“I can’t begin to describe it ... wow, what a day ... it’s amazing, it’s what dreams are made of ... I’ve dreamed of this since I was a child ... the performance, the grit and determination ... everybody’s been sensational, the team behind the team ... when you do things properly, you have an eternal belief to what you can achieve ... this is what we dreamt of, what we talked about for so many years ... Youri ... wow! The winners of the first tournament were Wanderers, a team of former public schoolboys based in London, who went on to win the competition five times in its first seven seasons. They’re reached the Wembley showpiece on … All rights reserved. Leicester City, by comparison, hold a truly unenviable record: the most unsuccessful FA Cup finalists of them all. We will enjoy and celebrate and think about Tuesday later on!”, For a cup final that took quite a while to get going, that match threw up quite a few narratives. It’s an amazing day for the city. In their 137-year history, Leicester had never previously won the FA Cup. But they’re not getting the decision, correctly so: the ball came off his knee and onto his arm in double-quick time. But they’ve had plenty of FA Cup success recently, and this is all about Leicester. Everyone jumping, the Leicester fans singing, Gary Lineker apologising to Chelsea-supporting BBC viewers for getting carried away, Chelsea-supporting pundit Ashley Cole sad about the result but genuinely pleased for the presenter. Chelsea, to a man, are down on their haunches. FA Cup Final, Wembley, 1961, Richie Norman and Frank McLintock see a narrow escape. 1969 FA Cup Final, Wembley. And they do. I thought we were the better team overall. We've delved back into our archives to find pictures from all four of City's previous appearances on the hallowed Wembley turn in the final, including shots of the legendary Gordon Banks. No doubt they’ll channel this feeling into extra determination for the Champions League final, a negative turned positive, but for now, it’s heads down, and off they trudge. Leicester meanwhile replace Thomas and Perez with Choudhury and ... the 37-year-old captain Wes Morgan! The referee keeps his card in his pocket. They won the final in style, Youri Tielemans scoring a sensational winner, Kasper Schmeichel making a couple of huge late saves. It’s amazing! Chelsea vs Leicester City, FA Cup Final: Leicester beat Chelsea to win their maiden FA Cup title. The roundup of USMNT players in Europe starts with the 2020-21 FA Cup final. Leciester City stunned Chelsea thanks to a second-half strike from Youri Tielemans as … 90 min +3: A garden-variety foul in the midfield allows Leicester to eat up a few more seconds. Chelsea 1-1 Leicester City (Morgan og 89), CLASSIC CUP-FINAL GOAL! Other City players are inside right Graham Cross (8) left-back Richie Norman (3) and left-half and captain Colin Appleton (6). Thomas Tuchel speaks to BT Sport. On the fifth time of asking, Leicester City won an FA Cup final, as Brendan Rodgers overcame Thomas Tuchel’s Chelsea to lift the prestigious domestic cup for the first time in Foxes history. Fofana heads clear. 1948/49: Final underdogs defeated at Wembley Stadium. We were super-aggressive and always a threat with the ball. Once you enter a final there is no guarantee.”. City's FA Cup finalists returned to a heroes' welcome at Town Hall Square in 1961 - Len Chalmers is pictured at the front, fifth from left. Leicester have made it to four FA Cup finals and lost them all -- in 1949, 1961, 1963 and 1969 -- which gives them the distinction of most final appearances without lifting the trophy. Leicester City. Before moving to Filbert Street in 1891, the club played at five different grounds, including Victoria Park south-east of the city centre and the Belgrave Road Cycle and Cricket Ground. ', Historical two-bed thatched home from the 1600s on the market for £170k in Evington, The property is one of the oldest in the area, City bucks the trend with increase in prostitution arrests, Leicestershire Police recorded 32 offences last year, Driver of stolen BMW barged car during 100mph chase in 40mph zone and reversed for 300 metres, Dembah Bah forced his way through traffic, Spacious two bed Leicester home price slashed by massive £50K dropping to £190,000, The house is a short stroll shops and bars. Leicester will be more than happy to see Chelsea reduced to this. What a cauldron Wembley is right now! Chilwell was very close to silencing those panto boos. Frank O'Farrell, front centre, and Joe Mercer, in the light suit, lead out the teams in 1969. I didn’t even dare to celebrate because there’s always going to be VAR ... we’ll enjoy it today but tomorrow we’re training again ... they’re a top-class side and will want revenge!”. Chelsea sportingly waited to watch Leicester claim the cup for the first time in the club’s long history. Your support powers our independent journalism, Available for everyone, funded by readers. New, 765 comments. Fancy a dark chocolate espresso martini or a kiwi pornstar? Leicester City 1-0 Chelsea highlights: Emotional Lineker, player ratings, tribute to Khun Vichai as Foxes win the FA Cup. 71 min: Mount breaks into the Leicester box down the right. What a team!”. I am sure they are. 1969 FA Cup Final. So to be able to give that to these supporters, plus Top and his family, makes this a special day. What a game! It’s the FA Cup, and as a British coach, it means so much. The ball’s going in, but Schmeichel arches his back and claws it out spectacularly. But all that's behind us now - We've FINALLY won the cup! Whilst playing in their fourth … 68 min: In the meantime, Chelsea make a double change, swapping Ziyech for Pulisic, while replacing Alonso with the former Leicester charge Chilwell. Chelsea 1-1 Leicester City (Morgan og 89) 1.38pm EDT 13:38 CLASSIC CUP-FINAL GOAL! FA Cup Final: Leicester City are spared by VAR as late equaliser is ruled out Close Incredible drama after Chelsea's last-gasp goal is chalked off by VAR to … 88 min: From the corner, Schmeichel nearly goes from hero to zero, dropping carelessly in the six-yard box, but he quickly gathers both himself and the loose ball. Clumsy rather than malicious from the Chelsea captain, though you’ve seen yellows flashed for less. And the fans watching it from home, I hope they are proud of us. Hey, there’s always the Champions League. James passes upfield. First published on Sat 15 May 2021 15.00 BST. There was no meaningful contact with the nearby Soyuncu. One of those when you knew, just knew, it was flying in, the split second the ball left his boot. It’s the correct decision, but oh so close, and that’s got to hurt. Morgan crashes a header upfield. Who can blame them after the way VAR pulled the rug away so dramatically from under their feet. Fifth time lucky! Soyuncu heads gloriously clear, and within seconds the ball is back at the feet of Kepa. His pass flies harmlessly out of play. He shins a cross towards the bottom right, an easy gather for Schmeichel. The early winners of the competition were all teams of wealthy amateurs from the south of England, but in 1883, Blackburn Olympic became the first team from the north to win the cup, defeating Old Etonians. Rocked by a 1-0 Premier League loss to cross-town rivals Arsenal on Wednesday, Chelsea will be looking to bounce back and win their first trophy under Thomas Tuchel. … Nothing comes from the set piece, but that’s a decent immediate response to falling behind. 74 min: Thomas and Azpilicueta clash heads accidentally, and on come the doctors. Manchester City v Leicester City, 1963. scene in front of City's goal as Man Utd scored their first goal in FA Cup final at Wembley. 76 min: The 19-year-old full back, so close to writing one of those FA Cup final fairytales, is happily good to continue. Drink it in. Commiserations to Chelsea, meanwhile, who have now lost two FA Cup finals on the bounce. A difficult moment for a team who played their part in a slow-developing final that eventually caught the imagination and delivered some genuine drama. That possibly reads a bit less sporting than Tuchel’s actual tone suggested; it felt like he was making a point of praising his own players rather than trying to diminish anything Leicester did. Kepa had no chance! VAR’d. That’s a wonderful strike; a cannon for the canon. Chelsea 0-1 Leicester City (Tielemans 63). You can hardly blame them for opting to keep hold of what they have, with the first FA Cup in their 137-year history so close. I don’t see why Leicester should win this game except for a shot in the top corner from out of nothing. FA Cup Final, 1969. © 2021 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. I thought we controlled the counter-attacks excellent, I thought we controlled the strikers and midfield excellent, we did not allow one chance, one half-chance, nothing. “It’s an amazing feeling. What a finish! There will no doubt be some controversy over the late VAR let-off, but take nothing away from Leicester, who were magnificent in that second half. Manchester United v Leicester City, FA Cup Final, Wembley 1963, Matt Gillies and Danny Blanchflower lead out the teams. Wembley is choc-a-bloc with extremely nervous punters, both sets of fans jangling away for very different reasons. Leicester City v Manchester City at Wembley Stadium 1969. Leicester City v Tottenham Hotspur. Fofana deals with the resulting corner. He wedges across the face of goal for Chilwell, who heads down towards the bottom left. Chelsea go wild! Mount then goes over, and the Chelsea fans claim a penalty, but the player himself doesn’t. Chelsea are an amazing team but I though we deserved to win. We deserved to score, and for me it is much more 1-0 for us than 1-0 for them, but this can happen in football and you accept it. Leicester City 3 Portsmouth 1. The full-back is immediately on the receiving end of some extremely loud pantomime boos. After that late scare, Leicester hung on to end an unwanted record as the team with the most FA Cup final appearances -- four, in 1949, 1961, 1963 and 1969 -- without a win. Fifth time lucky! In the fifth round, they played away at another Championship team, Barnsley. Here, Sportsmail picks out the FA Cup final heroes who guided the Foxes to glory on Saturday. At Stamford Bridge, Chelsea won 3–1 with a hat-trick from Tammy Abraham. Today I got a text message saying I had to hit for the top corner ... and I did it! I hope everyone was safe. James takes. 90 min +1: The first of five added minutes flies by. I’m so proud, but more happy for everyone else. I wasn’t aware before I came to Leicester that they hadn’t won the FA Cup. GOAL! Though he did get a bit abrupt when Des Kelly asked him whether this would have any effect on the Premier League game with Leicester on Tuesday, which suggests a little irritation bubbling away not so far from the surface. 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Also on the ground is City goalie Gordon Banks. I am really happy for the team and the fans! 66 min: That was such a sweetly struck shot by Tielemans. It’s a real collective effort at Leicester, from the board, players, staff and supporters. 78 min: Kante dribbles into the Chelsea box down the right. Chelsea vs. Leicester City score: Youri Tielemans fires Foxes to their first FA Cup win Leicester beat Chelsea 1-0 at Wembley Stadium in front of 20,000 fans ... but out come the VAR rulers! Formed in 1884 by a group of old boys of Wyggeston School as "Leicester Fosse", the club joined The Football Association (FA) in 1890. Upon his team's return to Blackburn, Olympic captain Al… Following four finals as runners-up, the City finally marked the end of a 52-year drought by winning the first FA Cup of the club’s history. Silva creams a diagonal pass towards Chilwell on the left. C helsea and Leicester City meet in an FA Cup final with some fascinating sub-plots: two clubs battling for Champions League qualification, Thomas Tuchel trying to … Such a story is a further victory for the underdog and another act of defiance against the established elite. 72 min: Pulisic wins a corner off Ndidi down the right. Then Kasper Schmeichel takes possession of the FA Cup, wanders over to Wes Morgan, and the pair hoist it into the air! And then ... 90 min +4: Vardy, buzzing around like only Vardy can, earns a corner on the left. Those finals still move us now and in years to come, they will be joined in our football folklore by this FA Cup Final between Chelsea and Leicester City. It was a really tight game. Soyuncu clears off the line, but the ball pinballs onto Morgan and into the net. Leicester's first ever Football League game was a 4–3 defeat at G… A quick delve back into the Leicester Mercury Archives for pictures of Leicester City's Wembley appearances for that illusive cup victory. The Foxes form a huge ring, into which Jamie Vardy launches himself with great abandon! 82 min: Chelsea make their last permitted change of the 90 minutes. One last chance for the pre-match favourites? Leicester City win the FA Cup for the first time in their history! A monumental performance and what a day for everyone involved with Leicester!”, Leicester’s goalscoring hero Youri Tielemans speaks to the BBC. To score in the final ... what a goal that was! Leicester City v Manchester City, Peter Shilton amkes a save in the 1969 FA Cup Final at Wembley from Francis Lee of Manchester City. Youri’s goal was like an old-school FA Cup winning goal, but also Kasper’s saves. 84 min: Giroud’s first act is an attempt to find Havertz on the left. Leicester City sensationally won the FA Cup with a 1-0 victory over Chelsea. After giving a joyous Brendan Rodgers the bumps, Leicester come up and claim their medals. Havertz and Hudson-Odoi come on. One for Chelsea to forget, admittedly, but otherwise it’s the stuff of instant Leicester legend. In the second half we had total control, we concede a goal out of nothing, we had a big save from Schmeichel and a narrow decision for offside, so altogether it’s super-unlucky. Congratulations to Leicester City, then, for finally winning the FA Cup final after 137 years of waiting. 26 March, 1949. Kasper Schmeichel, having raced towards the Leicester fans with the rest of the team, cavorting jubilantly, comes away to talk to the BBC. 83 min: Rudiger has a rake from distance. 75 min: Azpilicueta is immediately replaced, along with Jorginho. The Chelsea vs. Leicester City FA Cup final this weekend figures to be a tight affair, even if Chelsea enters the match as favorites. Leicester City are FA Cup winners. As a Premier League team, Chelsea entered the competition in the third round with a home match against League Two side Morecambe. Something special started when they won the league, and we have just built it up and hopefully we can continue. Thomas is still being treated by the doctor. Manchester United v Leicester City, FA Cup FInal, Wembley 1963, Teams emerge from changing rooms. Highbury. It’s a hell of a strike, and surely going in, but Schmeichel sticks out a strong hand and makes one of the great cup-final saves, turning the ball away for a corner! The scene in Town Hall Square as the bus carrying the City team pulls up in front of the Town Hall steps. 62 min: A bit of space for Azpilicueta down the right. 85 min: Vardy barges his way down the inside-right channel and earns a corner off Silva, who only just managed to hold the Leicester striker off. 67 min: Iheanacho hasn’t done much, and he’s hooked in favour of Maddison. Youri Tielemans sets the FA Cup final alight with a stunning long-range goal to open the scoring for Leicester City against Chelsea. “That they’ve managed to defy gravity since winning the league, stay as one of the top teams in England, and have added a major trophy to their collection, changes their story, from flukey winners to serial champions. Referee George McCabe tosses up - using a new decimal 50p coin - as the two captains watch. Chelsea 0-1 Leicester City, FA Cup Final: Post-match reaction, ratings. On the BBC, Gary Lineker is certainly thinking of his, voice cracking as he remembers how his dad saw Leicester lose four finals during his lifetime, and hopes he’s somewhere watching this one from above. A goal to remember by Youri Tielemans; a couple of outstanding saves by the Jim Montgomery de nos jours, Kasper Schmeichel, from Ben Chilwell and Mason Mount; and that VAR drama at the end, Wes Morgan an inch or so away from own-goal heartbreak, the old boy making the final clearance as the whistle went. He waves up at the club owner Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha, who will no doubt be thinking of his late father Vichai right now. 73 min: As Chelsea press Leicester back, Maddison latches onto a loose ball and purchases a cheap free kick off Azpilicueta. It is emotional for Top [the nickname of Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha] and his family because they built this club towards glory. Up goes the cup, down come the silver streamers, and Leicester’s long, long, long, long, long wait to win an FA Cup final is over! Chelsea won 4–0 with goals from Mason Mount, Timo Werner, Callum Hudson-Odoi and Kai Havertz. 70 min: Chelsea pass and probe, but go nowhere in particular. The 1969 FA Cup Final was the final match of the 1968–69 staging of English football 's primary cup competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup, better known as the FA Cup. 65 min: Chelsea are livid, claiming Perez handled while charging down James’s pass. Leicester City held the ignominious record of the most number of FA Cup final appearances without success - until today. Leicester City v Tottenham Hotspur. We have a very important game on Tuesday! Leicester City l v Man Utd May 25, 1963. “In some ways Leicester’s FA Cup triumph is even more impressive than their 2016 title,” suggests Kári Tulinius. Gutted. Thomas rolls a pass infield for Tielemans, who takes a touch forward, strides calmly towards the ball, and creams a rising shot into the top left! Chilwell was inches offside when receiving Silva’s pass, and the goal is disallowed! It can happen in football. The clock ticks on. 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