FA Cup final: Arsenal vs Chelsea preview

FA Cup final: Arsenal vs Chelsea preview
Premier League champions Chelsea can celebrate a double when they face Arsenal in the FA Cup final at Wembley on Saturday. Arsenal recorded a solid 3-0 victory over Chelsea back in September but from that moment on the Blues started to look like league champions. They beat the Gunners 3-1 in the reverse league fixture in February and went on to win the title. Arsenal have ended a disappointing Premier League season, they finished fifth and will be out of the Champions League for the first time in many years. Winning the FA Cup could make the situation a little bit better, but it's hard to believe that the fans will stop asking for a new manager. Arsene Wenger has serious problems in defense for this match, as Laurent Koscielny is suspended and Shkodran Mustafi and Gabriel Paulista could miss out due to injuries. Chelsea have won their last seven matches, keeping their top spot in the Premier League until the last day of the season. They have been the best team in the league this season and winning the FA Cup would give their fans more silverware to celebrate at the end of an almost perfect campaign. Manager Antonio Conte doesn't have any injury worries ahead of the final. Probable line-ups: Arsenal: Cech - Holding, Mustafi, Monreal - Chamberlain, Ramsey, Xhaka, Gibbs - Ozil, Sanchez Chelsea: Courtois - Azpilicueta, Luiz, Cahill - Moses, Matic, Kante, Alonso - Pedro, Costa, Hazard My prediction: Chelsea to win 2-1. Here are the odds for the match at Bet365: Arsenal win - 4.75 Draw - 3.80 Chelsea win - 1.80
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