Skip to main content
Chelsea 2-0 Southampton
AMAR AZAM reports from Stamford Bridge
Chelsea's Olivier Giroud (centre) celebrates scoring his side's first goal

ANTONIO CONTE’S Chelsea clinched an FA Cup showdown with Manchester United on May 19 after overcoming Southampton in this afternoon’s entertaining contest at Wembley Stadium.

Olivier Giroud’s goal, a superbly taken effort less than a minute after the interval, put the west Londoners on their way, before a late header from substitute Alvaro Morata sealed the win.

It means that Chelsea, seven-time winners of the competition, reach the FA Cup final for the second successive year. Last year, they were beaten 2-1 by an Arsenal side that featured Giroud.

The 95th Anniversary Appeal
Support the Morning Star
You have reached the free limit.
Subscribe to continue reading.
More from this author
Chelsea's Cole Palmer scores their side's fourth goal of the
Men's football / 29 September 2024
29 September 2024
uton Town's Ross Barkley tackles Chelsea�s Nicolas Jackson
Men’s football / 27 August 2023
27 August 2023
Liverpool's Alexis Mac Allister and Chelsea's Enzo Fernandez
Sport / 17 August 2023
17 August 2023
Joao Felix, who had delighted the crowd with his assortment
Men's Football / 19 March 2023
19 March 2023
by Amar Azam at Stamford Bridge
Similar stories
Manchester United's Celin Bizet Ildhusoy (left) scores her s
Women’s Football / 14 April 2025
14 April 2025
A general view of Morecambe fans before the FA Cup third rou
Men's Football / 12 January 2025
12 January 2025
A general view of the action as the sun shines through a gap
Men’s Football / 6 October 2024
6 October 2024
Southampton players react during the penalty shoot out after
Men’s football / 20 September 2024
20 September 2024