Chelsea stun Tottenham to reach FA Cup final

Nemanja Matic

Nemanja Matic scored an 80th minute screamer to help Chelsea beat Tottenham 4-2 at Wembley and reach the FA Cup final on Saturday.


Willian, a surprise pick ahead of Eden Hazard, opened the scoring with a well-placed free-kick after five minutes and the Brazilian added his second from the spot two minutes before the break.

Harry Kane had headed in from Christian Eriksen’s cross to equalise for Spurs, who pulled level again from Dele Alli.

Antonio Conte made a double substitution in the 61st minute, sending on Hazard and Diego Costa for Willian and Michy Batshuayi.

Hazard put Chelsea in front 15 minutes after coming off the bench, before Matic fired in the fourth to keep them on course for the double.

There was a tribute paid to Ugo Ehiogu before the match after the Spurs Under-23 coach passed away on Friday having suffered a cardiac arrest on Thursday.

Chelsea will face the winners of Sunday’s semi-final between Manchester City and Arsenal in the final on Saturday, 27 May.