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FA Cup Final Teams: Arsenal vs Chelsea: Ospina & Mertesacker start
Arsenal will look to end a disappointing season on a high note when we take on Chelsea in the FA Cup final at Wembley this evening.
As predicted in the papers, Ospina starts in goal while Mertesacker makes his first start of the season with Mustafi ruled out. The Ox lines-up in the left wing-back role with Gibbs not in the squad.
Here are the teams:
Arsenal
Ospina, Holding, Mertesacker, Monreal; Bellerin, Xhaka, Ramsey, Oxlade-Chamberlain; Sanchez, Ozil; Welbeck.
Subs: Cech, Elneny, Coquelin, Iwobi, Lucas, Walcott, Giroud.
Chelsea
Courtois; Azpilicueta, David Luiz, Cahill (c); Moses, Kante, Matic, Alonso; Pedro, Diego Costa, Hazard.
Subs: Begovic, Zouma, Ake, Terry, Fabregas, Willian, Batshuayi.