2021 FA Cup final: a peak audience of 9.1 million viewers for Chelsea - Leicester City on the BBC

Chelsea FC (Premier League) - Leicester City FC (Premier League), the 2020-21 Emirates FA Cup final, played at Wembley (London, ENG), posted a peak audience of 9.1 million viewers on the public TV channel BBC One on Saturday 15/05/2021 (kick-off at 17:15 BST, 18:15 CET), according to UK media on 17/05/2021.

A further 2 million viewers watched the match on the BBC's online platforms. The match was also broadcast by pay-TV operator BT Sport, whose audience figures were not communicated.

This is the highest audience in the UK for a football match during the 2020-21 season. The 2019-20 Emirates FA Cup final between Arsenal FC and Chelsea FC (2-1) was watched by 8.2 million viewers across all BBC platforms on Saturday 01/08/2020 (kick-off 15:00 BST), the best audience in the UK for a football match for the 2019-20 season.

• 21,000 spectators were present at Wembley (80,000 capacity) for the match, the largest sporting attendance in the UK since the first lockdown measures linked to the Covid-19 pandemic in March 2020.