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| Event | FA Cup 2006–07 | ||||||
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| Date | 19 May 2007 | ||||||
| Venue | Wembley Stadium, London | ||||||
| Referee | Steve Bennett (Kent) | ||||||
| Attendance | 89,826 | ||||||
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The 2007 FA Cup Final was played on Saturday, 19 May 2007 between Chelsea and Manchester United, who had come up against Premier League opposition in every round. It was the 126th FA Cup Final and the first to be played at the new Wembley Stadium. Chelsea won the match 1–0 through Didier Drogba's extra time goal, completing a domestic cup double for the Blues in the 2006–07 season, as they had already won the Carling Cup Final in February. United were playing for a double of their own as they had recently beaten Chelsea to the Premier League title two weeks earlier. The game was widely considered to be a disappointment by pundits and fans alike. As a result of Manchester United and Chelsea were having already guaranteed qualification for the UEFA Champions League, the UEFA Cup entry for the FA Cup winner/runner-up went instead to the highest positioned Premier League team who hadn't already qualified for Europe; Bolton Wanderers.
Match details[]
| 2007-05-19 15:00 BST |
Chelsea | 1 – 0 (a.e.t.) |
Manchester United | Wembley, London Attendance: 89,826 Referee: Steve Bennett (Kent) |
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Drogba  116'
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Statistics[]
| Chelsea | Manchester United | |
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| Total shots | 16 | 11 |
| Shots on target | 4 | 4 |
| Ball possession | 50% | 50% |
| Corner kicks | 1 | 6 |
| Fouls committed | 18 | 18 |
| Offsides | 0 | 5 |
| Yellow cards | 4 | 3 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
Road to Wembley[]
| Chelsea | Round | Manchester United | ||||
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| Macclesfield Town [L2] H 6–1 |
Lampard 16', 41', 51' (pen.) Wright-Phillips 68' Mikel 82' Carvalho 86' |
Round Three | Aston Villa [P] H 2–1 |
Larsson 55' Solskjær 90' | ||
| Nottingham Forest [L1] H 3–0 |
Shevchenko 9' Drogba 18' Mikel 45' |
Round Four | Portsmouth [P] H 2–1 |
Rooney 77', 83' | ||
| Norwich City [C] H 4–0 |
Wright-Phillips 39' Drogba 51' Essien 90' Shevchenko 90' |
Round Five | Reading [P] H 1–1 |
Carrick 45' | ||
| Replay | Reading [P] A 3–2 |
Heinze 2' Saha 4' Solskjær 6' | ||||
| Tottenham Hotspur [P] H 3–3 |
Lampard 22', 71' Kalou 86' |
Round 6 | Middlesbrough [P] A 2–2 |
Rooney 23' Ronaldo 68' (pen.) | ||
| Tottenham Hotspur [P] A 2–1 |
Shevchenko 55' Wright-Phillips 61' |
Replays | Middlesbrough [P] H 1–0 |
Ronaldo 76' (pen.) | ||
| Blackburn Rovers [P] Old Trafford, Manchester 2–1 (a.e.t.) |
Lampard 16' Ballack 109' |
Semi-finals | Watford [P] Villa Park, Birmingham 4–1 |
Rooney 7', 66' Ronaldo 28' Richardson 82' | ||
- Both clubs received a bye to round three.
- In square brackets is a letter that represents the opposition's division
- [C] = Championship
- [L1] = Football League One
- [L2] = Football League Two
- [P] = Premier League