Chelsea vs Crystal Palace LIVE: FA Cup result, final score and reaction today
Relive all the action from the semi-final at Wembley
Ruben Loftus-Cheek capped his impressive comeback with a first Chelsea goal since May 2019 as the Blues defeated Crystal Palace 2-0 to reach their third successive FA Cup final.
Loftus-Cheek’s thunderbolt finish dragged the Blues out of a sluggish performance and into a 16th FA Cup final, with Mason Mount’s angled effort sealing the deal.
England midfielder Loftus-Cheek spent the 2017-18 season on loan with the Eagles, even forcing his way to the World Cup after his campaign at Selhurst Park.
But the 26-year-old showed no split loyalty in dumping his former side out of England’s premier cup competition.
Loftus-Cheek’s first Chelsea goal since the 1-1 Europa League draw with Eintracht Frankfurt on May 9, 2019 spurred the Blues on past their clear fatigue and into yet another final. Relive all the action below:
West Ham vs Burnley
Despite West Ham’s European success in midweek, they are coming off the back of a 2-0 defeat to Brentford in the Premier League.
Burnley also lost 2-0 last time out, although their defeat was a much more significant one as they were turned over by bottom of the table Norwich.
Both sides will need to improve today if they are to impress.
West Ham vs Burnley
Burnley are preparing for their first game without manager Sean Dyche in nearly 10 years. He was sacked on Friday, much to the surprise of many football fans.
The superbly named Michael Jackson will take charge of the game this afternoon as they bid to close the gap to Everton to just a single point.
West Ham vs Burnley
And some early team news for the visitors.
Burnley will be hoping to recall Ben Mee to the match day squad.
The central defender has been out of action since the defeat against Leicester City on 1 March when he suffered a hairline fracture of the fibula.
West Ham vs Burnley
Some early West Ham team news for you as we wait for the line-ups to be announced.
West Ham will be without Kurt Zouma for the visit of Burnley. The French defender injured his ankle during West Ham’s 2-0 loss to Brentford on Sunday and Zouma is reportedly set to be out for at least a month after undergoing scans.
David Moyes is still without Italian centre back Angelo Ogbonna due to a season-ending knee injury.
David Moyes determined to avoid European distraction as West Ham take on Burnley
West Ham boss David Moyes admits his side could still be distracted by their Europa League heroics as they take on Burnley this weekend.
The Hammers memorably claimed a place in the semi-finals of the European competition with a stunning 3-0 win over Lyon at the Groupama Stadium on Thursday.
They now have a last-four clash with Eintracht Frankfurt to look forward to but Moyes is determined to make sure feet remain on the ground.
They return to domestic action as the managerless, relegation-threatened Clarets visit the London Stadium on Sunday and Moyes wants full focus on the Premier League fixture.
The Scot said: “There is potential (for distraction) but we plan (for it) not to if we can. We will get focused on the next game.
“The league is really important for us and we have to try to hang in there in the European places if we can.
“Whatever way you deal with the European games, you have to deal with it. The big clubs do and get results, so we will do the same.
“We’ve done pretty well this year considering the Thursday-Sunday games, which is not an ideal situation. Hopefully we can prepare as well as we possibly can.”
More from Moyes here:
David Moyes determined to avoid European distraction as West Ham take on Burnley
The Hammers beat Lyon 3-0 in midweek to qualify for the Europa League semi-finals
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