Chelsea 0-2 Arsenal (2001-02 FA Cup Final)

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2002 FA Cup Final
0Scoreline	Chelsea 0-2 Arsenal
0Date	4th May 2002
0Competition	FA Cup
0Referee	Mike Riley
0Stadium	Millennium Stadium
0Attendance	73,963

The 2002 FA Cup Final was an all-London affair between Arsenal and Chelsea at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium, which hosted English domestic cup finals while Wembley Stadium was being rebuilt. It was Chelsea's seventh appearance in an FA Cup final. Arsenal won 2-0, with goals from Ray Parlour and Freddie Ljungberg. Chelsea were led onto the field by Roberto Di Matteo, who had been forced to retire from football earlier in the season due to a serious injury.

Chelsea's build-up to the final was hampered by injury problems. Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink had been a major doubt with a calf injury, and manager Claudio Ranieri took a gamble on his fitness that didn't pay off; the Dutchman struggled and was replaced midway through the second half. John Terry woke up with a virus on the day of the game that affected his balance, and was subsequently only named as a substitute, while Graeme Le Saux had been suffering from a calf strain but completed the match.

Contents 1 Match review 2 Match details 3 Road to the Final 4 Match reports 5 Images

Match review

A largely uneventful first half saw two chances for Arsenal, with Dennis Bergkamp and Lauren both squandering good opportunities. Immediately after the break Carlo Cudicini made an excellent save from Thierry Henry, and the game subsequently improved with Chelsea applying pressure in the form of an angled effort from Eidur Gudjohnsen that required an excellent save from David Seaman. Two minutes after Hasselbaink was replaced by Gianfranco Zola Arsenal took the lead. Ray Parlour burst towards the Chelsea goal before unleashing a spectacular 25 yard effort into the top corner. The victory was effectively sealed ten minutes later, when Freddie Ljungberg doubled Arsenal's lead with an even more impressive long-range strike.

Match details

4 May 2002 15.00	Chelsea	0 - 2	Arsenal	Venue: Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 73,963 Referee: Mike Riley
			Parlour 70' Ljungberg 80'

CHELSEA: GK 23 Carlo Cudicini RB 15 Mario Melchiot 76' CB 13 William Gallas CB 6 Marcel Desailly (c) LB 3 Celestine Babayaro 45' RM 30 Jesper Grønkjær CM 8 Frank Lampard CM 17 Emmanuel Petit LM 14 Graeme Le Saux 2' CF 22 Eiður Guðjohnsen 91' CF 9 Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink 68' Substitutes: GK 1 Ed de Goey DF 26 John Terry 75' 45' MF 10 Slaviša Jokanović MF 11 Boudewijn Zenden 76' CF 25 Gianfranco Zola 68' Manager: Claudio Ranieri

ARSENAL: GK 1 David Seaman RB 12 Lauren CB 23 Sol Campbell CB 6 Tony Adams (c) LB 3 Ashley Cole RM 11 Sylvain Wiltord 89' CM 15 Ray Parlour CM 4 Patrick Vieira 26' LM 8 Fredrik Ljungberg CF 10 Dennis Bergkamp 72' CF 14 Thierry Henry 75 81' Substitutes: GK 24 Richard Wright DF 2 Lee Dixon DF 5 Martin Keown 89' MF 17 Edu 72' CF 25 Nwankwo Kanu 81' Manager: Arsène Wenger

Road to the Final

Season	Day	D	M	Year	Round	Opposition	Venue	Result	Score	Additional information
2001-02	Sat	5	Jan	2002	3rd Round	Norwich City	Away	Drew	0-0
2001-02	Wed	16	Jan	2002	3rd Round Replay	Norwich City	Home	Won	4-0
2001-02	Sat	26	Jan	2002	4th Round	West Ham United	Home	Drew	1-1
2001-02	Wed	6	Feb	2002	4th Round Replay	West Ham United	Away	Won	3-2
2001-02	Sun	17	Feb	2002	5th Round	Preston North End	Home	Won	3-1
2001-02	Sun	10	Mar	2002	6th Round	Tottenham Hotspur	Away	Won	4-0
2001-02	Sun	14	Apr	2002	Semi Final	Fulham	Neutral*	Won	1-0	*Villa Park (Aston Villa)

Match reports

• fa-cupfinals.co.uk
• BBC
• The Guardian

Images

Match ticket

Match programme

FA Cup

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

2001-02 season

Premier League:

Newcastle (H) • Southampton (A) • Arsenal (H) • Tottenham (A) • Middlesbrough (H) • Fulham (A) • Leicester (H) • Leeds Utd (A) West Ham (A) • Derby (A) • Ipswich (H) • Everton (A) • Blackburn (H) • Man Utd (A) • Charlton (H) • Sunderland (A) • Liverpool (H) Bolton (H) • Arsenal (A) • Newcastle (A) • Southampton (H) • Bolton (A) • West Ham (H) • Leeds Utd (H) • Leicester (A) • Aston Villa (A) Charlton (A) • Fulham (H) • Tottenham (H) • Sunderland (H) • Liverpool (A) • Derby (H) • Ipswich (A) • Everton (H) Blackburn (A) • Man Utd (H) • Middlesbrough (A) • Aston Villa (H)

FA Cup:

3rd Round: Norwich • Replay | 4th Round: West Ham • Replay | 5th Round: Preston | QF: Tottenham | SF: Fulham | Final: Arsenal

League Cup:

3rd Round: Coventry | 4th Round: Leeds Utd | QF: Newcastle | SF: Tottenham: 1st Leg • 2nd Leg

UEFA Cup:

1st Round: Levski Sofia: 1st Leg • 2nd Leg | 2nd Round: Hapoel Tel Aviv: 1st Leg • 2nd Leg