Everton will meet Chelsea in the FA Cup final after beating Manchester United on penalties in the semi-final at Wembley. Sir Alex Ferguson picked a team made up of youth players, choosing to rest players like Cristiano Ronaldo, Ryan Giggs and leaving Paul Scholes and Dimitar Berbatov on the bench. Wayne Rooney was injured.

For 90 minutes and then for another 30 minutes of extra time, it was a tie that swung back and forth, each team seeming to dominate for 10 minutes at a time. However, with both sides tiring, the game finally went into penalties. Everton's Tim Cahill missed the first, before Berbatov, on as a substitute, lazily struck his into goalkeeper Tim Howard's arms.

The United captain then saw his penalty saved, while none of the remaining Everton players made any mistake. Phil Jagielka's penalty meant Everton progressed after winning 4-2 in the shootout.