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  • Drogba 21’
  • Lampard 72’

Everton

  • Saha 1’

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  1. Lampard screamer wins it for Chelsea

    Lampard screamer wins it for Chelsea

    Frank Lampard scored a stunning winner as Chelsea came from behind to beat Everton 2-1 and win the FA Cup final at Wembley. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Chelsea
    • Everton
    • 90+4 CHELSEA ARE THE 2008/09 FA CUP CHAMPIONS!!! Hiddink's men win their first trophy for two years courtesy of a dominant performance against Everton. Thanks for joining me!
    • 90+3 Baines goes in the book for a clumsy lunge.
    • 90+1 Anelka is sent clean through by Lampard, by his lob goes over Howard and over the bar.
    • 89' Cahill tries one from a long way out, but it soars over the bar.
    • 86' Everton are running out of time at Wembley and to be honest they have not looked like scoring in this second period.
    • 84' Lampard goes over Pienaar's leg in the box...and gets booked for diving.
    • 82' Dan Gosling, the man who scored the winner against Liverpool in the fourth round, is on to replace Leon Osman.
    • 80' Everton are throwing bodies forward now and leaving huge holes at the back. This game could well offer up another goal yet.
    • 78' MALOUDA!!! What a hit from the Frenchman, whose shot rattles against the underside of the bar and back out. Howard gratefully gathers.
    • 76' Moyes makes another change. Saha is replaced by young striker James Vaughan.
    • 75' Brilliant football from Chelsea. Cole keeps the ball in on the left and plays in Lampard, who slides a pass into Malouda...but he shoots over!!
    • 74' Everton are immediately on the attack. They have just over 15 minutes to find an equaliser to Lampard's stunning strike.
    • 72' GOAL!!! LAMPARD TURNS NEVILLE AND SHOOTS LEFT-FOOTED PAST HOWARD FROM 20 YARDS INTO THE TOP CORNER!! WHat a goal from the England midfielder!!!
    • 70' Malouda again down the left. He fires over a cross and it smashes into Drogba - who knows little about it - and goes just wide. Great ball from Malouda.
    • 68' Malouda gets forward and clips a ball into the box, but Howard comes to take easily.
    • 67' Everton take it short. Baines has time to cross from the left and SAHA'S FREE HEADER IS OVER THE BAR FROM 10 YARDS!! What a chance for Everton!
    • 66' Ballack trips Pienaar and Everton have a free-kick just inside the Chelsea half.
    • 64' Pienaar's cross is comfortably gathered by Cech.
    • 63' Mikel goes through the back of Saha and deservedly goes in the book.
    • 62' Cahill shrugs off the challenge of Terry and fires a 30-yarder straight into the arms of Cech.
    • 61 Essian is replaced by Ballack for Chelsea.
    • 59' Malouda releases Anelka, who outsprints Yobo and lifts the ball over Howard...and OVER THE BAR!!
    • 58' Saha gets hold on the loose ball and pulls the trigger from 20 yards under pressure. High and wide.
    • 56' Michael Ballack is warming up for Chelsea.
    • 55' Alex is under pressure from Saha, but he manages to hook clumsily clear. The Chelsea defender has looked far from confident this afternoon.
    • 53' Chelsea are still dominating possession. Everton have yet to mount an attack in the second half.
    • 51' Match image: Drogba heads Chelsea's equaliser
    • 50' Scrappy start to the second half. The pace is still frenetic, the temperature still rising.
    • 48' Neville goes in the book for a foul on Essien. Everton clear the resultant free-kick.
    • 47' Hibbert was clearly struggling on the right flank against Malouda and David Moyes thought it too much of a risk to leave him on the field - especially with a yellow card to his name.
    • 46' Away we go with the second half and Everton have made a change. Lars Jacobsen replaces Tony Hibbert.
    • 45+2' Terry strides forward in possession, but the referee curtails his fun by blowing for half-time. Back in 15!
    • 45' Baines swings over a harmless free-kick, but Cech fluffs his lines and concedes a corner.
    • 44' Cole gets in behind Hibbert on the left. He runs on goal but blasts over the bar from a tight angle.
    • 43' Neville gives the ball away to Drogba, but tracks his man back and wins it back. Drogba goes down in a heap. He's ok.
    • 41' Hibbert is working very hard on the right flank, overlapping at every opportunity.
    • 40' Lovely skills from Fellaini in midfield, who jinks away from a couple of challenges and sweeps a pass forward.
    • 39' The temperature is a remarkable 41C. That's pretty hot hot hot.
    • 38' Lampard plays in Anelka, but Pienaar leans into the Frenchman with a shoulder and the ball runs behind for a goal kick.
    • 37' Match image: Everton fans get behind their team at Wembley
    • 36' Saha almost gets in behind Terry, but he can't quite hook the ball into his stride. Everton are beginning to fight back.
    • 34' Saha drives forward and sends a ball over the top into the path of Cahill...Cech comes and JUST GETS THERE FIRST.
    • 32' Malouda again in space on the left. He chips over a cross, but Baines clears.
    • 31' Anelka plays a superb crossfield pass to find Malouda, who cuts inside and shoots. His low effort is just past the post.
    • 29' Fellaini leaps to win a header, but he's isolated up front and the ball is easily dealt with by Chelsea.
    • 28' Chelsea are camped in the Everton half.
    • 27' Match image: Saha celebrates putting Everton ahead
    • 26' SHOCKING TACKLE FROM ESSIEN! He goes right through Fellaini and is VERY LUCKY to escape a yellow, or even red card.
    • 25' Cahill goes in hard on Anelka and gets the ball, but the referee gives a free-kick.
    • 23' Lampard has time to set himself up and fizzes one just over the bar from 25 yards.
    • 22' You have to say Chelsea deserve to be level. Since going behind they've been dominant.
    • 21' GOOOOAAAALLL!!! Anelka drifts across from right to left and finds Malouda, who centres for DROGBA TO HEAD EMPHATICALLY PAST HOWARD FROM 10 YARDS!!! Chelsea are level!!
    • 19' Lampard gets on the ball for Chelsea. He plays a pass out to Malouda, who whips in a cross. Cahill eventually clears for Everton.
    • 18' Terry with a sloppy ball forward, which runs out for a throw.
    • 17' The early goal has set this one up beautifully. Chelsea will really need to press now, leaving them vulnerable for the counter.
    • 16' The pace is still frenetic. Pienaar is doing the work of six or seven mere mortals right now.
    • 15' Pienaar with a lovely ball over the top towards Fellaini, but the big-haired one can't quite reach it.
    • 13' Drogba with some persistent work on the left. The ball comes back to ESSIEN ON THE EDGE OF THE PENALTY AREA...but his shot flies over the bar.
    • 12' Drogba tries to play in Cole on the edge of the box, but the England full-back is rightly ruled offside.
    • 11' Mikel with a fine interception to thwart Fellaini. The midfielder drives forward.
    • 9' Chelsea are starting really press now. Howard and Lescott have a communication breakdown and a throw is needlessly conceded.
    • 7' Hibbert is booked for a foul midway inside the Everton half. Lampard takes the free-kick, but he wastes it, sending it behind for a goal kick.
    • 4' Now it's Chelsea on the attack. What a cracking start to the match. The Blues win a corner on their right.
    • 3' Chelsea look shell-shocked. Alex passes the ball back to Cech nervously.
    • 2' Unbelievable stuff. Saha's strike came with just 25 seconds on the clock, making it the second fastest Cup final goal in history.
    • 1' GOOOOOAAAALLLL!!!!!! Pienaar with a ball in from the left, Fellaini wins a header and the ball drops to SAHA...WHO VOLLEYS FIRST-TIME PAST PETR CECH FROM 15 YARDS TO GIVE EVERTON A SENSATIONAL LEAD!!!!
    • 1' The formalities are over and the 2009 FA Cup final is underway! Everton are in their traditional blue, while Chelsea wear their change strip of all yellow.
    • - The players are on the pitch and the atmosphere inside Wembley is positively electric - especially from the Everton fans, who are making a tremendous racket.
    • - Joel H offers up his prediction: Everton takes it 2-1. Drogba scores in the first half,­ but second half strikes from Saha and the winner in­ stoppage from Cahill give Everton the FA Cup and send­ the Blues home blue!
    • - So the big team news for Chelsea is that Michael Ballack misses out. The big German starts on the bench, with Jon Obi Mikel alongside Michael Essien and Frank Lampard in midfield.
    • - Everton: Howard, Hibbert, Yobo, Lescott, Baines, Osman, Neville, Pienaar, Cahill, Fellaini, Saha /// Subs: Nash, Castillo, Vaughan, Jacobsen, Rodwell, Gosling, Baxter
    • - Chelsea: Cech, Bosingwa, Alex, Terry, Cole, Essien, Mikel, Lampard, Anelka, Drogba, Malouda /// Subs: Hilario, Ivanovic, Di Santo, Ballack, Kalou, Belletti, Mancienne
    • - COMPULSIVE READING! Take a look at our FA Cup final player ratings
    • - caRRy mE aWaY writes: Chelsea 4-1 Everton. Chelsea goals from Anelka (2), Lampard and Drogba. Cahill will score for Everton.
    • - Chelsea manager Guus Hiddink hopes his team can channel their Champions League disappointment at Wembley. Watch the video
    • - The sun is beating down on the Wembley turf and the players are in for an energy-sapping afternoon today.
    • - Adam fancies Everton to cause an upset: I AM A LIVERPOOL FAN AND EVERTON WILL WIN 3-1 AND­ WEMBLEY WILL BE LIT UP BY THE TOFFEES.
    • - Good afternoon and welcome to our LIVE coverage of the FA Cup final between Chelsea and Everton at Wembley! We'll be bringing you all the team news as it comes in. As ever, we're keen to hear your predictions.

  • Summary

    • 90+4 CHELSEA ARE THE 2008/09 FA CUP CHAMPIONS!!! Hiddink's men win their first trophy for two years courtesy of a dominant performance against Everton. Thanks for joining me!
    • 78' MALOUDA!!! What a hit from the Frenchman, whose shot rattles against the underside of the bar and back out. Howard gratefully gathers.
    • 72' GOAL!!! LAMPARD TURNS NEVILLE AND SHOOTS LEFT-FOOTED PAST HOWARD FROM 20 YARDS INTO THE TOP CORNER!! WHat a goal from the England midfielder!!!
    • 70' Malouda again down the left. He fires over a cross and it smashes into Drogba - who knows little about it - and goes just wide. Great ball from Malouda.
    • 67' Everton take it short. Baines has time to cross from the left and SAHA'S FREE HEADER IS OVER THE BAR FROM 10 YARDS!! What a chance for Everton!
    • 59' Malouda releases Anelka, who outsprints Yobo and lifts the ball over Howard...and OVER THE BAR!!
    • 26' SHOCKING TACKLE FROM ESSIEN! He goes right through Fellaini and is VERY LUCKY to escape a yellow, or even red card.
    • 21' GOOOOAAAALLL!!! Anelka drifts across from right to left and finds Malouda, who centres for DROGBA TO HEAD EMPHATICALLY PAST HOWARD FROM 10 YARDS!!! Chelsea are level!!
    • 13' Drogba with some persistent work on the left. The ball comes back to ESSIEN ON THE EDGE OF THE PENALTY AREA...but his shot flies over the bar.
    • 1' GOOOOOAAAALLLL!!!!!! Pienaar with a ball in from the left, Fellaini wins a header and the ball drops to SAHA...WHO VOLLEYS FIRST-TIME PAST PETR CECH FROM 15 YARDS TO GIVE EVERTON A SENSATIONAL LEAD!!!!
    • - Everton: Howard, Hibbert, Yobo, Lescott, Baines, Osman, Neville, Pienaar, Cahill, Fellaini, Saha /// Subs: Nash, Castillo, Vaughan, Jacobsen, Rodwell, Gosling, Baxter
    • - Chelsea: Cech, Bosingwa, Alex, Terry, Cole, Essien, Mikel, Lampard, Anelka, Drogba, Malouda /// Subs: Hilario, Ivanovic, Di Santo, Ballack, Kalou, Belletti, Mancienne
    • - Good afternoon and welcome to our LIVE coverage of the FA Cup final between Chelsea and Everton at Wembley! We'll be bringing you all the team news as it comes in. As ever, we're keen to hear your predictions.

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Howard Webb

  • Chelsea

    Manager: Guus Hiddink

    Captain: John Terry

    Starting line-up

    • P. Cech
    • J. Bosingwa
    • J. Terry
    • .. Alex
    • A. Cole
    • M. Essien Substitution Out (61′)
    • J. Mikel Yellow Card
    • N. Anelka
    • F. Lampard Goal Yellow Card
    • F. Malouda
    • D. Drogba Goal

    Subs

    • M. Ballack Substitution In61′
    • J. Belletti
    • S. Kalou
    • B. Ivanovic
    • M. Mancienne
    • H. Hilario
    • F. Di Santo

    Injured

    • J. Cole
    • .. Deco
    • P. Ferreira
    • R. Carvalho

    Suspended

    None

  • Everton

    Manager: David Moyes

    Captain: Philip Neville

    Starting line-up

    • T. Howard
    • T. Hibbert Yellow Card Substitution Out (45′)
    • J. Yobo
    • J. Lescott
    • L. Baines Yellow Card
    • P. Neville Yellow Card
    • T. Cahill
    • S. Pienaar
    • L. Osman Substitution Out (82′)
    • M. Fellaini
    • L. Saha Goal Substitution Out (76′)

    Subs

    • C. Nash
    • L. Jacobsen Substitution In46′
    • J. Vaughan Substitution In76′
    • S. Castillo
    • D. Gosling Substitution In82′
    • J. Rodwell
    • J. Baxter

    Injured

    • P. Jagielka
    • M. Arteta
    • A. Yakubu
    • V. Anichebe
    • .. Jo

    Suspended

    None

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    From street_liver90, on Sat 30 May 8:16PM

  2. STEPHANIE R, YOU BEAT MANCHESTER UNITED ON LUCK AND­ DONT THINK YOU WILL BEAT THEM AGAIN BECAUSE THEY WILL­ SLAUGHTER YOU!!!!!!!!!! CHELSEA WON THE FA CUP SO­ ACCEPT YOU LOST AND GET OVER IT!!! IM A CHELSEA FAN BUT­ IF EVERTON WON IT, I WOULD BE HAPPY FOR THEM BECAUSE IT­ WOULD MEAN SOMETHING SPECIAL, BUT YOU­ DIDNT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    From adamconnelly, on Sat 30 May 8:15PM
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    All you Chelsea fans being who you are think ur the­ best cuz u beat us with 3 of our best players missing.­ If we had Arteta and Jagielka we would've beaten­ you lot. And who did you play to get this far?­ Southend,Ipswich,Watford,Coventry and Arsenal. We­ played Macclesfield,Liverpool,Aston Villa,Middlesbrough­ and Manchester United. So if you'd had our run you­ wouldn't have beaten Villa or Manchester United.

    From STEPHANIE R, on Sat 30 May 8:00PM

  4. without mourinho,chelsea play like rubbish...
    came­ on,bring him back to stamford bridge...

    From Ikhwan, on Sat 30 May 7:32PM
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    Wow Chelsea really played great football today! So much­ so that I could say that they really looked like­ champions.... BUT THEY"RE NOT!!!!! BARCA ARE!!!!!­ And Chelsea are still just a bunch of whiney sad­ pathetic slobs! Get rid of them all and start anew!­ Greetings from sunny Barcelona

    From Anna, on Sat 30 May 7:10PM

  6. hahaa! glad chelsea won and this is coming from a man­ utd fan and yes we didnt play in our usual top form­ against barcelona, we just had a bad night. But well­ well where did everton get to after getting lucky­ against man utd in the fa cup semi-final, nowhere!! oh­ and as you would know by the way a champions league­ final runners up medal is worth more and is a better­ achievement than a fa cup runners up medal. unlucky­ suckker everton fans, close but no cigar! got too happy­ with all the support but still not as good as any of­ the top 4 teams :P

    From sarmad, on Sat 30 May 6:58PM

  7. everton is a weak team i watched the game ­ chelseaaaaaaaaa 4 ever

    From Bill, on Sat 30 May 6:56PM

  8. up blue,bt more gtd 2 Guuise and tech crews ,am hapy­ that we won the Cup today ,and i will like to give thks­ 2 God Almighty for what he has done 4 us this season­ ,and most especially2 the blues fans telling that we­ the best in the world ................pls­ keeeeeeeeeeeeeeep the flag­ fllllllllllllllllllllllllllly .

    4rm samuel ogbolu

    From samuel, on Sat 30 May 6:50PM

  9. Comment 400, Chelsea won, and nothing can take it away­ from them.. Dont you think there is enough racism in­ this world without you acting, well you are in your­ comment as a black racist.. I hate racism from­ whichever colour, its people like you all over the­ world that looks for racism where it dosent­ exist..Referees make mistakes, I make mistakes,­ probably one of my mistakes is writing this, because it­ wont change your racist mind.. will it...

    From arsnic, on Sat 30 May 6:47PM

  10. I think chelsea is trully the best team in London.Guus­ should not leave as the coach because the team works­ best behind him.Chelsea should buy Ribery for option in­ striking.Chelsea fan from Kenya.

    From joshuathuvi, on Sat 30 May 6:42PM

  11. Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo­ ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo­ ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo­ ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo­ ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo come on chelse

    From davidkington, on Sat 30 May 6:29PM

  12. up CHELSEA , CHELSEA FOR LIFE. manu can go to hell for­ all i care. CHELSEA are the real CHAMPIONS. BLUES FOR­ LIFE.

    From olapadonu, on Sat 30 May 6:28PM

  13. Uzoma dont talk S##t and stop being racist.. Its not­ big or clever.....

    From big.bad69, on Sat 30 May 6:27PM

  14. Lastly, a trophy for Chelsea... Liverpool? haha...­ Nothing!!!

    From Redzwan A, on Sat 30 May 6:27PM

  15. 2008/09 Trophies

    Barclays Premier League - Man­ United
    FA Cup - Chelsea
    League Cup - Man­ United
    Community Shield - Man United
    Youth FA Cup -­ Arsenal

    International
    Club World Champion - Man­ United
    UEFA Champs League - Barca

    Arsenal, Man United­ and Chelsea iare in the list... Where is Liverpool? You­ will never walk alone~ Liverpool will walk along with­ Everton, Sunderland, Spurs, etc... haha..

    Looser =­ Liverfool

    From Redzwan A, on Sat 30 May 6:26PM

  16. Come on Abramavich Lady boys. Well done!

    From GERALD H, on Sat 30 May 6:22PM

  17. Great!!! Chelsea will walk with United, wit h trophy..­ Liverpool? Looser... No trophy at all... haha..

    From Redzwan A, on Sat 30 May 6:21PM
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    stot cheat chelsea

    From tajudeen b, on Sat 30 May 6:21PM
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    to all those calling CHELSEA...you bunch of sad­ losers!!!! They are the best and you know it!!!!

    From sharon907, on Sat 30 May 6:14PM

  20. The F.A.Cup gives all teams a chance to compete for the­ trophy.Its not just the Premiership teams but also the­ "lower" leagues as well.For some its a chance­ to compete with teams they would not get a chance to in­ their respective leagues.To call the F.A. Cup a­ "Tin Pot Trophy" just shows ignorance.

    From Rick Moth, on Sat 30 May 6:05PM
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