Chelsea 2-1 Liverpool (2011-12 FA Cup Final)

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2012 FA Cup Final
0Scoreline	Chelsea 2-1 Liverpool
0Date	5 May 2012
0Competition	FA Cup
0Referee	Phil Dowd
0Stadium	Wembley Stadium
0Attendance	89,102

The 2012 FA Cup Final took place on 5th May 2012, contested between six-time winners Chelsea and seven-time winners Liverpool at Wembley Stadium. It was the eleventh time Chelsea had reached the final, and resulted in their seventh win. It was the Blues' fourth FA Cup title in six years and their sixth victory in fifteen years.

The win also resulted in various personal records in the final for Chelsea's players. John Terry became the first player to captain the same club to the trophy four times, Ashley Cole extended the record for most FA Cup-winners medals, with seven in total (four while at Chelsea), and Didier Drogba became the first player to score in four FA Cup finals (winning each time, in every one he appeared in). Chelsea were led by interim manager Roberto Di Matteo, who had scored in two FA Cup finals for Chelsea at Wembley, most memorably in the 1997 Final, when he scored after just 42 seconds.

Contents 1 Match review 2 Match details 3 Road to the Final 4 Match Reports 5 Images 5.1 External links

Match review

After a cagey opening 10 minutes Ramires opened the scoring for Chelsea, the Brazilian received a pass from Juan Mata and held off Liverpool fullback José Enrique while on a trademark driving run from midfield before wrong-footing Pepe Reina with a near post strike. Chelsea had the better of the first half, but failed to create many chances to extend their lead.

Six minutes into the second half Didier Drogba doubled Chelsea's lead, scoring a record fourth goal in four FA Cup finals. The Ivorian received a pass from Frank Lampard inside the Liverpool area and shifted the ball onto his left foot before striking the ball confidently across Pepe Reina from an angle, finding the far corner. Chelsea now appeared in control of the match, threatening to score a third on the break, but Liverpool revived their hopes in the 64th minute, substitute Andy Carroll finishing well after a blocked clearance from José Bosingwa arrived at his feet in the Chelsea area. Liverpool were on top for the remainder of the match, as they pressed for an equaliser. Andy Carroll came very close to scoring a second goal in the last ten minutes, Petr Čech saving superbly from underneath his crossbar to claw away the ball and push Carroll's header onto the underside of the bar and out. The Liverpool players and fans celebrated, believing the ball had crossed the line, but referee Phil Dowd correctly waved play on, with replays subsequently suggesting that the entire ball had not crossed the line. Liverpool continued to press for an equaliser to send the match into extra time, but Chelsea held on to win the trophy for the seventh time.

Match details

5 May 2012 17.15	Chelsea	2 - 1	Liverpool	Venue: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 89,102 Referee: Phil Dowd
	Ramires 11' Drogba 52'		Carroll 64'

CHELSEA: GK 1 Petr Čech RB 17 José Bosingwa CB 2 Branislav Ivanović CB 26 John Terry LB 3 Ashley Cole CM 12 Mikel John Obi 36' CM 8 Frank Lampard RM 7 Ramires 75' AM 10 Juan Mata 90' LM 21 Salomon Kalou ST 11 Didier Drogba Substitutes: GK 22 Ross Turnbull RB 19 Paulo Ferreira CM 5 Michael Essien LM 15 Florent Malouda 90' CM 16 Raul Meireles 75' ST 9 Fernando Torres ST 23 Daniel Sturridge Manager: Roberto Di Matteo

LIVERPOOL: GK 25 Pepe Reina RB 2 Glen Johnson CB 37 Martin Škrtel CB 5 Daniel Agger 44' LB 3 José Enrique CM 14 Jordan Henderson CM 20 Jay Spearing 54' RM 39 Craig Bellamy 76' AM 8 Steven Gerrard LM 19 Stewart Downing ST 7 Luis Suárez 81' Substitutes: GK 32 Doni CB 23 Jamie Carragher RB 34 Martin Kelly RM 11 Maxi Rodríguez CM 33 Jonjo Shelvey ST 9 Andy Carroll 54' RM 18 Dirk Kuyt 76' Manager: Kenny Dalglish

Road to the Final

Season	Day	D	M	Year	Round	Opposition	Venue	Result	Score	Additional information
2011-12	Sun	8	Jan	2012	3rd Round	Portsmouth	Home	Won	4-0
2011-12	Sat	28	Jan	2012	4th Round	Queens Park Rangers	Away	Won	1-0
2011-12	Sat	18	Feb	2012	5th Round	Birmingham City	Home	Drew	1-1
2011-12	Tue	6	Mar	2012	5th Round Replay	Birmingham City	Away	Won	2-0
2011-12	Sun	18	Mar	2012	6th Round	Leicester City	Home	Won	5-2
2011-12	Sun	15	Apr	2012	Semi Final	Tottenham Hotspur	Neutral*	Won	5-1	*Wembley

Match Reports

• Official site
• TheFA.com
• BBC
• The Guardian
• The Telegraph
• The Independent

Images

Match ticket	Match programme	Ramires scores	Reina beaten
Chelsea celebrate	Roberto Di Matteo

External links

• 360° stadium photo
• The Telegraph

FA Cup

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Finals: 1915 • 1967 • 1970 • 1970 (R) • 1994 • 1997 • 2000 • 2002 • 2007 • 2009 • 2010 • 2012

2011-12 season

Premier League:

Stoke (A) • West Brom (H) • Norwich (H) • Sunderland (A) • Man Utd (A) • Swansea (H) • Bolton (A) • Everton (H) QPR (A) • Arsenal (H) • Blackburn (A) • Liverpool (H) • Wolves (H) • Newcastle (A) • Man City (H) • Wigan (A) • Tottenham (A) Fulham (H) • Aston Villa (H) • Wolves (A) • Sunderland (H) • Norwich (A) • Swansea (A) • Man Utd (H) • Everton (A) • Bolton (H) West Brom (A) • Stoke (H) • Man City (A) • Tottenham (H) • Aston Villa (A) • Wigan (H) • Fulham (A) • Arsenal (A) QPR (H) • Newcastle (H) • Liverpool (A) • Blackburn (H)

FA Cup:

3rd round: Portsmouth | 4th round: QPR | 5th round: Birmingham • Replay | QF: Leicester | SF: Tottenham | Final: Liverpool

League Cup:

3rd round: Fulham | 4th round: Everton | 5th round: Liverpool

Champions League:

Group stage: Leverkusen (H) • Valencia (A) • Genk (H) • Genk (A) • Leverkusen (A) • Valencia (H) 2nd round: Napoli: 1st Leg • 2nd Leg | QF: Benfica: 1st Leg • 2nd Leg | SF: Barcelona: 1st Leg • 2nd Leg | Final: Bayern Munich