Former Liverpool and Chelsea midfielder Joe Cole offers his FA Cup final prediction

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Former Liverpool and Chelsea midfielder Joe Cole offers his FA Cup final prediction

Joe Cole has offered his prediction for Chelsea's FA Cup final clash with Liverpool.

Thomas Tuchel will be hoping to clinch the FA Cup at the second time of asking after losing out to Leicester City in last year's final. In a disappointing display from his side, Chelsea went down 1-0 after a stunning long-distance strike from Youri Tielemans condemned them to defeat.

Cole — who made 282 appearances for Chelsea before leaving for a nightmare spell at Anfield in 2010 — believes the west London club will edge a narrow final due to Tuchel's tactical pragmatism.

“I fancy Chelsea to win 1-0," Cole told JOE. “Admittedly that's my heart rather than my head because Liverpool look impenetrable at the moment. You see the way they're playing, they're such a great team. But I think Thomas Tuchel might have something up his sleeve for this game so I'm going for Chelsea."