{"id":6967,"date":"2021-03-27T22:00:27","date_gmt":"2021-03-27T22:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oddsmonkey.com\/blog\/?p=6967"},"modified":"2021-07-01T09:38:00","modified_gmt":"2021-07-01T08:38:00","slug":"fa-cupfinal-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oddsmonkey.com\/blog\/sports-betting-guides\/fa-cupfinal-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"FA Cup Final 2022 Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The FA Cup Final is one of the biggest events in the English football calendar. In this guide, we&#8217;ve brought together all the essential information for this year\u2019s final, including information on this year\u2019s final two teams and some interesting trends from the event over the years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First held in 1871, the final of the FA Cup takes place at the end of the English footballing calendar and has been held at the world-famous Wembley Stadium for most of its run. To use its Sunday name, the Football Association Challenge Cup, is in fact perhaps the most famous domestic cup competition in world football. You might also see it called the Emirates FA Cup, as Emirates have sponsored the prestigious competition since 2015.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Looking to make some money on the FA Cup Final? Learn how you can make a profit at the bookies with matched betting.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"toc_container\" class=\"no_bullets\"><p class=\"toc_title\">Contents<\/p><ul class=\"toc_list\"><li><a href=\"#When_is_the_FA_Cup_final\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">1<\/span> When is the FA Cup final?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#What_channel_is_the_FA_Cup_Final_on\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">2<\/span> What channel is the FA Cup Final on?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Who8217s_going_to_be_in_the_FA_Cup_final\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">3<\/span> Who&#8217;s going to be in the FA Cup final?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Who_won_the_2021_FA_Cup_final\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">4<\/span> Who won the 2021 FA Cup final?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#FA_Cup_winners\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">5<\/span> FA Cup winners<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#FA_Cup_final_trends\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">6<\/span> FA Cup final trends<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n<h2><span id=\"When_is_the_FA_Cup_final\"><b>When is the FA Cup final?<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 2022 FA Cup Final is set to be played on May 21st 2022. However, this has not been confirmed and is subject to change.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Last year, Chelsea played Leicester City in the 140th Final. The game took place on May 15th 2021 at Wembley Stadium.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"What_channel_is_the_FA_Cup_Final_on\"><strong>What channel is the FA Cup Final on?<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In previous years, the FA Cup Final has been shown on BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BT Sport 1 HD, and BT Sport Ultimate. Check back closer to the 2022 Final to see what channel it will be broadcast on.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Live radio coverage was provided by BBC Radio 5 Live, Talksport, as well as on local stations.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Who8217s_going_to_be_in_the_FA_Cup_final\"><b>Who&#8217;s going to be in the FA Cup final?<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We don\u2019t yet know which teams will\u00a0 meet each other in the 2022 FA Cup Final,<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Who_won_the_2021_FA_Cup_final\"><b>Who won the 2021 FA Cup final?<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 2021 final was one of the first major events to welcome a large crowd back into the stadium. Thanks to COVID-19 restrictions, the previous year\u2019s final was played behind closed doors. This year\u2019s event saw 20,000 fans travel to Wembley to watch Chelsea face off against Leicester City.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Going into the final, Chelsea were the bookies favourites. However, Leicester City had also played well and were hungry for a win.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite a number of attempts both teams failed to score in the first half. Leicester\u2019s Fofana received the game&#8217;s first yellow card after fouling Timo Werner, who was subsequently booked a few minutes later after returning the favour with a lunging slide on Fofana.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Midway through the second half, Youri Tielemans scored and was named &#8216;man of the match&#8217; following the final whistle.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A last-ditch attempt by Chelsea to equalise in the dying minutes of the match failed. Ben Chilwell\u2019s goal was disallowed after the video assistant referee decided he had been offside in the build-up.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brendan Rodgers\u2019 Leicester City claimed their first FA Cup Final win with a 1-0 victory.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"FA_Cup_winners\"><b>FA Cup winners<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Throughout its 140 year history, we\u2019ve definitely seen some teams who\u2019ve had more success than others when it comes to the FA Cup final. But who has been the most successful?<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Who has won the most FA Cup finals?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Arsenal have taken the title of most FA Cup wins with a staggering 14! They\u2019ve lifted the trophy in 1930, 1936, 1950, 1971, 1979, 1993, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2014, 2015, 2017 and 2020. And their winning record is even more impressive when you find out they\u2019ve been in the final 21 times. Manchester United, sit just behind them, playing in 20 finals with 12 wins.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Teams who\u2019ve won the FA Cup final 5 times or more<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Arsenal<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aston Villa<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Blackburn Rovers<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chelsea<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Everton<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Liverpool<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Manchester City<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Manchester United<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Newcastle United<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sheffield United<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tottenham Hotspur<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">West Bromwich Albion<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But among all these FA Cup final regulars, spare a thought for poor Portsmouth, who had to wait 69 years between their wins (1939\u20132008).<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"FA_Cup_final_trends\"><b>FA Cup final trends<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><b>Players<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the last 10 years, only one player has both held the title of Premier League top scorer and then scored in the FA Cup final. Didier Drogba was top scorer in the 2009\/2010 season as well as scoring in 4 FA Cup finals (2007, 2009, 2010 and 2012).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Newport\u2019s Padraig Amond has five goals in this year\u2019s competition, scoring in ever round up to the quarter-finals and he is the top-scorer.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Teams<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Seven different teams have \u201cdone the Double\u201d (won both the FA Cup and Premier League) since the inception of the Football League in 1888:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Manchester United (three times)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Arsenal (three times)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Preston North End<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aston Villa<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tottenham Hotspur<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Liverpool<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chelsea<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And it\u2019s only happened twice this century: Arsenal in 2002 and Chelsea in 2010.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Teams that have won the FA Cup have gone on to reach the final the following year on 16 occasions.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Matches<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The average number of goals scored in the final is 1.9 in the last ten years.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, in the FA Cup\u2019s 137 year history, the average rises to 2.1.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The biggest winning margin in an FA Cup final was 6-0 when Bury beat Derby County in 1903.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Only one other team has scored six goals in a final. In 1890, Blackburn Rovers beat Sheffield Wednesday 6-1 \u2013 which is equally the highest scoring final of all time, with Blackpool\u2019s 4-3 win over Bolton in 1953.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There have been a few shocks and upsets over the years:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The biggest winner in the last ten-years and one of the biggest ever was Wigan\u2019s 2013 win over Manchester City. Wigan were as long as 9\/1 to win the final.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The biggest ever final shock was Wimbledon beating Liverpool in 1988. They were 16\/1 to beat the Merseyside giants.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sunderland beating Leeds in 1973 is also one of the biggest shocks. Up to that point, Leeds were the shortest price in cup history at 1\/8 but they lost to Sunderland who were 12\/1.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The FA Cup Final is one of the biggest events in the English football calendar. In this guide, we&#8217;ve brought together all the essential information for this year\u2019s final, including information on this year\u2019s final two teams and some interesting trends from the event over the years. 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