My beloved Gunners edged Middlesbrough 1-0 earlier today at Old Trafford in Manchester to setup an FA Cup Final with London-rival Chelsea, who nipped fellow city foe Fulham 1-0 at Villa Park in a West London derby on Sunday.
The FA Cup Final showdown will take place in Cardiff, Wales on May 4th at 11 am (Eastern Time). The match will be broadcast live on DirecTV, DISH, TVN, an iNDemand PPV for $19.95.
Last season, Liverpool rallied behind a pair of Michael Owen goals to slip past Arsenal 2-1 in the FA Cup title match at Cardiff.
However, Arsenal's hopes of another "Double" took another major blow as central defensive stalwart Sol Campbell pulled a hamstring and is expected to miss three weeks. This is the second major setback for the Gunners in recent weeks, as outside midfielder Robert Pires was lost for the season to a torn ACL two weeks ago.
Arsenal leads the English Premier League with 72 points in 33 matches and the Gunners have a game-in-hand against title challengers Liverpool (71 points / 34 matches) and Manchester United (70 / 34) with only six matches remaining in the 2002 campaign!
