Chelsea set up a second Wembley meeting with Liverpool this season as they overcame Crystal Palace’s stubborn resistance to reach the FA Cup final.
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.
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Chelsea
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Squad number16Player nameMendy
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Squad number24Player nameJames
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Squad number4Player nameChristensen
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Squad number2Player nameRüdiger
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Squad number28Player nameAzpilicueta
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Squad number5Player nameJorginho
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Squad number8Player nameKovacic
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Squad number3Player nameAlonso
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Squad number19Player nameMount
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Squad number29Player nameHavertz
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Squad number11Player nameWerner
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Squad number6Player nameThiago Silva
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Squad number7Player nameKanté
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Squad number9Player nameLukaku
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Squad number12Player nameLoftus-Cheek
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Squad number22Player nameZiyech
Crystal Palace
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Squad number1Player nameButland
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Squad number2Player nameWard
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Squad number16Player nameAndersen
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Squad number6Player nameGuéhi
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Squad number3Player nameMitchell
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Squad number8Player nameKouyaté
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Squad number18Player nameMcArthur
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Squad number15Player nameSchlupp
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Squad number10Player nameEze
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Squad number14Player nameMateta
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Squad number11Player nameZaha
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Squad number4Player nameMilivojevic
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Squad number7Player nameOlise
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Squad number9Player nameJ Ayew
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Squad number20Player nameBenteke
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).
