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This is an archive article published on April 19, 2009

Chelsea beats Arsenal to reach FA Cup final

Didier Drogba scored with six minutes left to give Chelsea a 2-1 win over Arsenal and a place in next month's FA Cup final.

Didier Drogba scored with six minutes left to give Chelsea a 2-1 win over Arsenal and a place in next month’s FA Cup final. Both teams had already been hampered by shaky goalkeeping when Arsenal’s Lukasz Fabianski rushed out of his area to get the ball,but was beaten to it by Drogba. The Ivory Coast striker scored easily into an empty net at Wembley yesterday to put the Blues into their second final in three years. Fabianski,who was playing instead of injured first choice keeper Manuel Almunia,had been lucky not to concede a goal from a similar error in the first half and was partly at fault for Florent Malouda’s 33rd minute equaliser. Manchester United and Everton will meet in the second

Semi-final to decide which team meets Chelsea in the May 30 final. But Arsenal had dominated much of the opening half hour and led when Theo Walcott volleyed in a cross past goalkeeper Petr Cech. Malouda then equalised with a low shot to the near post,with Fabianski positioned too far to the other side

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