2000 FA Cup final

The 2000 FA Cup Final took place on 20 May 2000 and was the last to be played at the old Wembley Stadium. Manchester United did not participate due to their participation in the World Club Championships at the request of the FA. It was contested between Chelsea and Aston Villa, who had finished 5th and 6th respectively in the Premier League that season. In a close-fought contest, Chelsea secured their second FA Cup in three years with a strike mid-way through the second half from Roberto Di Matteo.

Match review

Following a poor quality first half in which few chances were created, the match was brighter in the second, with Chelsea generally having the better of the play. George Weah missed several chances and Dennis Wise had a goal disallowed for offside, while Villa's Gareth Southgate headed wide. On 73 minutes, Roberto Di Matteo scored what proved to be the winning goal, capitalising on an error from Villa goalkeeper David James to put the ball in the net from close range.

Match details

2000-05-20
15:00 BST

Chelsea	1 – 0	Aston Villa
Di Matteo 73'	(Report)

Wembley, London

Attendance: 72,500

Referee: Graham Poll (Hertfordshire)

Chelsea

Aston Villa


CHELSEA:
GK	1	Ed de Goey
DF	15	Mario Melchiot	18'
DF	6	Marcel Desailly
DF	5	Frank Leboeuf
DF	3	Celestine Babayaro
MF	8	Gustavo Poyet
MF	11	Dennis Wise (c)	28'
MF	7	Didier Deschamps
MF	16	Roberto Di Matteo
FW	25	Gianfranco Zola		89'
FW	31	George Weah		88'
Substitutes:
GK	23	Carlo Cudicini
DF	26	John Terry
MF	34	Jon Harley
MF	20	Jody Morris		89'
FW	19	Tore André Flo		88'
Manager:
Gianluca Vialli


ASTON VILLA:
GK	1	David James
DF	24	Mark Delaney
DF	5	Ugo Ehiogu
DF	4	Gareth Southgate (c)
DF	15	Gareth Barry	16'
DF	3	Alan Wright		88'
MF	6	George Boateng
MF	10	Paul Merson
MF	7	Ian Taylor		79'
MF	18	Benito Carbone		79'
FW	9	Dion Dublin
Substitutes:
GK	39	Peter Enckelman
DF	31	Jlloyd Samuel
MF	26	Steve Stone		79'
FW	12	Julian Joachim		79'
FW	17	Lee Hendrie		88'
Manager:
John Gregory

MATCH RULES

90 minutes.
30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
Penalty shootout if scores still level.
Five named substitutes
Maximum of 3 substitutions.

Road to Wembley

Aston Villa

Home teams listed first.

Round 3: Aston Villa 2-1 Darlington

Round 4: Aston Villa 1-0 Southampton

Round 5: Aston Villa 3-2 Leeds United

Quarter-final: Everton 1-2 Aston Villa

Semi-final: Bolton Wanderers 0-0 Aston Villa

Aston Villa won 4-1 on penalties

(at Wembley Stadium)

Chelsea

Home teams listed first.

Round 3: Hull City 1-6 Chelsea

Round 4: Chelsea 2-0 Nottingham Forest

Round 5: Chelsea 2-1 Leicester City

Quarter-final: Chelsea 5-0 Gillingham

Semi-final: Newcastle United 1-2 Chelsea

(at Wembley Stadium)

External links

Match report at fa-cupfinals.co.uk
Game facts at soccerbase.com
BBC FA Cup Final 2000 Section

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