FA CUP FINAL RATINGS

ARSENAL 3-4-3 OSPINA

Might have done better with Diego Costa’s goal and a couple of hairy moments, but also made two stunning saves.

HOLDING

Showed great maturity in tracking runners and managed to get under Costa’s skin early, but lost him for the goal.

MERTESACKER

Didn’t look like a man who had not started a game for 392 days. A true leader who won every header.

MONREAL

Looks at home on the left of a back three and does the simple things well rather than overcomplicating defending.

BELLERIN

Flew down the right with purpose. His fitness is such that he almost scored a third on the counter late on.

RAMSEY

A tenacious display with real grit. Unsettled Chelsea throughout and scored the winner after earlier hitting the post.

XHAKA

Possibly his finest day in an Arsenal shirt. Distribution not always perfect but read the game superbly well.

OX-CHAMBERLAIN

Helped double up with Monreal and was a threat when motoring down the left. Final ball let him down a little.

OZIL

Much maligned German was back to his best. Worked hard and even executed a crunching sliding tackle on Hazard.

WELBECK

Looked to stretch the Chelsea back three and hit a post but struggled to carve out many opportunities.

SANCHEZ

A nightmare to pick up, Sanchez told Ramsey to step aside for the first goal and remained a thorn in Chelsea’s side.

SUBSTITUTES

Giroud (for Welbeck 78); Coquelin (for Oxlade-Chamberlain 83); Elneny (for Sanchez 90).

Booked: Ramsey, Holding, Xhaka, Coquelin.

Referee: Anthony Taylor.

CHELSEA 3-4-3 COURTOIS

Blameless, having made some big saves. His quick distribution helped Chelsea find a foothold in the game.

AZPILICUETA

Caught in a daze from the off, often failing to pick up Sanchez, but the Brazilian did improve as the game went on.

LUIZ

Wore a look of real frustration after being caught napping for the controversial opener. Not his finest day.

CAHILL

Almost single-handedly kept Chelsea in it with two goal-line clearances in the first half. Struggled with Ozil’s vision.

MOSES

Little quality on the ball and a blatant dive saw him given a second yellow, halting Chelsea’s forward momentum.

KANTE

Endured his worst 20 minutes in England at the start — and then did not track Ramsey for the winner later on.

MATIC

Game passed him by to a degree. Could not stamp his authority as Xhaka and Ramsey took control of the engine room.

ALONSO

Delivery just not good enough from wide areas and too often could be seen playing catch-up with Bellerin.

PEDRO

Antonio Conte’s liveliest player and the one who truly threatened to open up Arsenal. Drifted into dangerous pockets.

COSTA

Stood up to the physical confrontation and finally made a lasting impact by bouncing off Holding to equalise.

HAZARD

Had fleeting moments when taking charge through the middle yet seemed unusually quiet, which is credit to Monreal.

SUBSTITUTES

Fabregas (for Matic 62); Willian (for Pedro 72); Batshuayi (for Costa 88). Booked: Moses, Kante. Sent off: Moses. Attendance: 89,472