Overview
- Arsenal won the second leg 1-0 at the Emirates to advance 4-2 on aggregate over Chelsea.
- Former Chelsea forward Kai Havertz sealed the tie with a stoppage-time finish from a two-on-one counterattack.
- Liam Rosenior set Chelsea up with an unfamiliar back five featuring wing-backs Marc Cucurella and Malo Gusto and used Delap wide, but the approach yielded few chances.
- The derby produced little attacking fluency as Arsenal controlled tempo and defended stoutly, especially across a chance-starved first half.
- Arsenal will play the March 22 final at Wembley against the winner of Manchester City versus Newcastle, with Declan Rice citing an inner fire driving their pursuit of trophies.