Chelsea FC 0-0 Liverpool LIVE! FA Cup final match stream, latest score and goal updates today


The final of the FA Cup pits two of the globe’s biggest teams against each other at the magnificent Wembley Stadium today.
It’s goalless at the break, though both sides had opportunities to break the deadlock. Luis Diaz could well have opened the scoring early on, but saw his shot cleared off the line, before Christian Pulisic and Marcos Alonso were unable to take their chances for Chelsea.
Both enjoyed a relatively safe passage to the showpiece, each having barely encountered Premier League opposition until the semi-finals.
Plymouth and Luton put up surprisingly stout opposition to Chelsea before they brushed aside Crystal Palace last month, whereas Liverpool had to come through Manchester City in the final four following a testing trip to Nottingham Forest.
READ MOREOne extra facet to today’s game is that it is a repeat of the League Cup final.
Not since 1993 have two opponents met in both events, and it was Liverpool who came out on top in the Carabao Cup showdown just over two months ago.
So let’s get our suits on, turn Jerusalem up, and gaze in awe at those steps up to the Royal Box as this promises to be a fascinating FA Cup final.
With kick-off at 4.45pm BST, follow Standard Sport’s live blog for all the updates from Matt Verri and James Robson at Wembley...
56 mins: James with a great ball in, Alonso on the slide at the back post but he can’t reach it.
Tuchel urges the Chelsea fans to make some more noise and they respond. Been a brilliant ten minutes from their side.
55 mins: Alonso is getting joy on the left, mainly due to the space Alexander-Arnold leaves behind when he bombs forward.
Another decent cross swung into the box, Van Dijk gives Lukaku a shove and the ball runs through to Alisson.
52 mins: It’s been a brilliant start to this second-half.
Diaz picks it up and works the ball onto his right foot just outside the box. Goes for goal, drags it just wide of the far post. Mendy wasn’t getting there.
51 mins: Sensational cross from Alexander-Arnold, finds Robertson free at the back post but he makes a complete mess of the header.
Ended up bouncing off his thigh and rolls behind. Big, big chance.
Chelsea have started the second half like Liverpool did in the first - and they will be wondering how the scores are still level. It is crucial they take advantage of this period.
48 mins: NOW THEY HIT THE BAR!
It’s all Chelsea. Free-kick out wide, Alonso swings it in and it very nearly creeps into the far corner. Hammers back off the bar. Whatever Tuchel told them at half-time, it’s working.
47 mins: NEARLY A CHELSEA GOAL SECONDS AFTER THE BREAK!
Mount is offside so he lets the ball go and Pulisic gets on the end of his pass. Great cross, Alexander-Arnold caught under it and Alonso brings it down... just wide!
Pulisic then free inside the box, saved by Alisson. What a start from Chelsea.
We’re off and running again.
Players back out for the second-half.
Will we finally get a goal between these sides at Wembley this season?