Arsenal and Chelsea meet in the FA Cup final on Saturday at Wembley and both managers will see it as a golden opportunity to lift their first piece of silverware in management.
Frank Lampard took over the Blues last summer while Mikel Arteta took charge of Arsenal in December and both can complete their first seasons in style by lifting the trophy in north London.
Chelsea have already had a solid campaign, retaining their Champions League place and this would be a glistening cherry on top of Lampard’s impressive start to top flight management.
Arteta has a bigger job on his hands and has had half the time to do it, so cannot be judged too harshly, but Arsenal’s eighth-place finish is not where the club expects to be and FA Cup glory would provide a beacon of things to come for the Gunners.
What time is the FA Cup final?
The match kicks-off at 5.30pm on Saturday 1 August at Wembley.
What TV channel is Arsenal vs Chelsea on and is there a live stream?
BBC One will be showing the game live, with coverage from 4.30pm. You will be able to stream the action on BBC iPlayer.
Alternatively, BT Sport 1 will be showing the match, with subscribers able to stream on the BT Sport Player or BT Sport app.
Arsenal vs Chelsea team news
Arsenal are without Shkodran Mustafi, Gabriel Martinelli, Pablo Mari and Calum Chambers through injury, while Cedric Soares is cup-tied.
Mesut Ozil and Matteo Guendouzi remain out of contention under Arteta and will not feature.
Chelsea are missing Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Billy Gilmour, but Willian and N’Golo Kante are available.
FA Cup final odds
13/5 Arsenal
5/2 Draw
11/10 Chelsea
Odds courtesy of Betfair
Head-to-head in last five meetings
21 Jan 2020: Chelsea 2-2 Arsenal – Premier League
29 Dec 2019: Arsenal 1-2 Chelsea – Premier League
29 May 2019: Chelsea 4-1 Arsneal – Europa League
19 Jan 2019: Arsenal 2-0 Chelsea – Premier League
18 Aug 2018: Chelsea 3-2 Arsenal – Premier League
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