FA Cup final 2020: Arsenal 2-1 Chelsea - Aubameyang double secures victory

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scores Arsenal's equaliser from the penalty spot in the FA Cup final — In the time since his Arsenal debut in February 2018, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has scored more goals in all competitions (70) than any other Premier League player

Arsenal's talisman Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang worked his Wembley magic once again as they came from behind to beat Chelsea and win the Heads Up FA Cup for a record 14th time.

Chelsea took the lead inside five minutes through Christian Pulisic's smart finish but then fell victim to the brilliance of Aubameyang, who was also Arsenal's hero when he scored twice in the semi-final win over Manchester City.

The Gabon forward drew Arsenal level from the penalty spot before the break after he was fouled by Chelsea captain Cesar Azpilicueta, then produced a moment of world-class finishing to make the defining contribution to the first behind-closed-doors FA Cup final.

Chelsea were hampered by a first-half injury to Azpilicueta and were struggling even further when they lost the outstanding Pulisic to a hamstring problem after the break.

As the Blues battled to overcome those setbacks, the brilliant Aubameyang was able to give Mikel Arteta silverware in his first season as the Gunners' manager.

Aubameyang, who Arsenal are understandably desperate to secure on a new long-term contract, turned Chelsea defender Kurt Zouma inside out in the 67th minute before delivering the most audacious finish, chipping over keeper Willy Caballero from an angle.

Chelsea's agony increased further when Matteo Kovacic was very harshly sent off for a second yellow card, awarded by referee Anthony Taylor for the most innocuous of challenges on Granit Xhaka.

Arsenal closed out the win to secure a place in the Europa League next season but it was bitter disappointment for Chelsea manager Frank Lampard at the conclusion of his first campaign in charge.

Reaction from Wembley as Arsenal beat Chelsea in the FA Cup final

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Line-ups

Arsenal

26Martínez
16Holding
23David LuizSubstituted forPapastathopoulosat 88'minutes
3TierneySubstituted forKolasinacat 90+13'minutes
2Bellerín
8CeballosBooked at 73mins
34Xhaka
15Maitland-Niles
19Pépé
9LacazetteSubstituted forNketiahat 82'minutes
14Aubameyang

Substitutes

5Papastathopoulos
11Torreira
24Nelson
28Willock
30Nketiah
31Kolasinac
33Macey
57Smith
77Saka

Chelsea

13Caballero
28AzpilicuetaBooked at 26minsSubstituted forChristensenat 35'minutes
15Zouma
2RüdigerBooked at 75minsSubstituted forHudson-Odoiat 78'minutes
24James
5Jorginho
17KovacicBooked at 73mins
3Alonso
19MountBooked at 45minsSubstituted forBarkleyat 78'minutesBooked at 89mins
18GiroudSubstituted forAbrahamat 78'minutes
22PulisicSubstituted forPedroat 49'minutesSubstituted forat 90+11'minutes

Substitutes

1Arrizabalaga
4Christensen
7Kanté
8Barkley
9Abraham
11Pedro
20Hudson-Odoi
29Tomori
33Emerson

Referee:: Anthony Taylor

Match Stats

Home TeamArsenalAway TeamChelsea

Possession: Home40%; Away60%

Shots: Home11; Away9

Shots on Target: Home3; Away3

Corners: Home6; Away4

Fouls: Home2; Away14

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Match ends, Arsenal 2, Chelsea 1.
90'+14'
Full Time
Second Half ends, Arsenal 2, Chelsea 1.

90'+13'
Substitution
Substitution, Arsenal. Sead Kolasinac replaces Kieran Tierney.
90'+11'
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Pedro went off injured after Chelsea had used all subs.
90'+6'
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Attempt blocked. Ross Barkley (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcos Alonso.
90'+1'
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Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Sokratis.
90'
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Attempt blocked. Pedro (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
89'
Booking
Ross Barkley (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
88'
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Foul by Ross Barkley (Chelsea).
88'
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Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88'
Substitution
Substitution, Arsenal. Sokratis replaces David Luiz because of an injury.
85'
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Attempt blocked. Dani Ceballos (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Eddie Nketiah.
85'
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Offside, Arsenal. Héctor Bellerín tries a through ball, but Eddie Nketiah is caught offside.
83'
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Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Jorginho.
82'
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Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Kurt Zouma.
82'
Substitution
Substitution, Arsenal. Eddie Nketiah replaces Alexandre Lacazette.
78'
Substitution
Substitution, Chelsea. Ross Barkley replaces Mason Mount.
78'
Substitution
Substitution, Chelsea. Callum Hudson-Odoi replaces Antonio Rüdiger.
78'
Substitution
Substitution, Chelsea. Tammy Abraham replaces Olivier Giroud.
75'
Booking
Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.