Chelsea v Manchester United, 19 May 2018

Kick-off: 5.15pm This was the 137th FA Cup final and the first to use the video assistant referee (Neil Swarbrick was the VAR). In a break with tradition, the trophy was presented by Jackie Wilkins, the widow of Ray Wilkins. The former Chelsea and Manchester United died on 4 April 2018, aged 61. FA president Prince William had presented the trophy in recent years but this date clashed with the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. This was the third time meeting in the FA Cup final (Manchester United won 4-0 in 1994, while Chelsea won 1-0 in 2007). It became the joint-most played final in the history of the competition (also Arsenal versus Liverpool, Arsenal versus Newcastle United and Aston Villa versus West Bromwich Albion). At the age of 33, Michael Oliver became the youngest FA Cup final referee since 32 year-old Herbert Bamlett took charge of the 1914 final between Burnley and Liverpool. He went on to become the manager of Manchester United between 1927 and 1931. Alexis Sánchez and Olivier Giroud became the first players to appear in consecutive FA Cup finals but for different clubs since Brian Talbot (Ipswich Town in 1978 and Arsenal in 1979).