FA Cup final

Mohamed Salah had to be substituted with a groin injury after just 33 minutes of Liverpool's FA Cup final triumph over Chelsea. The Egyptian was...

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The best stats and facts, provided by Opta, following Liverpool's FA Cup final penalty shootout win over Chelsea at Wembley Stadium.

- The Blues also become the first side in FA Cup history to lose three successive finals in consecutive years. He also topped the charts for the most interceptions (three) as he helped to break up play for the Blues in the middle of the park. Interestingly, the previous six meetings have now all ended in draws during regular time. The Italy midfielder attempted the most duels in regulation time (14) and won a joint-high nine of those. Teammate and fellow centre-back Trevoh Chalobah finished the game with a match-high five tackles after putting in another solid display overall. Alonso in particular came agonisingly close, striking the woodwork with a looping free-kick midway through the second half.

This time in the FA Cup, Jürgen Klopp's side did just enough to prevail in penalties and preserve the wild dreams of a quadruple.

Liverpool needs a favor from West Ham against Manchester City on Sunday but even if the league does elude the Reds, Paris at the end of the month could offer a glorious treble of cups. He was then removed for the lesser-spotted Ross Barkley, a bizarre sequence of events that in part meant defenders had to take penalties in the shootout. For Chelsea this was the end of an era. Mohamed Salah was forced off in the first half with a groin injury, and Virgil van Dijk made way at the end of normal time. But in each of the two cup finals, Liverpool has prevailed in penalty shootouts. That’s four major trophies now, with the possibility of two more to come this season.