Chelsea v Leicester City player ratings: N’Golo Kante 9, Hakim Ziyech 5; Youri Tielemans 9.5, Wesley Fofana 9

Tielemans' stunner, and some VAR intervention, prove the difference at Wembley

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  CHELSEA RATINGS: Kepa Arrizabalaga – 6. Swept cleverly to clear following a rapid Leicester break early in the second half. Could only wave despairingly at Tielemans’ inch-perfect shot (no match photo available). Getty Images

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  Cesar Azpilicueta – 5. Played outside and ahead of James, but posed little of the attacking threat his younger colleague normally does. Wasted his best chances to cross – and Leicester scored from the ensuing attack. Reuters

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  Thiago Silva – 8. Showed the silky touch of a No 10, rather than a centre half, to set up a chance that Werner flicked wide. Thought he had set up the equaliser for Chilwell, only for VAR to rule it was offside. AFP

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  Antonio Rudiger – 6. Underemployed in defence, which gave him the chance to maraud forward, but he was too often wasteful when he did so. PA

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  Reece James – 7. He might have been detailed to combat Vardy’s pace in defence, but he still managed to contribute to the forward effort at times. Reuters

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  N’Golo Kante – 9. Against the side he made his name with, he was a class apart from all of his present colleagues. Entirely ubiquitous from start to finish. Reuters

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  Jorginho – 6. Chelsea led the possession stats, which was much down to the Italian, but his use of it was seldom threatening. Replaced by Havertz as Chelsea chased the game. Reuters

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  Marcos Alonso – 5. A nonentity in a defensive capacity, and a tame header was his only contribution of note going forward. Subbed off after his side went behind. Reuters

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  Hakim Ziyech – 5. A pale shadow of his usual self, as he rarely threatened anything of any significance before making way for Pulisic. AP

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  Mason Mount – 7. Prominent as Chelsea dominated possession early on, and showed some eye-catching, deft touches. Denied a leveller by Schmeichel’s brilliance. Reuters

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  Timo Werner – 7. The most threatening of Chelsea’s forwards, either side of being booked for a clumsy challenge on Thomas. AP

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  SUBS: Christian Pulisic – 6. Introduced in the second half as the Blues chased the game, but had little impact in the time he was on. AP

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  Ben Chilwell – 7. Greeted with a cacophony of boos by the fans of his former club. Nearly avenged the jeers when he headed onto a post, and had the ball in the goal – only to be denied by VAR. Reuters

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  Kai Havertz – NA. No chance to influence the game after he was introduced with 15 minutes left. EPA

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  Callum Hudson-Odoi – NA. Barely spotted after he was brought on with Chelsea a goal behind and time ticking away. AFP

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  Olivier Giroud – NA. Given his pedigree and his aerial prowess, it was a surprise his introduction to the fray was left to the 82nd minute (no match photo available). AFP

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  LEICESTER CITY RATINGS: Kasper Schmeichel – 9. Maintained his side’s lead with a brilliant fingertip save from a header by his former teammate Chilwell. His later save from Mount’s drive was even better. PA

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  Wesley Fofana – 9. His crunching early tackle on Alonso roused the Leicester support. Saw yellow later in the half for a late challenge, but made a brilliant block to thwart Werner straight after. AFP

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  Jonny Evans – 6. Cut a distraught figure as he was forced to limp from the field injured after half an hour, with the Foxes faithful singing his name. Reuters

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  Caglar Soyuncu – 7. Headed over when well placed from a Tielemans free kick. Seemed disorientated by Mount’s movement early on, but managed to keep his head. PA

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  Timothy Castagne – 8. Beat Alonso for pace and found Vardy with a cross, but was shunted into the back three because of Evans’ injury shortly after. He coped admirably. AP

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  Youri Tielemans – 9.5. One of the great FA Cup final goals capped an outstanding display. The Belgian’s fine array of passing meant Leicester were a threat even if their possession count was lower. AFP

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  Wilfred Ndidi – 7. Maybe he was overshadowed in his personal battle with the man he replaced in Leicester’s engine room – Kante – but he still did plenty enough to help the collective effort. PA

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  Luke Thomas – 8. What a week for the 19-year-old fill back. A goal at Old Trafford, then an FA Cup- winner’s medal. Earned himself a headache for his troubles. Reuters

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  Ayoze Perez – 6. Got through plenty of running, but most of it was tracking the opposition rather than constructing anything of note in the attacking third. AP

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  Jamie Vardy – 8. The beating heart of his club. Might not have threatened much himself, but vitally meant James had little forward impact. Roused the crowd, and started the party. Getty Images

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  Kelechi Iheanacho – 6. Attempted one probing through ball in the first half, but was mostly starved of possession by Rudiger. Looked emotionally spent when he was replaced by Maddison. AFP

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  SUBS: Marc Albrighton – 6. On for the injured Evans. Played his side into trouble with a loose pass that put Werner through on goal. PA

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  James Maddison – 7. Perhaps did not control possession in quite the way his manager would have wanted when he put him on, but did not shirk the running. EPA

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  Wes Morgan – NA. His unexpected late cameo might have ended in a nightmare were it not for the intervention of VAR. As it was, it was another entry in his personal fairytale. PA

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  Hamza Choudhury – NA. Given eight minutes at the end when it was all hands to the pump for Leicester. EPA

Youri Tielemans scored one of the classic FA Cup final goals to deliver a first FA Cup in the history of Leicester City on Saturday.

The Belgium midfielder's long-range effort flew into the top corner to give the Foxes a 1-0 win over Chelsea at Wembley Stadium.

Leicester had been to the FA Cup final four times before without ever winning the trophy. Chelsea, by contrast, were playing their fourth cup final in the past five years.

History counted for little, though, after Tielemans’ effort, but Leicester did require the assistance of VAR to rule out a late leveller from their former player Ben Chilwell.

There were exceptional performances across the pitch for Leicester, while Chelsea had too many players below their best on the day. Paul Radley has provided his player ratings from the FA Cup final in the photo gallery above.

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