The agony and ecstasy of the FA Cup Final in pictures

30 May 2015 21:16

Arsenal retained the FA Cup with their 4-0 victory but for every celebrating Gunner there’s a sad Aston Villa fan making the 115-mile journey back to the Midlands. It’s the yin and yang of football.

Sad Ron Vlaar with his head in his hands and on the floor
(Nick Potts/PA)

Olivier Giroud with the FA Cup
(Alastair Grant/AP/PA)

Sad Aston Villa fans
(Nick Potts/PA)

Happy Arsenal fan dressed as a pirate with a FA cup painted on his chest and ribbons coming from his nipples. Seriously.
(Mike Egerton/EMPICS Sport)

Sad Tim Sherwood
(Alastair Grant/AP/PA)

Happy fist pumping Arsene Wenger
(Anthony Devlin/PA)

Arsenal players celebrate as Aston Villa’s Jack Grealish, left, and Gabriel Agbonlahor react
(Alastair Grant/AP/PA)

Arsenal players happy
(Alastair Grant/AP/PA)

Jack Grealish looks sad
(Mike Egerton/EMPICS Sport)

Per Mertersacker
(Mike Egerton/EMPICS Sport)

Sad Fabian Delph
(Alastair Grant/AP/PA)

Arsenal's Theo Walcott sits on team-mate Olivier Giroud's shoulders
(Mike Egerton/EMPICS Sport)

Aston Villa's Gabriel Agbonlahor appears dejected
(Mike Egerton/EMPICS Sport)

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
(Mike Egerton/EMPICS Sport)

Time Sherwood and Jores Okore look sad
(Nick Potts/PA)

Arsenal win the FA Cup
(Nick Potts/PA)

Source: SNAPPA