FA Cup final: as it happened! Liverpool win the 2022 FA Cup and keep the Quadruple hopes alive

With over five hours until the match today, we're gearing up for a final showpiece in the FA Cup's 150th year – but to be clear, it's not the 150th FA Cup final.

The greatest cup competition on Earth was paused for both World Wars – meaning that actually, Portsmouth have the record of being FA Cup holders for the longest amount of time. They won the trophy in 1939 before WW2 broke out and held it until the first final post-peacetime in 1946.

Look who's arrived…

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This beautiful old trophy is already at Wembley Stadium ahead of the final this afternoon – and one side will be hoping that those red ribbons aren't swapped out for blue ones…

Liverpool team news

With a squad as stacked as Jurgen Klopp's, you can be sure that whoever plays is going to be pretty close to first-choice – but Liverpool are set to miss Fabinho for this one.

The Brazilian midfielder picked up a knock in the 2-1 win over Aston Villa midweek, ruling him out of this one. Klopp has confirmed that his No.3 should be fit to face Real Madrid in the Champions League final in Paris, however.

Captain Jordan Henderson should shift into the No.6 position in Klopp's line-up, with the other selection headaches coming from too many options rather than not enough. Ibrahima Konate at centre-back next to Virgil van Dijk or Joel Matip? Sadio Mané at centre-forward or Diogo Jota? Who should play in midfield?

Predicted line-up (4-3-3): Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Van Dijk, Robertson; Keita, Henderson, Thiago; Salah, Mané, Diaz

Chelsea team news

Thomas Tuchel has a massive issue in midfield, as both Mateo Kovacic and N'Golo Kante are short of fitness. Kovacic picked up a knock in the 3-0 win at Leeds United with Tuchel claiming the Croatian needed a "miracle" to play today – well, reports suggest he'll be risked. 

“We will try today with him,” the Blues boss said of Kante. “He is keen to make it. Hopefully he makes it to training 100 percent so we can plan with him tomorrow. It would be good for us.” 

The news will come as a blow to Ruben Loftus-Cheek, who was excellent in the semi-final of the Cup – and he's not the only one competing for a spot. Romelu Lukaku put in a strong performance at Leeds, Cesar Azpilicueta will be hoping to get the nod over Andreas Christensen and Timo Werner will want to repay his manager's faith with a start. 

Predicted line-up (3-4-3): Mendy; Christensen, Silva, Rudiger; James, Jorginho, Kante, Alonso; Mount, Havertz, Werner

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It's a beautiful day in London…

Just over four hours till kick-off.

So who's your money on? Tell us on Twitter…

Reports of a blow to Liverpool surfacing today…

…though luckily not one on the field. It's just news of Jude Bellingham's future and potential move to Anfield.

Read about it here

Looks like the mind games have begun!

Thomas Tuchel has called himself "the bad guy" in today's clash and called opposite number Klopp, "the master of being the underdog".

Read all of Tuchel's comments here

Liverpool have arrived – sadly not in white suits

Chelsea stars have sent messages to the players wishing them luck…

Do Klopp or Tuchel feature in the list of the greatest-ever Premier League managers?

We've ranked the top 20 ever – is your favourite on the list?

Read the whole list here

Today won't see an upset quite like this…

…but in 150 years of this competition, we've rarely seen an upset like it. This is the story of Hereford vs Newcastle, as told by Ronnie Radford, John Motson and Malcolm Macdonald.

Read the story here

The men's FA Cup final isn't the only one taking place today, by the way

Tomorrow sees the women's final at Wembley, too, with Chelsea taking on Manchester City.

Can the Blues make it a double?

The official programme for the FA Cup final 2022 is beautiful

Just four hours to go – are you nervous, Chelsea and Liverpool fans?

Wembley is all decked out for Chelsea and Liverpool…

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The FA Cup final ball for today is something else.

Here's where to get your hands on one

Looking sharp, Wrighty!

It's not just the FA Cup final on today – maybe the two managers will be interested in the Bundesliga?

Sky Sports are broadcasting the German top division today in the absence of Premier League football.

Here's how to watch.

Chelsea's last FA Cup final hero isn't going back to the club…

Eden Hazard has been rumoured for a return to the Premier League pretty much since he left for Real Madrid. The Belgian hasn't enjoyed the best of times at the Bernabeu with Chelsea and Newcastle both rumoured to want him back in England – but now, Carlo Ancelotti says he's going nowhere…

Read the quotes here

Once again, Romelu Lukaku is looming over a huge game…

Lukaku's future is in doubt – and the Belgian isn't happy with his agent.

Read the full story here

Throwback to when the legendary Brucie compered the FA Cup final

Fans are starting to descend on Wembley

Kick-off always used to be 3pm on a Saturday, didn't it?

Not today – it's 16.45 BST.

The favourites are Liverpool – according to you…

Quiz! Can you name the top scorers of each nation at Eurovision 2022?

The FA Cup isn't the only big watchalong event happening today… here's the only Eurovision quiz you'll be taking today where you'll be wondering if Harry Kane is an answer yet or not (it's not).

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Check out the FA Cup winners' medal today…

"The icon is surrounded by 150 raised round dots with an intricate border inspired by the famous Wembley Arch", according to the designers. Beautiful.

The Liverpool line-up is in…

…and here's the Chelsea team

A few line-up surprises – Romelu Lukaku starts for the Blues, which some of us weren't expecting…

The coverage for the FA Cup final is beginning on BBC One.

Here's how to watch.

The magic of the cup is alive and well – for the first FA Cup at full capacity in three years…

Chelsea are in yellow today…

It seems like a change of strip is in order as Chelsea look to change their luck: this is their third appearance in a row – and they lost in blue against Arsenal (2020) and Leicester (2021).

It's fair to say the trophy has changed over the years…

Chelsea have been out to warm up in the commemorative prematch shirts that celebrate the 10-year anniversary of the Blues' first Champions League triumph

Here's where to buy them

It's a beautiful day for a football match

Thomas Tuchel on Kai Havertz: "We tried until the last minute. [Havertz] has hamstring problems. Not a real injury. He feels if he goes, there will be an injury. If he says this in front of a final it is serious enough to not start."

It's all gone Pete Tong at Wembley…

Don't worry, nothing's wrong – it's just the veteran DJ at the decks to entertain the crowd.

A reminder of last season's winning goal – and what a goal it was.

The teams are out – and we're almost ready…

And we're off!

2 min: Liverpool controlling the tempo early on – and it's not been a lightning start, owing to the sweltering heat at Wembley this afternoon.

3 min: CHANCE! Luis Diaz finds a slither of space and has a shot across the face of goal. His battle with Trevoh Chalobah will be fascinating today.

5 min: Liverpool corner. The first of the game and Jorginho has been smacked in the face with the ball. Red pressure thus far.

6 min: Trent Alexander-Arnold's corner is headed out fiercely. Ahh, the benefits of Romelu Lukaku defending your penalty area. 

7 min: Diaz is in once more – a low cross is just behind Salah. Chelsea haven't found their rhythm in the press.

8 min: CHANCE! Diaz is in once more after a beautiful pass from Alexander-Arnold. Mendy scrambles to foil the Colombian one on one. 

9 min: Thiago Silva is down and receiving treatment. Worrying start for the Blues – they'll hope not to lose the veteran, either.

12 min: Diaz is in once again. Liverpool are exploiting Chelsea's right, with Reece James not getting back quick enough to deal with the threat.

13 min: Corner to Liverpool comes to nothing but the Reds are still in control. Chelsea will hope to inject some control.

15 min: A quarter of an hour gone – and this has been the key battle thus far.

15 min: Handball from Pulisic after a cross from Reece James finds the American. Better from the Blues (well, yellows).

16 min: Thiago gives away a free-kick on the edge of the penalty area, as Mateo Kovacic is scraped down. Big opportunity for Chelsea. 

17 min: Marcos Alonso whips the ball into Alisson's gloves. 

18 min: Liverpool are up the other end almost immediately. Mané just cheekily spins a ball across the box to no avail. 

19 min: Mané was in on goal against Mendy – but the goalkeeper heads the ball over his countryman. Mendy goes down with a foot injury. He'll be fine, though.

20 min: Robertson has a crack from 30 yards – it whizzes over the bar.

22 min: CHANCE! Christian Pulisic meets a cross from the right flank from Mason Mount – but the American sees his shot whistle past the post. Agonisingly close to opening the score. 

24 min: Chelsea have settled and can actually enjoy some possession, now. The Blues are knocking the ball around nicely and pressing with more effect. 

26 min: CHANCE! Alisson foils Marcos Alonso from close-range and it's actually Chelsea that have gone closest.

28 min: Alisson hurt his leg in the clash with Alonso. The keeper is down and receiving treatment. 

29 min: Alisson steps back up. Caoimhen Kelleher is warming up but doesn't look needed just yet.

30 min: Now Mohamed Salah is down. This is a worry for Liverpool.

Here's the Pulisic chance from earlier.

32 min: SUB! Salah leaves the field a dejected man as Diogo Jota steps onto the pitch to replace him. 

33 min: CHANCE! Pulisic in again. Liverpool suddenly looking a little nervier.

35 min: Jota has moved to the right for the Reds. Liverpool beginning to get back into the groove, now. 

37 min: Alexander-Arnold has moved centrally and Liverpool are looking to rack up the pressure, now. 

One ex-Liverpool star is pleased so far…

How will this affect Liverpool's season?

40 min: Thiago was just caught daydreaming and Lukaku was nearly in for a first. Van Dijk takes reponsibility and Liverpool are back with the ball.

42 min: Liverpool are ending the first half in the ascendency. The Reds haven't created too much but have been strong in possession. 

44 min: CHANCE! Jota meets a cross from Robertson that swings over the bar. Kovacic relieved, as he gave the ball away.

Four minutes to be added.

45 min: CHANCE! Lukaku latches onto a through-ball but blazes over the bar. He'll be livid with himself for not hitting the target. 

45 min+2: Liverpool still on the front foot with a throw in Chelsea's third. Will we get a goal before the half is out?

Half-time: Chelsea 0-0 Liverpool

Liverpool have been the brighter side but Chelsea may well have had the better chances. It's all to play for. 

An intense first half… 

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The second half kicks off… we're away!

45 min: CHANCE! Marcos Alonso has just put the ball wide – but confusion as play seemed to grind to a halt when Mount seemed offside.

46 min: Free-kick to Chelsea on the edge of the area – the Blues have started the better side.

47 min: CHANCE! Alonso's free-kick hits the bar. Liverpool are shaken.

50 min: Liverpool get ahold of the ball once more but Chelsea have been much better indeed this second half. The game has stepped up in intensity once more.

50 min: CHANCE! Trent's cross meets Robbo, who's put off by Reece James. The ball ricochets off him for a goal kick.

51 min: CHANCE! Diaz again, from outside the area, swings and bullets a shot past the post. So close.

53 min: Alexander-Arnold whips a free-kick into the first man. The England right-back has been a little quiet so far.

54 min: Alonso drives a cross into Alisson's gloves. The Spaniard is growing into this game. 

55 min: Alexander-Arnold stretches to get to a ball before Pulisic – Chelsea hold onto the ball and James's cross is too long for Alonso. Momentum is with Chelsea: they feel it's when, rather than if.

The closest anyone has come thus far – that Alonso free-kick that hit the bar

58 min: The ball back with Chelsea and things have calmed down a little. Will Tuchel's side regret those missed opportunities?

59 min: CHANCE! Jota now with a shot at goal – another that comes close but just past the post. 

61 min: Robertson's cross finds no one but Alonso: it's a Liverpool corner as the momentum swings back to the red corner.

62 min: Another corner to Liverpool. Is the goal coming?

63 min: Two corners now that Alexander-Arnold has floated long to Henderson for the captain to move the Chelsea defence around with a second ball in. It looks planned…

64 min: N'Golo Kante has missed the last three games but he looks like he's coming on now.

64 min: Liverpool still pressurising. Keita fires the ball into the palms of Mendy. 

65 min: SUB! Kante on, Kovacic off. More legs in midfield for the Blues.

66 min: Chelsea back with the ball and threatening – Pulisic has just put the ball wide.

68 min: CHANCE! Diaz curls the ball over Mendy's crossbar. He's been a livewire. 

70 min: Still 0-0 and nothing between the two sides. Are we going all the distance, here?

It's been a tight contest so far

72 min: Mendy races out to meet a ball before Diaz. James Milner is warming up to come on for Naby Keita. 

73 min: SUB! Milner comes on, Keita off for Liverpool. The 36-year-old won the Cup in 2011.

74 min: Free-kick to Chelsea. Milner has made an instant impact… but on Reece James, who he clatters into. Ouch. 

75 min: Corner for Chelsea. Pulisic was shaping up to shoot once more. 

76 min: Chelsea's first corner of the match is met by Alisson. Timo Werner is coming on.

76 min: YELLOW! James carded for a challenge on Thiago as Liverpool were breaking. 

79 min: Liverpool free-kick, high line from Chelsea. Both centre-backs are up… but it comes to nothing. 

79 min: Jota is blocked on the edge of the box. Referee Craig Pawson waves on. Chelsea are countering. 

81 min: Alonso manages to flick another cross into Alisson's gloves. Both have had good games. 

82 min: CHANCE! Diaz looks skywards, after another hitting the outside of the post with another shot. 

83 min: CHANCE! Liverpool have hit the post again. It was Robertson this time, as the Red pressure cranks up.

84 min: SUB! Lukaku is heading off from this one, with Hakim Ziyech taking to the field. Pulisic up front as the No.9? Maybe. 

86 min: Liverpool fans are roaring. Alexander-Arnold gets a free-kick around 40 yards from goal. The centre-backs will be up once more. 

87 min: The free-kick bounces off Van Dijk's head and away for a goal kick. This is heading for another 30 minutes…

88 min: Robertson's cross whipped into Mendy's gloves. Three minutes set to be added.

89 min: Alexander-Arnold does incredibly well one-on-one with Mount to prevent his England colleague having a chance against Alisson on goal.

89 min: CHANCE! Another Diaz shot. Another past the post. Those three minutes are added on.

90 min: Mané wins a foul. Last set-piece for Liverpool?

90 min+1: Mendy is down having jumped for Alexander-Arnold's quick ball. Probably just cramp. 

90 min+2: Liverpool still in control in the last minute. But it looks like this is going to extra-time…

FULL-TIME: CHELSEA 0-0 LIVERPOOL

We're going to extra-time.

Some highlights and chances…

More injury trouble for Liverpool – Virgil van Dijk has left the field.

Joel Matip comes on for VVD.

Extra-time kicks off – let's go again…

ET 1 min: Konate has moved to the left of the central pairing to accommodate Matip on the right. Chelsea with some early possession.

ET 3 min: Corner to Chelsea. Matip meets James to clear the danger.

ET 4 min: Liverpool break from the corner but Kante foils Diaz exquisitely with a well-timed tackle. 

ET 5 min: Konate very nearly gave away a penalty. The Frenchman leans into Ziyech as the Chelsea man is running through on goal but Pawson ignores any kind of appeal. Hearts in mouths for Reds, right now.  

ET 6 min: Mané is away – but Rudiger gets back to stop the Senegalese. 

ET 7 min: SUB! Luis Diaz – arguably the man of the match – is replaced by Roberto Firmino for Liverpool. 

ET 8 min: Mason Mount has a snap shot – it flies over the bar.

ET 9 min: Trent Alexander-Arnold is not known for his defensive nous – but he's just pulled the ball out of the sky and behind for a corner to halt Chelsea. A great performance from the right-back, today. 

ET 11 min: Another Chelsea corner. Headed away again: Liverpool give away the free-kick. 

ET 11 min: Another Chelsea corner – another headed clearance from a Liverpool defender. It's all Blues right now.

ET 14 min: Liverpool building up steam as the first half draws to a close. Firmino has looked a little rusty but Liverpool have a corner. 

ET 15 min: Mendy meets the corner – and that's the end of the first half of extra-time.

Who's been your man of the match today?

SUB! Cesar Azpilicueta on for Trevoh Chalobah.

SUB: Ruben Loftus-Cheek is on, too, for Pulisic.

ET 16 min: There's a penalty shout – Ziyech is down again but Pawson isn't interested. 

ET 18 min: Jota is away. Some tired legs out there and no one can hold onto the ball for long. 

ET 19 min: Konate shrugs off Kante absolutely masterfully. What a signing he's been. 

ET 19 min: Robertson is cramping up. Kostas Tsimikas looks like he's coming on.

ET 20 min: SUB! Tsimikas on, Robertson off. That's Klopp's last substitution. 

ET 21 min: Liverpool now begin to slow the game down, having lost Van Dijk, Salah and Robertson. Klopp will hope none of those are serious. 

ET 22 min: Now Chelsea with some keep-ball find an opening, Alexander-Arnold with another clearance. 

ET 24 min: Both sides looking very beleaguered now. We're onto the last few minutes. 

ET 25 min: Free-kick to Liverpool. James with another foul. Maybe a last real chance for a winner, here.

ET 26 min: Tsimikas whips a ball in but to no avail. Thiago Silva has gone down once more. 

ET 27 min: Ross Barkley is shaping up to come on. No sign of Werner or Kepa coming on for the imminent shootout.

ET 28 min: SUB! Chelsea's last change sees Loftus-Cheek – subbed on earlier – replaced by former Everton star Barkley, much to the bemusement of booing Merseysiders. 

ET 29 min: A Liverpool free-kick doesn't get very far but there's one more chance. One more minute to be added on. 

FULL-TIME: CHELSEA 0-0 LIVERPOOL

We're going to penalties, just like in the League Cup final. 

The two teams are ready for the shootout – here we go…

The first penalty will be Marcos Alonso

SCORED! Chelsea ahead

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1-1! James Milner for Liverpool into the top corner.

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MISSED! Azpilicueta misses and it's still 1-1. Advantage Liverpool.

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2-1! Thiago Alcantara makes it 2-1 Liverpool.

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2-2! Reece James casually buries his spot-kick. 

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3-2! Roberto Firmino keeps Liverpool ahead.

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3-3! Ross Barkley blasts it home. The Blues are still in this – just…

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4-3! Trent Alexander-Arnold puts Liverpool in touching distance of the FA Cup trophy.

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Jorginho needs to score this to keep Chelsea in the competition.

4-4! Jorginho doesn't skip in his run-up – but he does bury this one.

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Sadio Mané, who scored the winning penalty in the AFCON final, steps up…

IT'S SAVED! Mendy sends it to sudden death…

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5-4! Hakim Ziyech puts Chelsea ahead.

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5-5! Diogo Jota keeps the game going.

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ANOTHER SAVE! Mason Mount foiled by Alisson Becker.

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Kostas Tsimikas to win the Cup for the Reds…

HE'S DONE IT! Tsimikas buries the penalty!

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LIVERPOOL WIN THE 2022 FA CUP!

An eighth FA Cup trophy for Liverpool – what a shootout!

The moment that the FA Cup was won… and lost…

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Kostas Tsimikas goes down in history as a Liverpool cult hero – with one single kick.

Wembley is red!

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We asked you to sum this one up in three words…

Jurgen Klopp, everyone!

That's everything now, for Klopp…

The moment Liverpool fans have waited for, for 16 years…

The view from Wembley…