This is a rematch of the 2002 FA Cup Final and the first final since 2003 in which both sides won league meetings between each other during the course of the season , with 3-0 to Arsenal in September 2016 , and 3-1 to Chelsea In Feburary 2017 .
The champions of the 2017 FA Cup Final will play at the 2017-18 UEFA Europa League 's group stage .