5 reasons why Arsenal will beat Chelsea in the FA Cup final

4. Wembley Stadium is our backyard

You can fault the Gunners for a lot of things but one thing you can’t criticise about us is how we always manage to step up at Wembley Stadium. You could easily put this down to the stadium not being far for fans to travel but even against Manchester City behind closed doors, the players dominated the opponents. While a certain London club suffers from the Wembley curse, Arsenal make it look easy.

This is why I think we will have the psychological edge over Chelsea, as it’s a tale that we’ve seen all too often in the past.

3. We are in FA Cup folklore

While the FA Cup is nowhere near as prestigious as the Premier League or indeed European competition, it shouldn’t be underestimated. It is the biggest and best knockout domestic competition in England and incredibly hard to get your hands around the trophy.

Arsenal pride themselves on being the biggest club in the history of the competition. They have won the FA Cup a record-breaking 13 times, Chelsea, on the other hand, have eight FA Cup titles.

History never tends to matter in a London derby, but whenever the FA Cup is concerned, Arsenal should never ever be seen as the underdogs.