Referee for Arsenal, Chelsea FA Cup final appointed

The FA Cup final between Arsenal and Chelsea will take place on August 1 on BBC and BT Sport with Anthony Taylor as referee.

Having previously refereed the 2017 Emirates FA Cup Final between Arsenal and Chelsea, Taylor will join a unique group of officials to have taken charge of the Final on two occasions, becoming only the eighth person to do so and the first to repeat the duty since Arthur Kingscott in 1901.

The Blues booked their spot in the Wembley showdown by thumping Manchester United after Arsenal battled past Man City.

Now it has been confirmed the Londoners will go head-to-head on August 1 at 5.30pm.

The game will be shown live on BBC One and BT Sport 1.

Taylor has been named as referee for the game after previously overseeing the 2017 showdown between the same teams, which Arsenal won 2-1.

Stuart Attwell will be the video assistant referee (VAR), and will be joined by assistant VAR (AVAR) Steve Child.

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