Association football championship match between Chelsea and Leicester City in 2021
For the women's event, see 2021 Women's FA Cup final.
Football match
2021 FA Cup final
The match took place at Wembley Stadium.
Event
2020–21 FA Cup
Chelsea
Leicester City
0
1
Date
15 May 2021 (2021-05-15)
Venue
Wembley Stadium, London
Man of the Match
Youri Tielemans (Leicester City)
Referee
Michael Oliver (County Durham)
Attendance
20,000[note 1]
Weather
Rain
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The 2021 FA Cup final was an association football match played between Chelsea and Leicester City at Wembley Stadium, London, England on 15 May 2021. Organised by the Football Association (FA), it was the 140th final of the Football Association Challenge Cup (FA Cup) and the showpiece match of English football's primary cup competition. The match was among the first football events where the return of large crowds was piloted after the COVID-19 pandemic in England, with an official attendance of 20,000 after the previous year's final was held behind closed doors. The match was televised live in the United Kingdom on free-to-air channel BBC One and on pay TV channel BT Sport 1. In the UK, live radio coverage was provided by BBC Radio 5 Live, Talksport and local stations BBC Radio London and BBC Radio Leicester. The match was watched by more than 9 million people in the United Kingdom.
Michael Oliver was the referee. After a goalless first half, Youri Tielemans scored midway through the second half with a strike from distance which flew into the top-left corner of Chelsea's goal past Kepa Arrizabalaga. In the final minute of regular time, Thiago Silva passed to Ben Chilwell, who shot; Çağlar Söyüncü cleared Chilwell's shot off the line but it deflected back off Chilwell and into the Leicester City net. The goal was referred to the video assistant referee, who deemed Chilwell was offside in the build-up; the goal was disallowed and the match ended 1–0 to Leicester City who won the first FA Cup title in their history. Tielemans was named as man of the match. As winners, Leicester City entered the group stage of the 2021–22 UEFA Europa League. They also faced 2020–21 Premier League champions Manchester City in the 2021 FA Community Shield.
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