The 139th FA Cup final on 1st August 2020, Saturday will be the most unusual in the history of the world’s oldest football competition. It’s definitely been a crazy season for everyone as the traditional pre-match “Abide With Me” hymn will be a prerecorded version by Emeli Sandé at Wembley Stadium. Arsenal captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang or Chelsea counterpart César Azpilicueta will have to pick it up themselves on the pitch and played without any crowd due to pandemic restrictions.
Fans will still be heard ahead of kickoff for a minute when conversations about mental health involving fans and players are played out as part of a soundscape.
Before kickoff — like every English game in the last six weeks — players will take a knee to show solidarity with campaigns against racial injustice. It’s why this is being called the Heads Up FA Cup final — with Emirates airline handing over the title sponsorship to the mental wellbeing campaign spearheaded by Prince William.
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