Chelsea will face Liverpool in the FA Cup final after they beat Crystal Palace in their semi-final at Wembley.
Liverpool won the Carabao Cup final on penalties in February but Chelsea will have the chance for revenge as second-half goals from Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Mason Mount underlined their supremacy.
Unlike the first semi-final between Liverpool and Manchester City, chances were at a premium until substitute Loftus-Cheek, on for the injured Mateo Kovacic, broke the deadlock with a deflected shot after 65 minutes.
Palace had their opportunities, Chelsea goalkeeper Edouard Mendy saving well from Cheikhou Kouyate in the first half, but they could not come back after Mount slipped a low finish beyond Jack Butland with 14 minutes left.
More to follow.
Rate players out of 10 throughout or after the game. The rater will close 30 minutes after the final whistle.
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Chelsea
Starting XI
Avg
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Squad number16Player nameMendy
Average rating6.55
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Squad number24Player nameJames
Average rating6.68
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Squad number4Player nameChristensen
Average rating6.22
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Squad number2Player nameRüdiger
Average rating6.59
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Squad number28Player nameAzpilicueta
Average rating6.36
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Squad number5Player nameJorginho
Average rating5.77
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Squad number8Player nameKovacic
Average rating6.21
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Squad number3Player nameAlonso
Average rating6.29
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Squad number19Player nameMount
Average rating7.24
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Squad number29Player nameHavertz
Average rating6.75
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Squad number11Player nameWerner
Average rating7.19
Substitutes
Avg
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Squad number6Player nameThiago Silva
Average rating6.03
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Squad number7Player nameKanté
Average rating6.47
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Squad number9Player nameLukaku
Average rating5.29
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Squad number12Player nameLoftus-Cheek
Average rating7.19
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Squad number22Player nameZiyech
Average rating6.21
Crystal Palace
Starting XI
Avg
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Squad number1Player nameButland
Average rating6.23
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Squad number2Player nameWard
Average rating5.95
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Squad number16Player nameAndersen
Average rating5.91
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Squad number6Player nameGuéhi
Average rating6.50
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Squad number3Player nameMitchell
Average rating5.99
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Squad number8Player nameKouyaté
Average rating5.97
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Squad number18Player nameMcArthur
Average rating5.85
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Squad number15Player nameSchlupp
Average rating5.83
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Squad number10Player nameEze
Average rating6.40
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Squad number14Player nameMateta
Average rating6.05
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Squad number11Player nameZaha
Average rating6.03
Substitutes
Avg
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Squad number4Player nameMilivojevic
Average rating5.90
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Squad number7Player nameOlise
Average rating6.16
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Squad number9Player nameJ Ayew
Average rating5.58
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Squad number20Player nameBenteke
Average rating5.45
Line-ups
Chelsea
Formation 3-4-1-2
- 16Mendy
- 24James
- 4ChristensenSubstituted forThiago Silvaat 82’minutes
- 2Rüdiger
- 28Azpilicueta
- 5JorginhoSubstituted forKantéat 77’minutes
- 8KovacicSubstituted forLoftus-Cheekat 26’minutes
- 3Alonso
- 19MountSubstituted forZiyechat 77’minutes
- 29HavertzBooked at 38minsSubstituted forLukakuat 77’minutes
- 11Werner
Substitutes
- 1Arrizabalaga
- 6Thiago Silva
- 7Kanté
- 9Lukaku
- 10Pulisic
- 12Loftus-Cheek
- 17Saúl
- 22Ziyech
- 31Sarr
Crystal Palace
Formation 4-3-3
- 1Butland
- 2Ward
- 16Andersen
- 6Guéhi
- 3Mitchell
- 8KouyatéSubstituted forMilivojevicat 85’minutes
- 18McArthurSubstituted forOliseat 72’minutes
- 15SchluppSubstituted forBentekeat 72’minutes
- 10Eze
- 14MatetaSubstituted forJ Ayewat 55’minutes
- 11Zaha
Substitutes
- 4Milivojevic
- 5Tomkins
- 7Olise
- 9J Ayew
- 13Guaita
- 17Clyne
- 20Benteke
- 22Édouard
- 34Kelly
- Referee:
- Anthony Taylor
- Attendance:
- 76,238
Live Text
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Match ends, Chelsea 2, Crystal Palace 0.
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Second Half ends, Chelsea 2, Crystal Palace 0.
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Attempt missed. Timo Werner (Chelsea) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Romelu Lukaku.
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Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Marc Guéhi.
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Attempt blocked. Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hakim Ziyech.
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Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Tyrick Mitchell.
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Attempt blocked. Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
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Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea) hits the right post with a right footed shot from very close range. Assisted by Timo Werner.
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Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace).
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Marcos Alonso (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Michael Olise (Crystal Palace).
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Substitution, Crystal Palace. Luka Milivojevic replaces Cheikhou Kouyaté.
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Substitution, Chelsea. Thiago Silva replaces Andreas Christensen.
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Attempt blocked. Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tyrick Mitchell.
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Attempt saved. Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Timo Werner.
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Attempt missed. Joachim Andersen (Crystal Palace) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Jordan Ayew following a corner.
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Attempt missed. Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Michael Olise with a cross following a corner.
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Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Reece James.
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Foul by Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea).