Thursday, July 23, 2020

Countdown to English FA Cup Final: Arsenal vs Chelsea Which Team Will Carry The Day?



Ahead of English Fa cup final on the 1th of August between the cup record holder Arsenal and their London counterpart Chelsea. Let's take a look at their head to head this season and past Fa cup finals between them.

Arsenal Football club currently leads the way with 13 FA Cup titles to the club’s name, the most recent win having come in 2017. Hot on Arsenal’s heels is Manchester United, whose 2016 victory marked their 12th victory in the oldest club competition in the world while Chelsea is joint third with Tottenham on the number Fa cup title won with 8.

The clubs have contested four major finals:  the 2002 FA Cup Final , which Arsenal won 2–0, the 2007 League Cup Final , which Chelsea won 2–1, the 2017 FA Cup Final , which Arsenal won 2–1, and the 2019 Europa League Final , which Chelsea won 4–1.

Going by their 2 previous final meetings between the two team in the Fa cup, Arsenal has the upper hand having won on both occasions 2002 and 2017.

Overall, Arsenal have won more games in the  history of their Fa cup meetings, having won 9 times to Chelsea's 5, with 6 draw.
                 P.  W   D  L  GF. GA
Arsenal  20   9   6   5  32 23
Chelsea 20   5   6    9  23 32

Meanwhile both club have met twice the season in the league with Chelsea having the upper hand club with a 2-1 away win at the Emirate stadium and a 2-2 draw at the Bridge.

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