Arsenal win FA Cup to deny Chelsea double

Per Mertesacker of Arsenal lifts The FA Cup. Photograph: Mike Hewitt/Getty Images

ARSENAL eased the disappointment of missing out on a top-four finish by beating Premier League champions Chelsea 2-1 in the FA Cup final at Wembley on Saturday.

Aaron Ramsey headed home a 78th minute winner, two minutes after Spain striker Diego Costa cancelled out Alexis Sanchez’s fifth minute opener for Arsene Wenger’s side.

Wenger, who has been under intense pressure in the Gunners hotseat this season, has now won the competition an unmatched seven times, while it is also the club’s 13 such triumph – also a record.

The Blues, who ended the match with ten men following Victor Moses’ dismissal in the 68th minute for a second bookable offence, failed to gain revenge for the 2002 final, which Arsenal won 2-0, and the result ends a run of four straight final victories. –kickoff.com