FA Cup 2017-18 Facts & Trivia
The 2017-18 FA Cup was won by Chelsea. Below are the facts, records and trivia from that cup run — the final, the giant-killings, the biggest wins, the hat-tricks and the shootouts.
See the full FA Cup 2017-18 bracket and results. Or read the EFL Cup 2017-18 facts.
1. Chelsea — champions
Chelsea beat Manchester United 1-0 to win the FA Cup.
2. Final scorer
Eden Hazard scored for Chelsea in the final.
3. Wigan Athletic's cup run
Wigan Athletic, in from the 1st Round, went all the way to the Quarter-Final — a memorable run from the early rounds.
4. Fernando Llorente's hat-trick
Fernando Llorente scored a hat-trick for Tottenham Hotspur in the 5th Round (6-1 v Rochdale) (6 hat-tricks were scored in all).
5. The heaviest win
The biggest win of the competition: Swansea City beat Notts County 8-1 in the 4th Round.
6. 9-goal thriller
Swansea City 8-1 Notts County was the highest-scoring tie of the season with 9 goals.
7. Chelsea's road to glory
Chelsea beat Norwich City, Newcastle United, Hull City, Leicester City, Southampton and Manchester United on the way to the trophy — 6 ties won.
8. Sharpest shooters
Tottenham Hotspur scored the most goals of any club in the competition this season, with 18.
9. Manchester United fall short
Manchester United reached the final but finished runners-up.
10. The last four
The semi-finalists were Chelsea, Southampton, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur.
11. By the numbers
123 ties across 149 matches produced 432 goals in the FA Cup this season.