In England today will end the 2017-18 football season - the final matches of the FA Cup will be played. Two well-known clubs will clash in the final of last season's trophy - London's "Chelsea" and "Manchester United". Both clubs did not win any trophies this season, so this is their last hope. The meeting at Wembley Stadium will start at 7:15 pm Lithuania time. Team Results Both teams ended their season in the English Premier League last weekend. The end of the season was positive for some, and disappointing for others, with failures to qualify for the UEFA Champions League. "Chelsea" fought for the fourth position in their last match. The "Blues" needed not only to win their match, but also for "Liverpool" to fail. However, this scenario did not happen, as "Chelsea" lost their last match in the Premier League to "Newcastle" by a crushing score of 0-3. The recent matches have not shown the best form for "Chelsea", as they were unable to defeat "Huddersfield" at home. However, before these two matches, "Chelsea" had won five consecutive victories - defeating "Liverpool", "Swansea", "Burnley" and "Southampton" twice. "Manchester United" also did not show the best results recently, but they managed to end the season with a victory. At "Old Trafford" stadium, the "Red Devils" defeated "Watford" with a goal from Marcus Rashford, securing their second-place finish for the season. Before this victory, "Man Utd" had a slight setback. Jose Mourinho's team could not win against "West Ham" (0-0) and suffered an unexpected defeat against "Brighton" (0-1). Like their future opponents, they had won their previous two matches against tough opponents such as "Tottenham" and "Arsenal". In the last five matches, "Chelsea" scored only five goals and conceded four. "Man Utd" also managed to score five goals against their opponents and conceded three.
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Team News
Both teams do not have major problems - "Chelsea" team will be without Emerson, while there are question marks around Romelu Lukaku in the "Man Utd" team.
The Belgian striker has not played recently due to injury, but has been training with the team, so there is a good chance he will be in the starting lineup. Anthony Martial is also fit and ready to step onto the field.
There are no major surprises expected in the team lineups - Antonio Conte is expected to play in a 3-5-2 formation with Eden Hazard in a "false nine" position. It is believed that Hazard will form a duo with Olivier Giroud, while the safe line will consist of Tiemoue Bakayoko, N'Golo Kante, and Cesc Fabregas. There are no expected surprises in defense.
The "Man Utd" team is also expected to play their usual football with a 4-3-3 formation. The central defensive duo should be Phil Jones and Chris Smalling, while the midfield line will be composed of Paul Pogba, Nemanja Matic, and Ander Herrera. In attack, Alexis... Interesting Facts The FA Cup final is well known to these teams - "Chelsea" and "Man Utd" have fought for the trophy twice before. The first time in 1994, "United" defeated their opponents 4-0, and in the final in 2007, "Chelsea" won 1-0 in extra time. This will be the 13th FA Cup final for "Chelsea". Winning today would bring them their eighth trophy in this tournament and equal the third best result in FA Cup history. The taste of defeat in the FA Cup final was felt not long ago by "Chelsea" - last season, they were defeated 2-1 by London rivals "Arsenal". Olivier Giroud is the king of this tournament - since January 2012, he has scored 15 goals and made seven assists in 26 FA Cup matches. This will be the 20th appearance in the final for "Man Utd". Victory in this tournament would allow the "United" team to match "Arsenal's" achievement - 13 FA Cup trophies. "Man Utd" has conceded only one goal throughout the FA Cup season - they were only punished once by "Tottenham" in the semifinal. Alexis Sanchez has scored five goals in his last four matches at Wembley Stadium, including both this year's and last year's semi-finals.
Both @ChelseaFC & @ManUtd have a rich FA Cup history.
— The Emirates FA Cup (@EmiratesFACup) May 19, 2018
Who will add to that today..? pic.twitter.com/R1neBQIjNP
