emotions and things like that."

Arsenal are under pressure coming into the game, having failed to qualify for the Champions League for the first time in 20 years.

Wenger must cope with a selection crisis in defence, with Laurent Koscielny suspended, Gabriel injured and Shkodran Mustafi doubtful – meaning Per Mertesacker is set to make his first start in over a year.

Despite those issues, Antonio Conte has claimed Arsenal are favourites, a stance Wenger laughed off ahead of the match.

Wenger said: "Chelsea think we are favourites? He can think what he wants.

"If he can justify it during the game it is even better.

"I expect us of course to win. But it is true that Chelsea in the neutrals' opinions might be the favourites."

Wenger is out of contract at the end of the season and has not announced whether he will be extending his stay at the Emirates Stadium, meaning the Wembley clash could be his last game as Gunners boss.
Arsenal beat London rival Chelsea 2–1 at Wembley Stadium to win the 2016–17 FA Cup.