Having won the Premier League already this season Chelsea now turn their attention to this crucial FA Cup Final, with a league a cup double at stake for Italian Conte. For Arsenal, this could be a chance to make it Three FA Cup wins in four years and end a highly disappointing league season on a high.

Chelsea vs Arsenal – Saturday 27th May 2017 – 17:30 - BBC One

Chelsea are 3/4 with Diego Costa at 3/1 to score first.

Chelsea face Arsenal at Wembley Stadium on Saturday, in the final domestic match of the season, the FA Cup Final.

Antonio Conte's men come into this match on the back of another win, this time a 5-1 victory against Sunderland.

Sunderland took an early lead through Javier Manquillo (3), shocking players and pundits alike.

The lead didn't last long, with Willian (8) equalised for the Blues just five minutes later to make it 1-1.

John Terry made his final appearance for Chelsea in comical circumstances, after being bizarrely substituted in the 26th minute.

It took Chelsea until just after the hour mark to take the lead, with Eden Hazard (61) capping a fine season.

Pedro (77) made it 3-1 to the hosts 16 minutes later, before Michy Batshauyi (90, 90+2) scored two in two minutes to make it 5-1.

Title Celebrations

Conte ends his first season as a Premier League Champion, they have been the best side in the league by a distance.

This was another excellent win for the Blues, who prevailed despite going behind.

That was club legend John Terry's final appearance for the Blues, with the guard of honour in the first half agreed by all parties.

Blues Heavy Favourites

Conte's men go into this match as favorites, and will see this as an ideal opportunity to complete a league and cup double.

The Blues will be delighted with their season, a win in this match will make it an excellent debut season for the Italian manager.

Chelsea will be looking to register a fourth win in five matches against Arsenal, they beat them 3-1 earlier in the season.

Back To Back Wins

The Gunners come into this match in great form, after beating Everton 3-1 on the final day of the season.

Hector Bellerin proved to be the unlikely source for Arsenal's opener (8), slotting Arsenal ahead early on.

Laurent Koschielny was given his marching orders in the 14th minute, after a late lunge on Enner Valencia.

Arsenal doubled their advantage through Alexis Sanchez (27), with the Chilean in excellent form.

Romelu Lukaku pulled one back for Everton from the penalty spot (58), giving them some hope of salvaging a point.

Aaron Ramsey put paid to those hopes late on though, with the Gunners third coming in the dying minutes of the match (90+1).

Gunners Finish Fifth

It means that Arsenal finish the season in fifth, the first time during Wenger's tenure they have failed to qualify for the Champions League.

They won their final five matches of the season though, despite a horrible fixture pile up but it will cost them dear.

They remain highly doubtful to retain the services of key players like Sanchez and Ozil, and Wenger is yet to confirm his future.

Gunners Underdogs

Arsenal come into this match as the underdogs, despite their excellent recent form Chelsea are the favourites.

The Gunners did beat Manchester City in the Semi-Final, and they will be confident of causing a successive upset.

Arsenal will be looking to continue their overall form against Chelsea, they have won 63 of their 167 meetings.

Arsenal are 18/5 with Alexis Sanchez at 6/1 to open the scoring.

 

Chelsea vs Arsenal Betting Tips

Tip 1 – Sanchez to score first @ 6/1

Tip 2 – Arsenal to win 2-1 @ 14/1

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