In the FA Cup final that will be played on the 14th of May – Liverpool will meet their arch-nemesis again as Chelsea were better than Crystal Palace in the semifinal match under the Wembley arch. It will be a rematch of the League Cup finals and a perfect opportunity for the Londoners to avenge the loss to Liverpool back in February.Thanks to second-half goals from Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Mason Mount, Chelsea (who have secured a fifth FA Cup final appearance in six years) won against a hardy Crystal Palace team.In what was the West London side’s 21st match at Wembley – a relatively quiet opening 20 minutes saw a resilient Palace engine prove equal to anything Chelsea could muster.Pep’s agony: Horrible City concede three in the first half to see their FA Cup quest tarnish into piecesA peaceful first half was lacking excitement and the only situation worth mentioning happened just before the half-hour mark with Kai Havertz’s header being plucked from the air by the Palace goalkeeper Jack Butland.Palace had an unbelievable chance to break the deadlock soon after when a free-kick from the edge of the box found Cheikhou Kouyaté. The Senegalese composed himself and shot hard but his countryman Edouard Mendy made a fantastic save. However, the custodian inconsequentially spilled the ball at the feet of an offside Jean-Philippe Mateta who hit the post on the follow-up.Tue 22:00: (1.45) Liverpool (4.70) Man.Utd. (8.00)Wed 21:45: (1.90) Chelsea (3.45) Arsenal (4.20)Just after the hour mark Palace were unlucky not to convert from a corner – busy Kouyaté headed wide from a strong delivery by Eberechi Eze.Unfortunately for the Eagles, Palace paid the ultimate price for that failure in the 65th minute. A slip from Tyrick Mitchell saw Chelsea break away down their right flank, the ball found Havertz inside the area, and last year’s Champions League hero had time to perform a stepover and send a lucky pass into the path of Loftus-Cheek. Chelsea’s attacking midfielder smashed a first-time effort into the corner of Palace’s net.It did not take long for Chelsea to double the lead. The intensity from Patrick Vieira’s men deteriorated and the Blues used their experience to net a killer second goal 15 minutes from the end of normal time.Another turnover in dangerous territory saw a loosely-marked Mason Mount snatch the ball and after playing a one-two with Timo Werner, Chelsea’s most productive player sprinted through a huge gap in the Palace backline to slide a low shot inside Butland’s net.The Stamford Bridge crew will rightly celebrate tonight and Tuchel can boast still boast with the fact that he has never lost a semi-finals match. But the German and his men still have a multitude of demons to slay – Chelsea have to find a way to avoid what happened in the last two FA Cup finals – two defeats in as many years.FA CUPSemi-finalSaturdayManchester City – Liverpool 2-3 (0-3)/Grealish 47, Silva 91+1 – Konate 9, Mane 17, 45/SundayChelsea – Crystal Palace 2-0 (0-0)/Loftus-Cheek 65, Mount 76/***odds are subject to change
