Chelsea vs Leicester – FA Cup final: Live score, lineups and updates

LIVE FA CUP FINAL: Chelsea vs Leicester – James Maddison is left out in favour of Ayoze Perez by Brendan Rodgers, while Timo Werner starts for Blues as 21,000 fans descend on Wembley

  • Chelsea and Leicester City contest the 140th FA Cup final 
  • 21,000 spectators will be in attendance at Wembley Stadium for the match 
  • Chelsea XI: Kepa, Azpilicueta, Thiago Silva, Rudiger, James, Kante, Jorginho, Alonso, Ziyech, Werner, Mount 
  • Leicester City XI: Schmeichel, Castagne, Fofana, Evans, Soyuncu, Thomas, Ndidi, Tielemans, Perez, Iheanacho, Vardy 
  • Leicester have never lifted the FA Cup despite reaching four previous finals
  • Chelsea will be aiming to win the competition for the ninth time in their history 
  • Chelsea defeated Manchester City 1-0 to reach the FA Cup final
  • Leicester beat Southampton 1-0 to progress to the final two 
  • Latest FA Cup news, including fixtures and results 

Chelsea and Leicester City contest the 140th FA Cup final in front of 21,000 spectators at Wembley Stadium on Saturday evening.

Thomas Tuchel is hoping this is the first stage in a double trophy triumph this month with the Champions League final against Manchester City to follow.

Brendan Rodgers’ Leicester are ahead of Chelsea in the Premier League table and the club are aiming to lift the Cup for the first time in their history.

Follow Sportsmail’s OLLIE LEWIS for live FA Cup coverage of Chelsea vs Leicester, including scoreline, lineups and build-up.  

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