Arsenal defeat Chelsea 2-1 to secure another FA Cup victory
Arsenal fans flooded the streets in front of their home stadium, covering the sky in red flares as they celebrated a famous victory.
Arsenal have done it again, claiming the FA Cup by toppling arch rivals Chelsea 2-1 inside an empty Wembley Stadium.
The quiet and ghost like scenes inside the stadium were far from what was unfolding for Arsenal fans out in the streets as the scores of people celebrated in wild fashion.
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Chelsea got the party started in the opening minutes when Chrstian Pulisic netted a brilliant finish. From there however things went from bad to worse for the men in blue.
The Gunners took full advantage and behind their superstar captain, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, they pulled off the stunning come from behind victory.
A penalty goal in the first half saw the teams enter the break tied up at 1-1, before Aubameyang sealed the victory by finishing off a stunning passage of play with some individual brilliance.
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The Gabon striker was at his dominant best throughout the match, in the post-match celebrations he produced another highlight moment.
A confused Aubameyang grabbed the trophy off the plinth, after several attempts and began to walk back to his awaiting teammates for the pitchside celebrations.
But as they eagerly awaited the trophy to be hoisted aloft, Aubameyang dropped the famous cup onto the turf, leaving his teammates looking on in shock.
Thankfully the trophy was in tact and the team quickly lifted it up and kicked off the celebrations of their stunning FA Cup victory.
It makes it two times in the past three years where Arsenal have toppled Chelsea in the final, having won the Cup back in 2017 with the exact same scoreline. The win secures their 14th FA Cup victory from 21 final appearances.
As the team celebrated on the pitch and into the locker rooms, fans were going wild in the streets with flares out in abundance.