Arsenal win English FA Cup after beating Chelsea 2-1

Saturday, May 27, 2017

Arsenal's Swiss midfielder Granit Xhaka (L) celebrates with Arsenal's German defender Per Mertesacker on the pitch after the English FA Cup final football match between Arsenal and Chelsea at Wembley stadium in London on May 27, 2017. Arsenal won the game 2-1. Pic/AFP
Arsenal's Swiss midfielder Granit Xhaka (L) celebrates with Arsenal's German defender Per Mertesacker on the pitch after the English FA Cup final football match between Arsenal and Chelsea at Wembley stadium in London on May 27. Pic/AFP

Arsenal won the FA Cup for the third time in four years on Saturday when they beat Chelsea 2-1 in the final, thanks to a contested fourth-minute goal by Alexis Sanchez and a 79th minute header by Aaron Ramsay.

Arsenal's French manager Arsene Wenger holds up the FA Cup trophy on the pitch after their win over Chelsea in the English FA Cup final football match between Arsenal and Chelsea at Wembley stadium in London on May 27, 2017. Aaron Ramsey scored a 79th-minute header to earn Arsenal a stunning 2-1 win over Double-chasing Chelsea on Saturday and deliver embattled manager Arsene Wenger a record seventh FA Cup. Pic/AFP
Arsenal's French manager Arsene Wenger holds up the FA Cup trophy on the pitch after their win over Chelsea in the English FA Cup final football match between Arsenal and Chelsea at Wembley stadium in London on May 27. Pic/AFP

Chelsea striker Diego Costa had given the Premier League champions hope in the 76th minute when he equalised.

However, Ramsay sealed the win three minutes later. Chelsea played the last 20 minutes with 10 men after wing-back Victor Moses was shown a second yellow card.



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