Sheffield United

This game took place at Old Trafford, on Sunday 13th April at 1.30pm. Attendance was 59,170.

Final result was 1-0. Arsenal's goalscorer was Freddie Ljungberg (34')

Here's the official report from Arsenal.com: "Book your rooms, pack your bags and fish out the road map - Arsenal are heading to Cardiff for their third successive FA Cup final. Freddie Ljungberg, a scorer in the last two finals, sent the holders back to the Millennium Stadium with a 34th-minute strike against Sheffield United on Sunday. But the Gunners were indebted to David Seaman, who marked the 1,000th appearance of his glittering career with a masterful one-handed save in the closing stages. United substitute Paul Peschisolido seemed to have hauled the underdogs level with a close-range header but Seaman arched backwards to claw the ball away brilliantly. The match wasn't a classic, far from it in fact. But that won't matter to Arsène Wenger and his team as they get measured up for another Cup final suit. Before the game, the Arsenal manager recalled Martin Keown after injury to partner Sol Campbell in defence, while Ashley Cole started his first game for six weeks. Edu, an FA Cup regular this season, was drafted in alongside Patrick Vieira in midfield, while Wiltord and Jeffers were given the nod up front. Seaman also returned to the starting line-up, but the Arsenal goalkeeper had little to do in a first half which was virtually bereft of goalmouth incident. United deserve credit for that. They played to their strengths, hustled, harried and knocked Arsenal out of their usually assured stride. With little or no space in midfield and passes going astray far too often, the game turned into a war of attrition rather than a battle of wits. Wiltord and Ray Parlour were both victims of crunching challenges in the opening stages, but the latter picked himself up to create the first half-chance of the game. After winning a bruising tackle, Parlour crossed from the right and a defensive slip almost let in Jeffers, but John Curtis cleared. Wiltord broke free of his shackles to scurry down the left flank after 18 minutes, but Jeffers could not reach the Frenchman's deflected cross. At the other end, Keown and Campbell looked assured against the threat of Wayne Allison, but United threatened just before the half-hour. Michael Brown, a composed presence in a frenetic match, sent in a teasing low cross from the right and Lauren stooped to nod the ball just beyond the lurking Allison. With the danger averted, Arsenal stepped up the pace and broke the deadlock. United were unfortunate during the build-up as referee Graham Poll inadvertently bodychecked Michael Tonge, and the Gunners took full advantage. Jeffers squandered possession on the byline, but he won the ball back tenaciously and crossed low for Wiltord. The French striker slid the ball against the post but retrieved the rebound. His second effort was blocked but rebounded out to Ljungberg, who converted from eight yards. One-nil to the Arsenal almost became two-nil when Edu curled a free-kick just past the upright, but the holders had to settle for the slenderest of leads at the interval. United emerged with renewed vigour after the break as Steve Kabba and Peter Ndlovu pushed on to support Allison from the flanks. With Arsenal content to play on the break, the division one side enjoyed plenty of possession and caused plenty of concern for the Gunners defence. Brown jinked his way through the centre after 53 minutes and slid the ball through to Ndlovu in a great position, but he curled his shot straight at Seaman. Shortly afterwards Vieira was replaced, feeling the effects of his niggling knee injury and now rated at 50-50 to face Manchester United on Wednesday. Gilberto entered the fray and was involved in the best move of the match within two minutes. Wonderful interplay between the substitute, Edu and Wiltord presented the latter with a great chance, but his low left-foot shot was saved by Paddy Kenny. United breathed a sigh of relief and kept on plugging away at the other end. Curtis shot narrowly over the bar from long range and Brown should have done better with a left-foot volley inside the box. Thierry Henry, on as a substitute for Jeffers, spurned a great chance to seal victory with seven minutes remaining when he hooked Gilberto's low cross wide. That miss almost proved crucial when Seaman came to Arsenal's rescue two minutes later, proving that if you're good enough, you're young enough with arguably the save of his life. At the other end, Henry played Ljungberg in but he stumbled and Kenny gathered the ball. Then Bergkamp had a chance to finish it from 20 yards but his low shot bobbled wide. Despite some nervous moments, those misses ultimately didn't matter. Leeds, Sunderland and Liverpool have all tasted defeat against Neil Warnock's side this season, but the Gunners passed the test. Now for the other United... "