2000 FA Cup Final

The 2000 FA Cup Final was the 119th final of the FA Cup, and the 72nd (excluding replays) and last to be played at the old Wembley Stadium. It took place on 20 May 2000 and was contested between Chelsea and Aston Villa, the latter making its first FA Cup Final appearance since winning it in 1957.

2000 FA Cup Final
Match programme cover
Event1999–2000 FA Cup
Date20 May 2000
VenueWembley Stadium, London
Man of the MatchDennis Wise[1] (Chelsea)
RefereeGraham Poll[2] (Hertfordshire)
Attendance78,217[2]

Chelsea won 1–0 to secure their second FA Cup in four years, and their third in all. The goal was scored midway through the second half by Roberto Di Matteo, who had also scored in the 1997 final.

Wembley Stadium closed five months later, and was subsequently rebuilt. The FA Cup Final was played at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff for the next six years, before returning to Wembley in 2007.

Road to Wembley

Match

Summary

Following a poor quality first half in which few chances were created, the match was brighter in the second, with Chelsea generally having the better of the play. George Weah missed several chances and Dennis Wise had a goal disallowed for offside, while Villa's Gareth Southgate headed wide. On 73 minutes, Roberto Di Matteo scored what proved to be the winning goal, capitalising on an error from Villa goalkeeper David James to put the ball in the net from close range. James came roaring off his line to deal with Zola's free-kick from the left, he fumbled the ball against Gareth Southgate's chest with Di Matteo blasting the rebound into the roof of the net. Villa could not get back in the match, their best chance falling to Benito Carbone, but his tame shot did not test Ed de Goey in goal.

Details

Chelsea1–0Aston Villa
Di Matteo  73' Report
Chelsea
Aston Villa
GK1 Ed de Goey
RB15 Mario Melchiot 18'
CB6 Marcel Desailly
CB5 Frank Leboeuf
LB3 Celestine Babayaro
DM7 Didier Deschamps
CM16 Roberto Di Matteo
CM11 Dennis Wise (c) 28'
AM8 Gus Poyet
CF25 Gianfranco Zola 89'
CF31 George Weah 88'
Substitutes:
GK23 Carlo Cudicini
CB26 John Terry
LB34 Jon Harley
CM20 Jody Morris 89'
CF19 Tore André Flo 88'
Manager:
Gianluca Vialli
GK1 David James
DF24 Mark Delaney
DF5 Ugo Ehiogu
DF4 Gareth Southgate (c)
DF15 Gareth Barry 16'
DF3 Alan Wright 88'
MF6 George Boateng
MF10 Paul Merson
MF7 Ian Taylor 79'
MF18 Benito Carbone 79'
FW9 Dion Dublin
Substitutes:
GK39 Peter Enckelman
DF31 Jlloyd Samuel
MF26 Steve Stone 79'
MF17 Lee Hendrie 88'
FW12 Julian Joachim 79'
Manager:
John Gregory

Man of the match

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • Penalty shootout if scores still level.
  • Five named substitutes
  • Maximum of 3 substitutions.

Statistics

Chelsea Aston Villa
Goal attempts511
Corner kicks23
Fouls committed1714
Offsides52
Yellow cards32
Red cards00

Source: The People[1]

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References

  1. Bates, Steve (21 May 2000). "VIALLI'S SO DI-LIGHTED; Chelsea 1 Aston Villa 0". The People. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
  2. Malam, Colin (21 May 2000). "Chelsea 1 Aston Villa 0". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 24 October 2007. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
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