
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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