Chelsea eased into the FA Cup final after goals from Olivier Giroud and Alvaro Morata saw them beat Southampton 2-0
Giroud opened the scoring a minute into the second-half with a sublime piece of footwork in the box tied the defence in knots
Giroud latched on to a through ball from Eden Hazard before beating two Southampton defenders and poking the ball home
Chelsea fans go wild as Giroud stabs the ball into the back of the net while Southampton watch on in dismay
The French striker wheels away as team-mates Hazard and Willian run over to join him in celebration
Alvaro Morata came off the bench to guarantee the victory with a towering header at the back post
The Spaniard headed Cesar Azpilicueta's delightful cross into the far corner of the net in front of the Chelsea supporters
Morata celebrated his goal with his Spanish colleague — it was the seventh time this season he has set the No 9 up to score
Nathan Redmond and Southampton's players look dejected as they walk back to the halfway line after Morata's goal
Chelsea eased into the FA Cup final after goals from Olivier Giroud and Alvaro Morata saw them beat Southampton 2-0
Giroud opened the scoring a minute into the second-half with a sublime piece of footwork in the box tied the defence in knots
Giroud latched on to a through ball from Eden Hazard before beating two Southampton defenders and poking the ball home
Chelsea fans go wild as Giroud stabs the ball into the back of the net while Southampton watch on in dismay
The French striker wheels away as team-mates Hazard and Willian run over to join him in celebration
Alvaro Morata came off the bench to guarantee the victory with a towering header at the back post
The Spaniard headed Cesar Azpilicueta's delightful cross into the far corner of the net in front of the Chelsea supporters
Morata celebrated his goal with his Spanish colleague — it was the seventh time this season he has set the No 9 up to score
Nathan Redmond and Southampton's players look dejected as they walk back to the halfway line after Morata's goal
The opening goal came immediately after half-time and was a moment of sheer brilliance from Giroud
Giroud left two Southampton defenders and the goalkeeper on the floor with his dazzling footwork
Giroud has now had a hand in 22 goals in his 26 FA Cup appearances in English fotball including 15 goals and seven assists
Giroud ran along the touchline in celebration and was greeted by defensive duo Rudiger and Emerson
The target man high-fived manager Antonio Conte after giving the Italian's side the lead at Wembley
Hazard ran the Southampton defence ragged and Wesley Hoedt was one of a handful to be booked for fouling the Belgian
Southampton poured forward in search of a goal and thought they had one before Willy Caballero was given a foul
Charlie Austin was challenging the Argentine goalkeeper at a corner before Caballero spilled it over the line
Austin was in discussion with referee Martin Atkinson after he felt there wasn't enough contact to rule out a goal
Nathan Redmond forced Caballero into another good save as the Saints looked to try and find a way back int
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