Super Eagles forward Victor Moses was in action for 95 minutes as Chelsea walloped Tottenham 4-2 to book a place in the finals of the FA Cup on Saturday. Playing in front of 86,355 spectators at the Wimbley Stadium, Chelsea, who have won the prestigious FA Cup seven times, shot into the lead through Willian in the 5th minute of the match. The tie however turned into a ding-dong affair as Tottenham leveled up in the 18th minute thanks to Kane. Willian again shot the Blues ahead after converting a penalty in the 43rd minute which Dele Alli was quick to cancel nine minutes later.
It was however goals by Eden Hazard and Nemanja Matic in the 75th and 80th minute respectively that finally shot the game beyond the reach of hard fighting Tottenham.
Chelsea will patiently wait for the outcome of the second semifinal tie between Arsenal and Arsenal and Manchester City on Sunday to get an opponent for the May 27th final showdown.
David Luiz got a 10 out of 10 rating in the encounter after posting a splendid performance leading the victory.
Moses was not left out in the top performance classification as he got a nine out of ten rating for his effort. The full player rating is as follows: Courtois 5, Azpilicueta 8, David Luiz 10, Ake 9, Moses 9, Matic 7, Kante 7, Alonso 4, Pedro 5, Willian 9, Batshuayi 4. (Subs: Hazard 9, Diego Costa 6, Fabregas 6. Chelsea last won the title in 2011-12 season
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