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 0-0 Burnley
22 mins: A rare foray forward for the visitors and it’s as route one as you will ever see.
Nick Pope takes a long goal kick which Ben Johnson gets his head to ahead of Rodriguez but can only flick it backwards into the path of Cornet. The Burnley forward fizzes a low cross into the box but Fabianski gathers before Weghorst can reach it with his long outstretched boot.
West Ham 0-0 Burnley
20 mins: West Ham enjoying more success down the left as Cresswell tries to find Antonio with another cross into the middle and it’s desperately put behind for a corner.
Burnley are clinging on as Pope punches clear from the resulting corner kick.
Newcastle 0-1 Leicester
Meanwhile, Leicester have taken the lead against Newcastle at St James’ Park.
Ademola Lookman has given the visitors an early advantage in the North East.
West Ham 0-0 Burnley
17 mins: Lanzini finds Cresswell at the back post and the left-back’s cross/shot is turned goalwards by Bowen but cleared away on the line by Tarkowski!
Goal saving block from the Burnley centre-back.
Cresswell does then hit the back of the net with a volley from the corner but the whistle had already gone for a foul.
West Ham 0-0 Burnley
15 mins: West Ham are dominating the ball now after a brief early spell of Burnley possession.
That’s careless from Craig Dawson, though. He plays a simple pass out of play.
But West Ham win it straight back.
West Ham 0-0 Burnley
13 mins: Antonio whips a dangerous cross into the middle which Lowton has to head up and over his own crossbar from inside the six-yard box.
It goes out for a corner and West Ham work a lovely move to Bowen at the edge of the box. He takes aim and picks out the top corner but Nick Pope is equal to it!
Sensational save.
West Ham 0-0 Burnley
11 mins: First booking of the afternoon goes to Burnley’s Jack Cork. He chops down Manuel Lanzini in cynical fashion.
A definite caution.
West Ham 0-0 Burnley
10 mins: Burnley suddenly break as Rodriguez finds Cornet on the left-hand side of the penalty area. He looks up and prepares to pick a pass but Soucek is back there to snuff out the danger and clear away.
Weghorst then drives into the area and slides a pass into Cornet but he can’t turn Dawson and danger is averted.
West Ham 0-0 Burnley
8 mins: Dawson rakes a delightful pass out to Cresswell. The left-back looks into the middle and tries to fizz in a cross but it’s straight into the arms of Nick Pope.
There is definitely space for the hosts on the right side of Burnley’s defence.
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