Chelsea vs Crystal Palace LIVE: FA Cup result, final score and reaction today
Relive all the action from the semi-final at Wembley
Ruben Loftus-Cheek capped his impressive comeback with a first Chelsea goal since May 2019 as the Blues defeated Crystal Palace 2-0 to reach their third successive FA Cup final.
Loftus-Cheek’s thunderbolt finish dragged the Blues out of a sluggish performance and into a 16th FA Cup final, with Mason Mount’s angled effort sealing the deal.
England midfielder Loftus-Cheek spent the 2017-18 season on loan with the Eagles, even forcing his way to the World Cup after his campaign at Selhurst Park.
But the 26-year-old showed no split loyalty in dumping his former side out of England’s premier cup competition.
Loftus-Cheek’s first Chelsea goal since the 1-1 Europa League draw with Eintracht Frankfurt on May 9, 2019 spurred the Blues on past their clear fatigue and into yet another final. Relive all the action below:
West Ham 0-1 Burnley
45+9 mins: David Moyes does not look like a happy man.
West Ham have dominated almost all of this first 45 (54) minutes but they should really be 2-0 down given Cornet’s penalty miss.
A rather strange first period which is coming to an end any second now.
West Ham 0-1 Burnley
45+7 mins: Soucek links up neatly with Vlasic but the Croatian is then stopped in his tracks by Collins as he looked to charge into the box.
West Ham finishing the half strongly as they probe for an equaliser.
West Ham 0-1 Burnley
45+5 mins: Burnley with a chance to put the ball in the box from a free-kick after Dawson climbs all over Rodriguez when trying to head the ball clear.
It’s whipped in and reaches Weghorst at the back post but he can’t dig it out and West Ham get it away.
West Ham 0-1 Burnley
45+3 mins: Michail Antonio is now down with an injury. It looks like he will continue, though.
What a let off that was for West Ham. Corner with a penalty from hell.
West Ham 0-1 Burnley
45+2 mins: A golden chance goes begging for Burnley.
There will be nine minutes of stoppage time at the end of the half for that injury to Ashley Westwood.
MISSED PENALTY! West Ham 0-1 Burnley
OH WHAT A NIGHTMARE!
Maxwel Cornet stutters, sends Fabianski the wrong way but then drags his penalty wide of the goal!
Incredible. An absolute shocker.
PENALTY! West Ham 0-1 Burnley
45 mins: Suddenly Burnley break from a corner and Cornet is through one-on-one with Fabianski! He takes the ball around the West Ham keeper and is brought down.
Stonewall spot kick. Fabianski also goes in the book.
West Ham 0-1 Burnley
45 mins: Bowen nicks the ball away from Taylor and finds Antonio inside the penalty area but his turn and shot ends up in Row G off a Burnley leg.
West Ham 0-1 Burnley
43 mins: Burnley just assume control of the ball for a few minutes here as they look to see out the first half.
West Ham win it back though and the London Stadium crowd rouse them as they look for a strong end to the first period.
Vlasic finds Johnson at the back post but his effort zips a good 10 yards wide of the right-hand post.
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