The final of this year's English FA Cup will be played at the Wembley Stadium on Saturday between Liverpool and Chelsea. The Reds are seven time winners of this competition while the Blues have triumphed six times. Their last victory was in 2010 under the tutelage of Carlo Ancelotti who is currently in charge of Paris Saint Germain of France. This will be the third meeting between these two clubs in this outgoing season. The previous two games were played at the Stamford Bridge and Liverpool emerged victorious. The League match was won by two goals to nil while the Carling Cup tie ended 2-1 in favour of the Anfield club. Liverpool defeated Chelsea on their way to winning their last FA Cup title in 2006.
The two teams rested their top players in their last Premier League fixtures. Liverpool lost their first ever match against Fulham at Anfield. The Reds were unbeaten against Fulham at Anfield, but that record was shattered when Martin Skrtel scored an own goal on Tuesday night. Chelsea is on the verge of missing out of next season's UEFA Champions League. The Blues were beaten at the Stamford Bridge by Newcastle United on Wednesday night. The defeat means Chelsea's fate no more lies in their hands as they are now four points adrift of Spurs and Newcastle in the race for a top four finish. A win from either of these two teams in their remaining two matches will condemn Chelsea to Europa League next term. Liverpool have already booked their place in that competition after they defeated Cardiff City in February's League Cup final.
Gary Cahill and David Luiz are the major injury concerns of Roberto Di Matteo. On the other hand, Liverpool doesn't have any fresh injury concerns apart from Lucas Leiva and Charlie Adam that have been on the sidelines for a while.
Venue: Wembley Stadium
Date: 5th May,2012
Time: 16:15 GMT
The two teams rested their top players in their last Premier League fixtures. Liverpool lost their first ever match against Fulham at Anfield. The Reds were unbeaten against Fulham at Anfield, but that record was shattered when Martin Skrtel scored an own goal on Tuesday night. Chelsea is on the verge of missing out of next season's UEFA Champions League. The Blues were beaten at the Stamford Bridge by Newcastle United on Wednesday night. The defeat means Chelsea's fate no more lies in their hands as they are now four points adrift of Spurs and Newcastle in the race for a top four finish. A win from either of these two teams in their remaining two matches will condemn Chelsea to Europa League next term. Liverpool have already booked their place in that competition after they defeated Cardiff City in February's League Cup final.
Gary Cahill and David Luiz are the major injury concerns of Roberto Di Matteo. On the other hand, Liverpool doesn't have any fresh injury concerns apart from Lucas Leiva and Charlie Adam that have been on the sidelines for a while.
Venue: Wembley Stadium
Date: 5th May,2012
Time: 16:15 GMT
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