FA Cup 2021–22 Champions, Matches, Scorers and facts

FA Cup 2021–22

FA Cup 2021–22 was the 141st season and marked the 150th anniversary of the first Football Association Challenge Cup, the oldest football tournament in the world, started in the 1871–72 season. It was sponsored by Emirates and was known as the Emirates FA Cup for sponsorship purposes. Premier League side Leicester City were the holders, having beaten Chelsea in the 2021 FA Cup Final. They were eliminated by Nottingham Forest in the fourth round.
Liverpool beat the two-time defending runners-up Chelsea on penalties in the final to win their 8th FA Cup overall and first since 2006. This was the fifth FA Cup final that has gone to extra time, with Chelsea becoming the first team to lose three consecutive finals. As winners, Liverpool would have qualified for the 2022–23 UEFA Europa League group stage; however, as they had already qualified for European competition via the league standings, the spot was passed down to the 6th-placed Premier League team.

Champions: Liverpool Liverpool (8th title)
Runner-up: Chelsea Chelsea
Top goal scorer: England Adam Boyes , 11 goal

Qualification: Teams that are not members of either the Premier League or English Football League competed in the qualifying rounds to secure one of 32 available places in the first round proper. The six-round qualifying competition began with the Extra preliminary round on 6 August 2021.

FA Cup 2021–22 Fourth Round Matches
The draw for the fourth round was held on 9 January 2022 at Wembley Stadium, and was done by David James and Leah Williamson. The lowest-ranked team in the fourth round were Kidderminster Harriers of the sixth-tier National League North.

DateTeam 1ResultTeam 2
4 February 2022Manchester_United Manchester United1–1 (a.e.t.)
7–8 (penalties)		Middlesbrough_FC Middlesbrough
5 February 2022Chelsea Chelsea2–1 (a.e.t.)Plymouth Argyle Plymouth Argyle
5 February 2022Kidderminster Harriers Kidderminster Harriers1–2 (a.e.t.)West_Ham_United West Ham United
5 February 2022Crystal_Palace_FC Crystal Palace2–0Hartlepool United Hartlepool United
5 February 2022Huddersfield Town Huddersfield Town1–0Barnsley Barnsley
5 February 2022Peterborough_United Peterborough United2–0Queens Park Rangers Queens Park Rangers
5 February 2022Southampton Southampton2–1 (a.e.t.)Coventry City Coventry City
5 February 2022Everton_FC Everton4–1Brentford Brentford
5 February 2022Stoke City Stoke City2–0Wigan_Athletic Wigan Athletic
5 February 2022Manchester_City Manchester City4–1Fulham_FC Fulham
5 February 2022Wolves_FC Wolves0–1Norwich_City_FC Norwich City
5 February 2022Cambridge United Cambridge United0–3Luton_Town Luton Town
5 February 2022Tottenham Tottenham Hotspur3–1Brighton Brighton
6 February 2022Liverpool Liverpool3–1Cardiff_City Cardiff City
6 February 2022Nottingham_Forest Nottingham Forest4–1Leicester_City Leicester City
6 February 2022AFC_Bournemouth AFC Bournemouth0–1Boreham Wood Boreham Wood

FA Cup 2021–22 Fifth Round Matches
The draw for the fifth round was held on 6 February 2022 at Wembley Stadium, and was done by Andy Cole. The matches were played during the week commencing Monday 28 February 2022. The lowest-ranked team in the fifth round were Boreham Wood of the fifth-tier National League.

DateTeam 1ResultTeam 2
1 March 2022Peterborough_United Peterborough United0–2Manchester_City Manchester City
1 March 2022Crystal_Palace_FC Crystal Palace2–1Stoke City Stoke City
1 March 2022Middlesbrough_FC Middlesbrough1–0 (a.e.t.)Tottenham Tottenham Hotspur
2 March 2022Luton_Town Luton Town2–3Chelsea Chelsea
2 March 2022Southampton Southampton3–1West_Ham_United West Ham United
2 March 2022Liverpool Liverpool2–1Norwich_City_FC Norwich City
3 March 2022Everton_FC Everton2–0Boreham Wood Boreham Wood
7 March 2022Nottingham_Forest Nottingham Forest2–1Huddersfield Town Huddersfield Town

FA Cup 2021–22 Quarter Final Matches
The draw was held on 3 March 2022 at Wembley Stadium, and was conducted by England national football team manager Gareth Southgate. The lowest-ranked teams in the quarter-finals were Middlesbrough and Nottingham Forest, both of the second-tier EFL Championship.

DateTeam 1ResultTeam 2
19 March 2022Middlesbrough_FC Middlesbrough0–2Chelsea Chelsea
20 March 2022Crystal_Palace_FC Crystal Palace4–0Everton_FC Everton
20 March 2022Southampton Southampton1–4Manchester_City Manchester City
20 March 2022Nottingham_Forest Nottingham Forest0–1Liverpool Liverpool

FA Cup 2021–22 Semi Final
The draw for the semi-finals was held on 20 March 2022 by former England international Robbie Fowler.

DateTeam 1ResultTeam 2
16 April 2022Manchester_City Manchester City2–3Liverpool Liverpool
17 April 2022Chelsea Chelsea2–0Crystal_Palace_FC Crystal Palace

FA Cup 2021–22 Final match
14 May 2022 16:45 BST, Wembley Stadium, London

Chelsea Chelsea 0 – 0 (a.e.t.) Liverpool Liverpool
Alonso Right Penalty
Azpilicueta Miss Penalty
James Right Penalty
Barkley Right Penalty
Jorginho Right Penalty
Ziyech Right Penalty
Mount Miss Penalty		 Penalties
5 – 6		 Right Penalty Milner
Right Penalty Alcântara
Right Penalty Firmino
Right Penalty Alexander-Arnold
Miss Penalty Mané
Right Penalty Jota
Right Penalty Tsimikas

FA Cup 2021–22 Top Goal scorers
Following the conclusion of the competition, Marske United player Adam Boyes was awarded the FA Cup Golden Ball Award, commemorating him as the top scorer of the season from the extra preliminary round through to the final with eleven goals.

RankPlayerClubGoals
1Algeria Riyad MahrezManchester_City Manchester City4
2England Jayden StockleyCharltonBadge Charlton Athletic4
3England Ryan BowmanShrewsbury Town Shrewsbury Town3
4Jamaica Jordon GarrickPlymouth Argyle Plymouth Argyle3
5England Harry KaneTottenham Tottenham Hotspur3
6England Callum LangWigan_Athletic Wigan Athletic3
7Belgium Romelu LukakuChelsea Chelsea3
8Denmark Emiliano MarcondesAFC_Bournemouth AFC Bournemouth3
9France Bryan MbeumoBrentford Brentford3
10Japan Takumi MinaminoLiverpool Liverpool3
11England Ollie PalmerAFC Wimbledon AFC Wimbledon3
12England Scott QuigleyStockport County Stockport County3
13England James WilsonPort_Vale Port Vale3

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