Leicester City have won the FA Cup for the first time in their history after beating Thomas Tuchel’s Chelsea 1-0 in the final at Wembley.
Played in front of over 20,000 fans at the English national stadium, the game for the most part was played almost like a chess match with both sides trying to figure each other out before making a move.
Çağlar Söyüncü had the first opening of a tight start to the game when he headed Youri Tielemans’ free-kick over the bar from inside the box.
The 22-year-old’s chipped cross was inches from reaching César Azpilicueta’s head while he was unmarked at the back post but the Chelsea captain couldn’t stretch far enough to get on the end of it.
Havertz did come close almost immediately when he got onto the end of N’Golo Kante’s cross but his header was met with a strong save by Kasper Schmeichel.
The Danish shot-stopper produced an even better one-handed save moments later to keep out Mount’s volley from inside the area, which looked destined to rifle into the top corner.
But the Foxes held out to win English football’s most traditional competition for the first time in their 137-year history.
