🚨 Chelsea beat Crystal Palace to book FA Cup final date with Liverpool

Chelsea scored two second-half objectives to see off a resilient Crystal Palace 2-0 and ebook a spot within the FA Cup last. 

The European champions went into the match on the again of an agonising defeat in Madrid within the Champions League, and so they produced a superb efficiency to ebook a spot in one more last.

The match, on the iconic Wembley, was devoid of clear probabilities within the opening half, with Palace coming closest to opening the scores within the thirty fifth minute when Cheikhou Kouyate made a yard for himself and produced a mid-range rocket of a shot in the direction of the best aspect of the objective just for Edouard Mendy to tug off a unbelievable save to cease the trouble.

Thomas Tuchel was compelled to make a first-half change when Mateo Kovacic picked an harm, and was changed by Ruben Loftus-Cheek. 

The Blues got here again for the second half a greater aspect, and so they have been rewarded within the sixty fifth minute as Loftus-Cheek gave them the opener. 

A defensive lapse allowed Kai Havertz, with acres of house on the sting of the field, to tug the ball again for Loftus-Cheek, whose deflected shot from contained in the field went previous the helpless Jack Butland. 

With quarter-hour to go, the Blues bought their second of the day when Timo Werner performed a easy sq. move into the toes of Mason Mount within the field, who composed himself and lashed the ball into the underside proper nook. 

Palace created an opportunity virtually instantly on the opposite finish, however Joachim Andersen positioned his header simply over the bar from shut vary a lot to the dismay of many.

Regardless of their greatest efforts, the Eagles couldn’t discover their approach again into the match, with the Blues selecting a snug win ultimately. 

Chelsea will now tackle Liverpool within the Could last.