Didier Drogba leads Chelsea to an additional FA Cup last Aston Villa

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A footballer with such a grand and generous carriage is done for arenas similar to this. The new Wembley, with the strong scale and decorated arch, patently strikes chords low inside of Didier Drogba. Once again, the striker was talismanic in a Chelsea delight at the inhabitant stadium.

Since Drogba scored the initial idea on the territory after the reopening, to confirm the 2007 FA Cup final, he has done the place his sport ground, scoring five times in 6 rival appearances here and yesterday distinguished opportunistically in the 67th notation to yield the tipping point in a victory that was tighter than the scoreline done it look.

Thanks to their warrior-marksman, Chelsea are stalking their third delight in four seasons in footballs oldest bar competition.

Two alternative moments were key and left Martin ONeill with rancour stewing ulcerously in his stomach. He believed Howard Webb, a arbitrate who he had the top courtesy for up to currently did Aston Villa an injustice.

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In the Carling Cup last opposite Manchester United ONeill was barbarous that Phil Dowd unsuccessful to send off Nemanja Vidic for a tainted on Gabriel Agbonlahor that constructed a spot-kick and, once again, a chastisement debate maddened the Irishman, who was sure Jon Obi Mikel should have been authorised for a 16th-minute plea inside the box on Agbonlahor.

ONeill was even some-more indignant about a John Terry plunge into that he pronounced could have crippled James Milner. Villa were still in the game, 1-0 down with sixteen minutes remaining, and would have fanciful their chances of receiving the tie to extra time had Webb punished Terry with a red instead of yellow card.

Drogba was the man of the compare for the involvement that pennyless open a deadlocked game, in that Villa were improved in the initial half and Chelsea in the second but the disproportion in between the sides was regularly marginal. ONeills men were stung by losing 7-1 to these opponents last month and, with Villa straining each sinew to repudiate Chelsea in open play, a set-piece always looked Drogba and companys likeliest track to a lead.

There was fitness involved, and Villa complicity. Richard Dunne headed afar a corner but no one was imprinting Terry on the corner of the box and Terrys mishit shot went true to Drogba. The striker additionally left free kick Brad Friedel with a shrewd left-footed touch.

A entertain of the compare remained and Villa, sequence counterattackers, were left to fool around a diversion they be vexed one of receiving the fool around to great opposition. Forward Villa flooded, usually to be felled with sniper shots.

Two serve goals came in the last minutes. First, with a wealthy cross, Michael Ballack found Florent Malouda, who converted at the far post. Then, on a break, Nicolas Anelka worked the round to Frank Lampard, who kick Friedel from close range.

Chelsea fans intone of we wish 7 was harsh. Thanks to higher striking, their group deserved to win, but even 3-0 was astray on Villa.

Even Chelseas players thought Villa should have got a chastisement nonetheless whilst perhaps 6 referees out of 10 would have awarded one opposite Mikel, there was sufficient complexity about the situation to insist because the ideally-placed Webb did not.

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