Chelsea vs Crystal Palace LIVE: FA Cup result, final score and reaction today
Relive all the action from the semi-final at Wembley
Ruben Loftus-Cheek capped his impressive comeback with a first Chelsea goal since May 2019 as the Blues defeated Crystal Palace 2-0 to reach their third successive FA Cup final.
Loftus-Cheek’s thunderbolt finish dragged the Blues out of a sluggish performance and into a 16th FA Cup final, with Mason Mount’s angled effort sealing the deal.
England midfielder Loftus-Cheek spent the 2017-18 season on loan with the Eagles, even forcing his way to the World Cup after his campaign at Selhurst Park.
But the 26-year-old showed no split loyalty in dumping his former side out of England’s premier cup competition.
Loftus-Cheek’s first Chelsea goal since the 1-1 Europa League draw with Eintracht Frankfurt on May 9, 2019 spurred the Blues on past their clear fatigue and into yet another final. Relive all the action below:
West Ham 0-1 Burnley
69 mins: Rice finds Johnson in space on the right but his cross is cut out and cleared away by Taylor.
Bodies on the line stuff for Burnley as they desperately cling onto this slender advantage with 20 minutes remaining.
West Ham 0-1 Burnley
67 mins: Oh it’s all heating up a bit here!
After Weghorst appears to catch Rice after the ball was gone, Rice then squares up to the Burnley striker and they exchange some not so nice words.
Rice goes into the book, as foes Weghorst.
West Ham 0-1 Burnley
65 mins: David Moyes flinches. He brings Said Benrahma on for Vlasic.
25 minutes remaining.
West Ham 0-1 Burnley
63 mins: End-to-end now!
Burnley break and Maxwel Cornet finds Jay Rodriguez on the edge of the box. He curls an effort towards the top corner but it’s inches wide!
Burnley so close to doubling the advantage.
West Ham 0-1 Burnley
62 mins: Connor Roberts is on for Lowton as Burnley make their second change of the afternoon.
Rice immediately charges forward from the restart and forces a corner.
It’s pinball in the Burnley penalty area from the set-piece before Soucek is caught offside and the visitors can breath a momentary sigh of relief.
West Ham 0-1 Burnley
61 mins: Cresswell swings it in and Rice has a free header but can only plant it a couple of yards wide.
Should have done better.
West Ham 0-1 Burnley
60 mins: Lowton fouls Vlasic just outside the area. It’s on the left-hand side, so Cresswell will swing this one in.
Good opportunity for West Ham to load the box here.
West Ham 0-1 Burnley
58 mins: Vlasic plants another cross onto the head of Antonio but it’s a tame finish and Pope can gather easily.
Surely Burnley can’t hold on like this for another 30 minutes?!
Celtic 1-1 Rangers
Scott Arfield has equalised for Rangers in their Scottish Cup semi-final against Celtic.
All square in the Old Firm.
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