Chelsea on Sunday advanced to the FA Cup final against Liverpool as goals from Loftus-Cheek and Mount propelled the Blues over Crystal Palace at Wembley.

After a nervy first half, the second half saw similar patterns, with both sides struggling to find opening in the opponent’s well-organized defense.

Thomas Tuchel’s team, on the other hand, managed to capitalize on their half-chances, with Loftus-Cheek’s volley coming 40 minutes after his first-half substitution for an injured Kovacic.

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Mason Mount then delivered an additional goal with a quarter-hour remaining in the game, putting Crystal Palace in an unsalvageable predicament.

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Vieira’s team struggled to threaten Mendy on a regular basis, and they were eliminated in the semi-finals, while Tuchel’s Blues will compete in the final.

Chelsea are in the #EmiratesFACup final! 💛 pic.twitter.com/laLUCw8xj0

— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) April 17, 2022

Chelsea will host Arsenal on April 20 in the Premier League, hoping to keep their winning streak going.

On the other end, Crystal Palace will be in action again on the same day, as they travel to Newcastle to face the Magpies.

𝑳𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒕? 𝑷𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒂 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒐𝒙!