Ultimate day Blues: Chelsea blow first sight of silverware beneath new boss Lampard after spurning FA Cup closing lead as Arsenal win 2-1

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Chelsea are set to finish the season with out a trophy for the primary time in 4 years after struggling a shock defeat to London rivals Arsenal, dropping 2-1 within the FA Cup closing regardless of taking the lead after 5 minutes at Wembley.

Coach Frank Lampard was briefly on the right track to win his first trophy as a supervisor when US prodigy Christian Pulisic fired his facet in entrance after simply 5 minutes within the showpiece, just for Arsenal prime scorer Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to show their nemesis with a aim in both half.

Pulisic, trying to change into solely the second American in dwelling reminiscence to win the FA Cup at a stadium devoid of followers due to the coronavirus pandemic, completed a positive early transfer to place the pre-match favorites in entrance.

Resurgent Arsenal arguably had extra to play for in opposition to a facet who had fulfilled Russian proprietor Roman Abramovich’s want of qualifying for the Champions League, and Aubameyang levelled after 28 minutes, coolly changing a penalty after Chelsea captain Cesar Azpilicueta had introduced him down.

In an indication of the setback that was to come back, Azpilicueta and Pulisic each left the pitch wanting disconsolate after sustaining hamstring accidents.

Their distress was compounded halfway via the second half when Aubameyang scored with a scientific end following a move from Arsenal document signing Nicolas Pepe.

Aubameyang seemed to have loads to do when he acquired the ball contained in the penalty space on the left however the striker confirmed his class to outwit the backtracking Kurt Zouma with a drop of his shoulder and loft a deft end over Willy Caballero, who had been most popular to Chelsea document signing Kepa Arrizabalaga after the goalkeeper’s inconsistent season.

Chelsea not often confirmed the zip that they had began the ultimate with, seeing their fading hopes take an enormous blow when Mateo Kovacic acquired a second yellow card for a foul on Granit Xhaka shortly after Arsenal’s second.

That put Arsenal firmly into the ascendancy, holding out for his or her first trophy beneath Mikel Arteta, a person much less skilled than rookie Lampard after leaving his place as assistant to Pep Guardiola at Manchester Metropolis to affix the Gunners in December.

The departure of Pulisic eliminated a key inventive menace for Chelsea which they might complement over the summer time with the official arrival of playmaker Hakim Ziyech, who has agreed a transfer from Ajax, and Kai Havertz, who shall be the topic of negotiations between switch guru Marina Granovskaia and German Bundesliga membership Bayer Leverkusen within the coming weeks.

Germany will even present the venue for the membership’s closing shot at redemption subsequent Saturday, when they’ll try an unlikely Champions League spherical of 16 second-leg comeback after dropping the primary leg Three-Zero at Stamford Bridge to Bayern Munich.

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