2017 FA Cup Final previously met 13 times in the FA Cup. Arsenal held an advantage in those meetings, winning seven of the last eight. Chelsea, however, won the last FA Cup tie, a 2–1 victory in April 2009. This was the second FA Cup final to feature both sides; the first was won by Arsenal in 2002. The most recent meeting between the two teams was a league encounter in February 2017. Chelsea beat Arsenal by three goals to one, a result which moved them 12 points clear in first position. The win was significant given Chelsea lost the reverse fixture 3–0 in
2016 Chinese FA Cup 2016 Chinese FA Cup Yanjing Beer 2016 Chinese FA Cup (Chinese: 燕京啤酒2016中国足球协会杯) was the 18th edition of the Chinese FA Cup and the 60th anniversary of the Chinese National Cup. Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao beat the defending champions Jiangsu Suning on away goals in the final to win their second title. According to Chinese FA Cup Procedure, In each round, home team advantages are decided as follows. "Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao won 4–2 on aggregate." "Guangzhou R&F won 5–1 on aggregate." "Shanghai Greenland Shenhua won 5–0 on aggregate." "Jiangsu Suning won 4–3 on aggregate." "Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao won 5–3 on aggregate." "Jiangsu